howler.js

GoldFire Studios

Web Audio Game Audio 3D Audio

howler.js is a JavaScript audio library defaulting to the Web Audio API with HTML5 Audio fallback. It provides a unified API for sound playback, sprites, fades, stereo panning, and 3D spatial audio with cone attributes, used in browser games, interactive web experiences, and Facebook Instant Games.

History & Background

Created and maintained by James Simpson at GoldFire Studios. First released in 2013. Distributed under the MIT license. Spatial audio capabilities are provided via the howler.spatial plug-in built on top of howler.core.

howler.js

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History & Background

Created and maintained by James Simpson at GoldFire Studios. First released in 2013. Distributed under the MIT license. Spatial audio capabilities are provided via the howler.spatial plug-in built on top of howler.core.

Tool Type

Library

License

Open Source

Functions

Spatial MixingSynthesis

Platforms

Browser-based

Status

Stable