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The best idea you ever had
is in there somewhere.

Riffle makes your own recordings findable by sound. Hum it, play it, or describe it — and the take surfaces from your own library. Everything stays on your computer.

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Your ideas are not lost.
They are just unsearchable.

Every musician has a graveyard of their own recordings. The good ones are in there — you just can't get back to them.

Today — search by name

Search filenames…
  • New Recording 412.m4a
  • New Recording 147.m4a
  • Voice Memo 23.m4a
  • bounce_final_v3.wav
  • New Recording 519.m4a
  • idea-2024-03-14.wav

A filename can't tell you how it sounds.

With Riffle — findable by sound

Find by sound. Keep it private.
Get back to making music.

Three things Riffle does that nothing else in your workflow does.

  • Find by sound

    Hum, play, describe, or ask for “more like this” across your own library. Search by how something actually sounds, not by what you named the file.

  • Private by design

    All audio and analysis stay on your device. Nothing is uploaded, and Riffle works fully offline. Your unreleased work never leaves your computer.

  • Straight into your DAW

    Drag any result right into your session as a real audio file, or export a clip — or a trimmed selection — to WAV. From found idea to open session in one move.

Point it at your recordings.
It does the rest.

A one-time analysis pass, then everything is searchable by sound.

  1. 1

    Point it at your recordings

    Add the folders where your recordings already live, or drag files in.

  2. 2

    It analyzes, on your device

    Riffle works out key, tempo, melody, and sound — plus an auto-title and tags. Nothing is uploaded.

  3. 3

    Find any idea by sound

    Hum it, play it, describe it, or ask for more like this — then drag it into your DAW.

See the full walkthrough

The hero feature · Find by Melody

Play it back into existence.

Half-remember a riff from a couple of years ago? Hum it or play it on your instrument. Riffle matches the shape of your melody — not the key or the tempo — and finds the take.

Key-invariant
Transpose it however you like — it still matches.
Tempo-tolerant
Faster or slower, it still matches.
Finds the hook
Even when it’s buried in the middle of a longer clip.
Honest results
Best candidates with confidence, never a fake single answer.
You hummed F major · 78 BPM
Riffle found D major · 92 BPM · 94% match

Your unreleased work
never leaves your computer.

Riffle analyzes and searches your recordings entirely on your device. There is no cloud, no sync, no account to log into. It only touches the network to check your license and to download its analysis models the first time — then you can pull the plug and it still works.

  • All audio and analysis stay on-device.
  • Works fully offline once set up.
  • No cloud, no sync, no in-app account.
  • Your Library and files are never locked, even if you stop paying.

One quiet tool for the whole graveyard.

Capture and import, find by sound, organize, and hand off — all on-device.

  • Capture & import

    Watch folders, drag-and-drop, and Quick-Capture for new ideas.

  • On-device analysis

    Key, tempo, duration, loudness, melody, sound — plus auto-title and tags.

  • Find by Melody

    Hum or play it, and Riffle finds the take.

  • Find by Description

    Type the character you’re after, like “dreamy guitar loop.”

  • More like this

    Find sonically similar clips from any one you’re holding.

  • Take Clusters

    Every variant of one idea, grouped automatically.

  • Unearthed

    Forgotten ideas, resurfaced gently — never gamified.

  • Hand off to your DAW

    Drag in a real audio file, or export to WAV — whole clip or a trim.

See all features Localized in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, and Japanese.

Other tools search someone
else’s library, or upload yours.

Riffle searches your own unreleased ideas, on your own machine, by sound.

  • Voice memos & file browsers search by filename and date Riffle searches by how it sounds
  • Sample marketplaces search a cloud of stock samples Riffle searches your own ideas
  • Cloud DAWs & sync tools upload your audio to their servers Riffle keeps everything on your machine
Why Riffle

One simple plan.
Start free for 14 days.

Riffle Pro is $4.99 / month. Try it free for 14 days — just an email, no credit card. Cancel anytime, and your Library and files are never locked, even after the trial ends.

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Questions, answered honestly.

Privacy, platforms, file handling, what happens when a subscription lapses — the short answers.

Is anything uploaded?
No. Everything stays on your device and works offline.
Which platforms?
macOS and Windows. Desktop only — no Linux, no mobile.
Does it move or change my files?
No — Riffle reads your recordings where they are and never moves, copies, or changes your originals.
What if my subscription lapses?
Your Library and files stay open; only premium features pause.
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Reunite with your best ideas.

Point Riffle at your recordings and find the ones worth finishing.

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For macOS and Windows · 14-day free trial, no credit card