# googlecreativelab/chrome-music-lab

A collection of experiments for exploring how music works, all built with the Web Audio API.

Repository: https://github.com/googlecreativelab/chrome-music-lab
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/chrome-music-lab
Homepage: http://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-02-28T11:17:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3838, "days_push": 917, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2418, forks 557 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:50.451692+00:00)

## What it is
Chrome Music Lab is a collection of open-source, browser-based experiments that make learning music accessible through hands-on interaction, built with Web Audio API, WebMIDI, and Tone.js. The repository shares the code so developers can build their own music experiments or use them as reference.

## Use cases
- teach music concepts in a classroom through interactive browser experiments
- let students compose and share songs with Song Maker
- explore how sound waves, harmonics, and rhythm work visually
- find reference code for building web audio music apps
- create interactive music experiences with Web Audio API and Tone.js

## When to choose
- you want fun, no-account browser tools for teaching music and sound
- you need open-source examples of Web Audio API and WebMIDI in action
- you want inspiration for building interactive music websites

## When to avoid
- you need a professional digital audio workstation or music production suite
- you require a maintained library with active development and support
- you need offline desktop audio software

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: audio-processing, animation, ui-components, gui
- domain: education, entertainment, web-development
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: web-audio-api, music-education, tonejs, webmidi, interactive-experiments, google-creative-lab, audio, web-server

## Member repositories
- googlecreativelab/chrome-music-lab (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:50.451692+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 2026-08-30T02:33:07.123872+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/googlecreativelab/chrome-music-lab (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:50.451692+00:00, sha 624b1a3fd9f4)
  - homepage: http://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:13:58.716593+00:00, sha a952ba6981a6)
  - site_page: https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/About (fetched 2026-08-29T10:13:58.725615+00:00, sha f869ab67891d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.