# Audiomass

38 Hacker News commenters recommended Audiomass and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A free, open-source multitrack audio editor that runs in the browser, praised for smooth performance and quick edits without heavy apps. Critics note playback stops when applying effects.

## Why people recommend it

- Praised as impressive, well-executed project (9 comments): "Great to see how far this has come on. Brilliant work!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48265497)) "Impressive, congratulations for the nice work." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48264439)) "This is a very impressive undertaking." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48262854))
- Smooth, responsive in browser (3 comments): "Really smooth for a web app, especially with multitrack editing." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48264333)) "It is performs great on chrome on my pretty powerful macbook." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48269068)) "once loaded the UI remained snappy, so i guess it is usable" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48262942))
- Clean, intuitive interface and design (3 comments): "with great changes to the design and feel of calmness and solidity" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48261584)) "your modern interface and browser access are huge selling points" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48262531)) "Your app has a pretty good and intuitive UX." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48263264))
- Good for quick edits (3 comments): "This looks great for quick audio operations without the need to use heavy apps." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48264838)) "my go to for basic audio editing when I don't need a DAW" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49557102)) "I can see myself using this for quick edits" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48306644))

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Audiomass", https://hackerapproved.com/p/audiomass/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).