A free Melodyne alternative that runs in your browser
IchiPitchy is a free browser-based alternative to Melodyne for note-level vocal pitch editing. It detects each sung note, shows it as a draggable block on a piano roll, and lets you reshape the pitch curve inside a note with control points — plus formant, timing and vibrato edits. There is no licence and nothing to install.
What carries over from a tool like Melodyne
- Automatic note detection, so your performance arrives as editable objects rather than a flat waveform.
- Drag a note to move its pitch; edit the pitch curve within a note using control points.
- Split a detected note into segments, or merge segments back together.
- Per-note formant, timing and vibrato adjustments.
- Lossless WAV export.
What is different
It is a web app, so there is no licence, no installer and no DAW required — but equally there is no plugin mode, so it does not sit on a track inside your DAW. The workflow is upload, edit, export.
It is also broader than a pitch editor. AI vocal separation, a rule-based backing band generator across 50 instruments, and a multitrack mixer with a master limiter are in the same app, so a raw take can become a finished mix without another tool.
It is desktop-only, and it needs a modern browser.
Honest limitations
A browser tab is not a substitute for a professional offline editor in every case. Polyphonic instrument editing is not the target — this is built for vocals. Uploads are capped at 100 MB per file, and heavy rendering happens server-side, so a long export takes as long as it takes.
If you need a pitch editor inside your DAW session on a track insert, a plugin is still the right tool. If you want note-level vocal editing without buying anything, this covers it.
IchiPitchy compared with a desktop pitch editor
| Capability | IchiPitchy | Typical desktop pitch editor |
|---|---|---|
| Install / licence | None — browser tab | Desktop install, paid licence |
| Notes as editable objects | Yes | Yes |
| Pitch-curve editing inside a note | Yes, control points | Yes |
| Formant, timing and vibrato edits | Yes, per note | Yes |
| Polyphonic / chord editing | No — vocals only | Yes, in higher tiers |
| Runs as a DAW plugin | No — upload, edit, export | Yes |
| AI vocal separation included | Yes | Usually a separate tool |
| Multitrack mixing included | Yes | Needs the host DAW |
| Export | Lossless 24-bit WAV | Lossless |
Frequently asked questions
Is there a genuinely free alternative to Melodyne?
Yes. IchiPitchy offers note-level pitch editing — note detection, per-note pitch dragging and pitch-curve editing — free in a desktop browser, with no licence.
Does it work as a plugin in my DAW?
No. It is a standalone web app. You upload audio, edit it, and export a lossless WAV to bring back into your DAW.
Can it edit chords or instruments, like Melodyne's polyphonic mode?
No. It is built for vocals and monophonic pitch editing, not polyphonic instrument separation within a single track.
What about Auto-Tune — is this closer to that?
It does both. Automatic key-and-scale snapping covers the Auto-Tune use case, while the piano roll and pitch curves cover the Melodyne-style manual editing case.
Related
Read the full user guide or open IchiPitchy.
Melodyne is a trademark of Celemony Software GmbH. Auto-Tune is a trademark of Antares Audio Technologies. IchiPitchy is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by these companies. Product names are used only to describe what IchiPitchy does.