SoundBrowse

A minimal, Ableton-style sound browser for macOS. Point it at your sample folders, search everything instantly, audition on loop, and drag straight into your DAW.

Download for Mac

Apple Silicon (M1 or later). The build is unsigned, so downloading via Terminal skips the Gatekeeper warning:

curl -L -o ~/Downloads/SoundBrowse-mac.zip https://github.com/soundbrowse/soundbrowse-releases/releases/latest/download/SoundBrowse-mac.zip

Instant search

Terabyte libraries indexed in the background and searched in milliseconds, with results that mirror your folder structure.

Looping preview

Click a sound to audition it on repeat, scrub the waveform, repitch with a knob, and crossfade between auditions.

Tag filters

bpm:120, key:F#m, artist:name — read from file names and embedded metadata. Half and double time BPM matching included.

Ratings

Rank sounds on a 10-point star scale, filter by rating, and let SoundBrowse make room when a new sound takes the top spot.

Drag it out

Multi-select and drag files, or preconfigured preset pairs, directly into any DAW track.

Yours

Themes, density, accent colors, emoji places, renameable folders. Local-only: no accounts, no telemetry.

Previous versions and release notes live on the releases page.