OpenDeck vs webmidi-test

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OpenDeck		webmidi-test
	Project
37	Mentions	2
576	Stars	6
3.3%	Growth	-
8.9	Activity	1.1
13 days ago	Latest Commit	about 1 year ago
C++	Language	HTML
Apache License 2.0	License	-

The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

OpenDeck

Posts with mentions or reviews of OpenDeck. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-31.

looking for midi controller for Q-Link knobs
2 projects | /r/mpcusers | 31 May 2023
Basic Midi CC Controller?
1 project | /r/synthesizers | 22 Feb 2023
Looking for metallic midi controllers
1 project | /r/synthesizers | 6 Jan 2023

There are lots of projects, my fav - https://github.com/shanteacontrols/OpenDeck
CC midi controller with approx 37 knobs!?
2 projects | /r/synthdiy | 26 Nov 2022
Pre-built DIY style MIDI controllers?
1 project | /r/synthesizers | 20 Nov 2022
Tiny MIDI controller with only 8 buttons / pads
2 projects | /r/synthesizers | 15 Sep 2022

DIY might be the way to go - this is one option https://shanteacontrols.com/
MIDI foot trigger for programmed pedal board?
1 project | /r/synthdiy | 27 Jul 2022
Midievil | My Midi Switch Project
2 projects | /r/diypedals | 19 Jun 2022

Checkout OpenDeck. Github repo here. It supports lots of different boards and no programming is required at all. I've used it for everything from 8 channel consoles for my DAW to a full-featured live controller for AmpliTube.
How do I build a custom midi controller?
1 project | /r/synthdiy | 13 Jun 2022
What kind of Arduino do I purchase to control midi?
1 project | /r/synthesizers | 21 May 2022

webmidi-test

Posts with mentions or reviews of webmidi-test. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-03-14.

New WebKit Features in Safari 15.4
7 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 14 Mar 2022

I've been regularly checking that page, delighted with every step of progress as WebMIDI gets implemented in Firefox.
In about:config, I have dom.webmidi.enabled set to true. I'm using this test page and waiting for the day it starts working for regular version of Firefox.
https://versioduo.com/webmidi-test/
A bug I opened 15 years ago was closed 4 hours ago
2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 24 Feb 2022

What are some alternatives?

When comparing OpenDeck and webmidi-test you can also consider the following projects:

tinyusb - An open source cross-platform USB stack for embedded system

webmidi - Tame the Web MIDI API. Send and receive MIDI messages with ease. Control instruments with user-friendly functions (playNote, sendPitchBend, etc.). React to MIDI input with simple event listeners (noteon, pitchbend, controlchange, etc.).

zrythm - a highly automated and intuitive digital audio workstation - official mirror

efflux-tracker - Browser based music making application driving synthesizers, samplers and effects using both a tracker and piano roll/loop based interface. Supports MIDI controllers and provides both local and cloud based project storage.

nix-gui - Use NixOS Without Coding

dialog-polyfill - Polyfill for the HTML dialog element

midifilter.lv2 - LV2 plugins to filter midi events

caniuse - Raw browser/feature support data from caniuse.com

midimonster - Multi-protocol control & translation software (ArtNet, MIDI, OSC, sACN, ...)

USBMidiKliK - A robust USB MIDI Arduino firmware, with a dual bootloader, based on the LUFA library

libremidi - A modern C++ MIDI 1 / MIDI 2 real-time & file I/O library. Supports Windows, macOS, Linux and WebMIDI.