# johnnesky/beepbox

An online tool for sketching and sharing instrumental melodies.

Repository: https://github.com/johnnesky/beepbox
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/beepbox
Homepage: https://beepbox.co
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-07T07:26:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 60, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2560, "days_push": 26, "days_rel": 268, "gap_med": 13, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1168, forks 295 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:50.786367+00:00)

## What it is
BeepBox is a free online tool for sketching and sharing instrumental melodies, with songs encoded entirely in the browser URL for easy sharing. It also ships a reusable synthesizer library (npm package) for playing BeepBox songs in other web apps or games.

## Use cases
- sketch chiptune melodies in the browser
- compose simple instrumental songs online for free
- share a song by sending a URL
- play background music in a web game using the synth library
- embed a song player on another website
- export compositions as mp3

## When to choose
- you want a zero-install, browser-based melody sketchpad
- you need lightweight chiptune-style music for a web game
- you want shareable songs without accounts or file hosting

## When to avoid
- you need professional multitrack DAW features like VST plugins or advanced mixing
- you need offline desktop audio production
- you require high-fidelity orchestral sample libraries

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: audio-processing, editor, gui
- domain: media, web-development, gaming-tools
- platform: browser
- tags: music-composition, synthesizer, chiptune, melody-editor, daw, tracker, song-sharing, web-audio, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- johnnesky/beepbox (main) score 84

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:50.786367+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 2026-08-30T06:28:47.597058+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/johnnesky/beepbox (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:50.786367+00:00, sha 5a9ce954b68d)
  - homepage: https://beepbox.co (fetched 2026-08-29T12:35:01.535084+00:00, sha 91c480aeb757)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/beepbox (fetched 2026-08-29T12:35:01.544704+00:00, sha a87b7b8e1bc5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.