Howler.js
Audio library for playing and manipulating sound in the browser.
Files, images and media npm MIT
Used in agent projects
45
0.4% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in files, images and media
#23 of 52
by use in those projects
Downloads
1.1M
npm, last 7 days, howler
GitHub stars
25.4K
last push Nov 23, 2025
How Howler.js is used
Howler.js is a dependency in 45 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.4%), #23 of 52 in files, images and media. The most used alternative there is Sharp. Projects that use it most often also use Three.js (71.1%), React Three Fiber (68.9%), Framer Motion (55.6%).
Often used with Howler.js
| Three.js | 71.1% of Howler.js projects · 3.9× more than average |
|---|---|
| React Three Fiber | 68.9% of Howler.js projects · 3.7× more than average |
| Framer Motion | 55.6% of Howler.js projects · 4.1× more than average |
| React | 86.7% of Howler.js projects · 2.0× more than average |
| Zustand | 42.2% of Howler.js projects · 7.1× more than average |
| GSAP | 40.0% of Howler.js projects · 8.5× more than average |
| React Icons | 35.6% of Howler.js projects · 6.6× more than average |
| Tailwind CSS | 68.9% of Howler.js projects · 2.0× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.3% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 0.3% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list Howler.js as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install howler |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (26), Next.js (16), Python (2), PHP (1) |
| Example projects | sunflower-land/sunflower-land, Ixotic27/The-Leetcode-City |
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