AudioKit/AudioKit
Audio synthesis, processing, & analysis platform for iOS, macOS and tvOS observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
89/100
- Activity 94
- Release rhythm 77
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 1.0
- age_days: 4607
- days_rel: 155
- days_push: 38
- n_releases_24m: 5
Adoption not part of the score
11441 stars · 1620 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
AudioKit is an open-source Swift framework for audio synthesis, processing, and analysis on Apple platforms. It provides a large ecosystem of DSP nodes, MIDI support, and companion UI packages for building music and audio apps.
Use cases
- build a music synthesizer app for iOS
- add audio effects like reverb or delay to a macOS app
- process and analyze audio signals in Swift
- handle MIDI input from keyboards and controllers
- create physical models of musical instruments
- build a guitar amp simulator
- visualize waveforms and audio in SwiftUI
When to choose
- you are building an audio or music app for iOS, macOS, or tvOS in Swift
- you need synthesis, effects, MIDI, or audio analysis out of the box
- you want a mature, well-documented audio ecosystem with many extension packages
When to avoid
- you target Android, Windows, or Linux only
- you need a cross-platform C++ audio engine rather than a Swift/Apple-platform framework
- you are doing simple audio playback that AVFoundation already covers
Facets
framework · maturity active
audio-processing sdk gui media developer-tools cross-platform cross-platform audio-synthesis midi music dsp swift tvos sound-analysis audio ios macos
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/AudioKit/AudioKit · fetched 2026-08-28 · 0c9a7fa50dca
- homepage: http://audiokit.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 43b5f73e7ea8
- site_page: https://www.audiokit.io/AudioKitUI · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0d913caab90c
- site_page: https://www.audiokit.io/Controls · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5df8cbc1448a
- site_page: https://www.audiokit.io/AudioKit · fetched 2026-08-29 · d78863538c9b
- site_page: https://www.audiokit.io/AudioKitEX · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3190897dd89a
- site_page: https://www.audiokit.io/DevoloopAudioKit · fetched 2026-08-29 · 489ec84d5429
- site_page: https://www.audiokit.io/DunneAudioKit · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8201558b970b
- site_page: https://www.audiokit.io/Flow · fetched 2026-08-29 · ad31f692d03c
- site_page: https://www.audiokit.io/Keyboard · fetched 2026-08-29 · 24e2c45aea0a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| AudioKit/AudioKit | main | 89 |
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