# CreateJS/SoundJS

A Javascript library for working with Audio. It provides a consistent API for loading and playing audio on different browsers and devices. Currently supports WebAudio, HTML5 Audio, Cordova / PhoneGap, and a Flash fallback.

Repository: https://github.com/CreateJS/SoundJS
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/soundjs
Homepage: http://createjs.com/
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2021-03-27T15:13:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5418, "days_push": 1985, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4581, forks 822 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:54.539845+00:00)

## What it is
SoundJS is a JavaScript library that provides a consistent API for loading and playing audio across different browsers and devices. It supports multiple playback backends via a plugin model, including WebAudio, HTML5 Audio, Cordova/PhoneGap, and a Flash fallback.

## Use cases
- play sound effects in an html5 game across all browsers
- load and play audio files with a consistent javascript api
- play audio in a cordova/phonegap mobile app
- fallback audio playback when webaudio is unavailable
- preload audio files and play them once loaded
- control volume, pan, and position of playing sounds

## When to choose
- you need cross-browser audio playback with a single simple API
- you are building an HTML5 game or interactive site with sound
- you need plugin-based fallbacks for older browsers or Cordova apps
- you already use the CreateJS suite and want integrated audio loading via PreloadJS

## When to avoid
- you only target modern browsers and prefer the native Web Audio API directly
- you need advanced audio processing, synthesis, or DSP effects
- you need an actively developed library with recent updates and modern tooling
- you are building a native mobile or desktop app outside the browser

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: audio-processing, sdk
- domain: web-development, frontend, cross-platform
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: webaudio, html5-audio, createjs, sound-playback, cordova, flash-fallback, game-audio, audio, nodejs

## Member repositories
- CreateJS/SoundJS (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:54.539845+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 2026-08-29T18:19:54.015580+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/CreateJS/SoundJS (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:54.539845+00:00, sha 554658b9fa78)
  - homepage: http://createjs.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:05:21.462909+00:00, sha 266ca1ecbad8)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/soundjs (fetched 2026-08-29T09:05:21.471859+00:00, sha 6fed2328a471)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.