# AudioKit/AudioKit

Audio synthesis, processing, & analysis platform for iOS, macOS and tvOS

Repository: https://github.com/AudioKit/AudioKit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/audiokit
Homepage: http://audiokit.io
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: audiokit, swift, playground, audio, ios, macos, tvos, midi, swift-playgrounds, music
Last push: 2026-07-26T06:33:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 89/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 77, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4607, "days_push": 38, "days_rel": 155, "gap_med": 1.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 11441, forks 1620 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:47.006665+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: audio-processing, sdk, gui
- domain: media, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: audio-synthesis, midi, music, dsp, swift, tvos, sound-analysis, audio, ios, macos

## Member repositories
- AudioKit/AudioKit (main) score 89

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:47.006665+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:15:35.956564+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/AudioKit/AudioKit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:47.006665+00:00, sha 0c9a7fa50dca)
  - homepage: http://audiokit.io (fetched 2026-08-29T08:14:34.210710+00:00, sha 43b5f73e7ea8)
  - site_page: https://www.audiokit.io/AudioKitUI (fetched 2026-08-29T08:14:34.223898+00:00, sha 0d913caab90c)
  - site_page: https://www.audiokit.io/Controls (fetched 2026-08-29T08:14:34.225466+00:00, sha 5df8cbc1448a)
  - site_page: https://www.audiokit.io/AudioKit (fetched 2026-08-29T08:14:34.220305+00:00, sha d78863538c9b)
  - site_page: https://www.audiokit.io/AudioKitEX (fetched 2026-08-29T08:14:34.222243+00:00, sha 3190897dd89a)
  - site_page: https://www.audiokit.io/DevoloopAudioKit (fetched 2026-08-29T08:14:34.227011+00:00, sha 489ec84d5429)
  - site_page: https://www.audiokit.io/DunneAudioKit (fetched 2026-08-29T08:14:34.228661+00:00, sha 8201558b970b)
  - site_page: https://www.audiokit.io/Flow (fetched 2026-08-29T08:14:34.230272+00:00, sha ad31f692d03c)
  - site_page: https://www.audiokit.io/Keyboard (fetched 2026-08-29T08:14:34.232546+00:00, sha 24e2c45aea0a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.