Orpheus
Ranked 3 of 4 music trackers by recommenders
People recommend Orpheus as a browser-based private music tracker with an active userbase. Critics say its depth has declined compared with earlier years.
People recommend Orpheus as a browser-based private music tracker with an active userbase. Critics say its depth has declined compared with earlier years.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 78%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Owned for 1 year
Median of the 3 owners who said how long they have had it.
Each square is one year.
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Convenient browser access, nothing to install
“Orpheus and Redacted existed but it's kind of hard to beat the convenience of streaming”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “2002: Last.fm and Audioscrobbler Herald the Social Web” “It runs in your browser so nothing to install or tinker with.”
Comment from 10 May 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (May 2026)”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Quality has declined over time
“the depth is still not what what’s was 9 years on”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “2002: Last.fm and Audioscrobbler Herald the Social Web” “it's just not the same, gets worse abd worse with each generation”
Comment from 16 Jul 2026 in “The lost joy of music piracy”
Other music trackers people recommend
The three most recommended other music trackers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renoise | 9 | 1 | 90% | 5 | — | — |
| FastTracker II | 8 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| OrpheusThis page | 7 | 2 | 78% | 7 | 1 yr3 owners | — |
| ScreamTracker | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I also find Orpheus too easy.”
“Orpheus exists for those who don't want to bother with Red's antiquated system”
“it's just not the same, gets worse abd worse with each generation”
“Orpheus and RED are going extremely strong right now, with very active userbases”
“It runs in your browser so nothing to install or tinker with.”
“the freedom you can usually only find at a real TTRPG table”
“Scales in seconds, not minutes”
“There's also Orpheus.network which is fantastic”
“the depth is still not what what’s was 9 years on”
“Orpheus and Redacted existed but it's kind of hard to beat the convenience of streaming”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.