howler.js is an audio library for the modern web. It defaults to Web Audio API and falls back to HTML5 Audio. This makes working with audio in JavaScript easy and reliable across all platforms. Additional information, live demos and a user showcase are available at howlerjs.com. Single API for all audio needs, defaults to Web Audio API and falls back to HTML5 Audio, handles edge cases and bugs across environments, supports all codecs for full cross-browser support, automatic caching for improved performance, control sounds individually, in groups or globally, playback of multiple sounds at once. Easy sound sprite definition and playback, full control for fading, rate, seek, volume, etc. Easily add 3D spatial sound or stereo panning, modular - use what you want and easy to extend. No outside dependencies, just pure JavaScript. As light as 7kb gzipped.

Features

  • Simplified API and full codec support
  • Audio sprites and spatial audio
  • Works everywhere and offers full control
  • Auto caching and fully modular
  • Zero dependencies and 100% JavaScript
  • Supports all browser-ready files

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MIT License

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Programming Language

JavaScript

Related Categories

JavaScript Frameworks, JavaScript Sound Audio, JavaScript Libraries

Registered

2021-03-05