# maximecb/noisecraft

Browser-based visual programming language and platform for sound synthesis.

Repository: https://github.com/maximecb/noisecraft
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/noisecraft
Homepage: https://noisecraft.app
Language: JavaScript
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: sound, audio, sound-synthesis, music, music-programming, music-programming-language, javascript, modular-synthesizers, visual-programming-language, webaudio, webmidi, midi, synthesizer
Last push: 2023-09-30T13:19:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1927, "days_push": 1068, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1217, forks 67 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:01.461024+00:00)

## What it is
NoiseCraft is a browser-based visual programming language and platform for sound synthesis and music making, inspired by PureData and Max/MSP. It compiles node-based audio graphs into JavaScript running on the Web Audio API, with Web MIDI support for hardware controllers.

## Use cases
- build modular synthesizer patches in the browser
- learn visual/audio programming like PureData or Max/MSP
- design synth sounds without installing software
- create and share music projects online
- prototype audio DSP graphs with Web Audio
- connect a MIDI keyboard to a browser synth

## When to choose
- you want a free, no-install, browser-based modular synth environment
- you prefer node-based visual programming over writing audio code
- you want to share and browse community synth patches
- you use Chrome, Firefox, or Edge with Web MIDI hardware

## When to avoid
- you need Safari or mobile support, which is unreliable or lacking
- you need a production-stable, bug-free DAW or synth
- you need audio types beyond floating-point signals or sample-based workflows
- you require a GPL-incompatible license for derivative work

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: experimental
- function: audio-processing, gui, interpreter, graphics
- domain: audio, web-development, programming-languages, entertainment
- platform: browser
- tags: sound-synthesis, visual-programming, modular-synthesizer, webaudio, webmidi, music-making, node-based, audio, web-server, javascript

## Member repositories
- maximecb/noisecraft (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:01.461024+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 2026-08-30T06:17:08.427791+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/maximecb/noisecraft (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:01.461024+00:00, sha c05064107310)
  - homepage: https://noisecraft.app (fetched 2026-08-29T12:24:54.672539+00:00, sha 83ccf754562d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.