# generativefm/generative.fm

A platform for playing generative music in the browser.

Repository: https://github.com/generativefm/generative.fm
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/generativefm
Homepage: https://generative.fm
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: generative-music, web-audio-api, music, react, redux, pwa, progressive-web-app, generative-art, art
Archived: true
Last push: 2021-02-13T02:49:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3041, "days_push": 2027, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1588, forks 82 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:08.044143+00:00)

## What it is
A web platform for playing generative music in the browser, built with React, Redux, and Tone.js via the Web Audio API. It was the original player for generative.fm and was retired in February 2021, replaced by generative-fm/play.

## Use cases
- play generative ambient music in the browser
- listen to endless algorithmically generated music
- study how generative music apps are built with Web Audio API
- self-host a generative music player
- explore Tone.js-based music generation
- build a progressive web app music player

## When to choose
- you want to study or fork the original generative.fm player codebase
- you need a reference implementation of browser-based generative music with Tone.js

## When to avoid
- you want an actively maintained generative music player - use generative-fm/play instead
- you need a production music streaming service
- you want offline native audio playback

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: audio-processing, gui
- domain: media, web-development, entertainment
- platform: browser
- tags: generative-music, web-audio-api, pwa, tonejs, react, redux, music-player, retired, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- generativefm/generative.fm (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:08.044143+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 2026-08-30T03:55:00.931540+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/generativefm/generative.fm (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:08.044143+00:00, sha 304de4afacb3)
  - homepage: https://generative.fm (fetched 2026-08-29T11:25:59.036343+00:00, sha e78b656b3660)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.