katspaugh

    katspaugh/wavesurfer.js

    Audio waveform player

    10.5K stars
    1.8K forks
    10.5K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 1, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 2 days ago, with 287 contributors on GitHub.

    Gained 31% fewer stars in the last 90 days than in the 90 days before.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides an interactive audio waveform rendering and playback library for web applications using modern web technologies.
    • Offers a visually engaging and customizable waveform player with built-in TypeScript support and extensible plugins.
    • Use for integrating audio waveform visualization and playback in music or podcast web players.
    • Use for adding interactive audio region markers and timeline displays to enhance audio editing interfaces.
    • Use for recording microphone input and visualizing it as waveforms in browser-based audio recording tools.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    BSD 3-Clause

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present

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    From the README

    Wavesurfer.js is an interactive waveform rendering and audio playback library, perfect for web applications. It leverages modern web technologies to provide a robust and visually engaging audio experience.

    Alternatively, insert a UMD script tag which exports the library as a global WaveSurfer variable:

    Create a wavesurfer instance and pass various options:

    To import one of the plugins, e.g. the Regions plugin:

    Or as a script tag that will export WaveSurfer.Regions:

    TypeScript types are included in the package, so there's no need to install @types/wavesurfer.js.

    Excerpt from the katspaugh/wavesurfer.js README on GitHub (BSD-3-Clause license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

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    Forks

    1.8K+6

    Open issues

    14-22

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