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Gasfree
A free browser rack of synths, drum machines, sequencers and effects you connect with virtual cables.
Last push 2026-10-24 (gh api); Show HN 2026-10-23. (checked 2026-10-25)
In Music-making software
Where it stands apart
- How is the main thing licensed? permissive open source (MIT/Apache/BSD) (16% of 19 others)
- Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? MIDI (incl. MPE) (5% of 19 others)
- How do you mainly use it to make or shape sound? patch modules together or write code (16% of 19 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Is it actively maintained? active (84% of 19 others)
- Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? yes (89% of 19 others)
- Do you need an account to use it? no account (95% of 19 others)
- Who is it for? non-developers (68% of 19 others)
- How does it use MIDI? MIDI 1.0 in or out (notes, CC, clock, or MIDI files) (65% of 17 others)
- Does the product itself use AI or machine learning? (if both, pick the LLM or agent option) no (72% of 18 others)
- What does it cost the person using it? free, nothing paid (53% of 19 others)
Nearest neighbors
- vibez 67% of 15 shared answers match
- Guitoro 64% of 14 shared answers match
- Digitron 60% of 15 shared answers match
Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | active | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | stands apart permissive open source (MIT/Apache/BSD) MIT. | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | individual side project, no revenue | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | yes Plain JavaScript, no build step; patches saved in the browser. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | no account | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | non-developers | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | stands apart MIDI (incl. MPE) MIDI controllers, learn, clock and file import. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where does the main version run? | in a web browser | source 2026-10-26 |
| How do you mainly use it to make or shape sound? | stands apart patch modules together or write code | source 2026-10-26 |
| How does it use MIDI? | MIDI 1.0 in or out (notes, CC, clock, or MIDI files) | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does the product itself use AI or machine learning? (if both, pick the LLM or agent option) | no | source 2026-10-26 |
| What does it cost the person using it? | free, nothing paid | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can you take your music out of it as a file other tools can open? | yes, audio only Songs export as WAV; patches and sessions as its own files. | source 2026-10-26 |
| How much musical experience does it assume? | some: hobbyists and learners | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does it recreate real instruments or classic hardware? | inspired by hardware, but its own design Started as a home-made Moog Subharmonicon; instruments are original designs 'inspired by classic designs'. | source 2026-10-26 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- GitHub · github.com/jagenjo/gasfree.app · read 2026-10-25
- GitHub · github.com/jagenjo/gasfree.app/blob/main/LICENSE · collected 2026-10-26
- Hacker News · news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50216770 · collected 2026-10-26
- Web page · gasfree.app/ · collected 2026-10-26
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