# andremichelle/openDAW

openDAW is a next-generation web-based Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)

Repository: https://github.com/andremichelle/openDAW
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/opendaw
Homepage: https://opendaw.studio
Language: TypeScript
License Family: other
Topics: audio, daw, dsp, music, online, production, studio, webapp
Last push: 2026-08-26T11:18:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 65/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 40
- inputs: {"age_days": 561, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 354, "gap_med": 31.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: prerelease_only, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2038, forks 175 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:08.221971+00:00)

## What it is
openDAW is a next-generation web-based Digital Audio Workstation for music production, built in TypeScript. It emphasizes education, privacy, and accessibility with no sign-up, tracking, or paywalls.

## Use cases
- produce music in the browser
- record and edit audio tracks online
- teach music production to students
- mix and arrange songs without installing software
- privacy-friendly online studio with no sign-up
- learn DSP and audio engineering hands-on

## When to choose
- you need a free, browser-based DAW with no account or tracking
- you want an educational tool for teaching music production
- you value open-source (AGPLv3) audio software
- you want to contribute to or study a modern TypeScript audio codebase

## When to avoid
- you need a full professional DAW with extensive plugin ecosystems
- you require offline desktop functionality (not yet available)
- you need stable long-term support for commercial production work
- you want permissive licensing for proprietary derivatives

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: audio-processing, gui
- domain: media, web-development, education
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: daw, music-production, dsp, webapp, typescript, agpl, audio, web-server

## Member repositories
- andremichelle/openDAW (main) score 65

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:08.221971+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 2026-08-30T02:59:14.025448+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/andremichelle/openDAW (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:08.221971+00:00, sha c4e83276ce8e)
  - homepage: https://opendaw.studio (fetched 2026-08-29T10:38:43.745623+00:00, sha f35b2234eb02)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.