WavNav, a desktop app to explore and search large sample libraries

Name: WavNav, a desktop app to explore and search large sample libraries
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Author: maxgraf96

by maxgraf96·Feb 13, 2026·1 point·0 comments

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The Take

The visual map + drop-to-search workflow is the clearest "oh that's cool" moment here — seeing samples clustered by similarity makes exploration fast and delightful. All ML and audio analysis run locally with GPU acceleration on macOS, which is technically impressive; the Windows story (no ML GPU support yet) and unclear DAW/integration hooks are the biggest practical gaps for serious users.

Post Description

Hey HN, I’m releasing WavNav today: https://maxgraf.space/wavnav/

It’s a desktop app for producers/sound designers who have huge sample folders and want a faster way to find sounds.

What it does:

- analyses your sample folders and maps sounds into a visual space - lets you search/filter by text, key, and BPM - supports audio-based similarity search (drop a sound, find related sounds) - includes hover/click preview modes for quick browsing

It runs on macOS (stable) and Windows (beta).

I’d really value feedback on:

- first-run experience - performance on very large libraries - anything confusing in the UI/workflow

If you try it, I’d love to hear what’s useful and what’s not.