Axion — Real amps in your browser

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IN PEDALS AMP CAB OUT

Plug an interface into your computer, open the page, play. 12 amp models, 13 stompbox effects, full NAM capture support, and MIDI on every knob. No install. No signup.

~16 msround-trip latency WebAssemblyDSP, runs locally NAM-compatibleload any capture

§01 / Demo

Thirty seconds.
Plug in and play.

A walk through Axion's amp + pedalboard rig, signal flow, and preset sharing — recorded in-browser.

0:58 · Axion v1.0.3 · live in-browser demo

§02 / What's inside

Built for guitarists who know what a noise gate is.

No condescending tutorials. No marketing-first toy. Direct controls, honest models, your tones travel.

FEAT.01

Real amps, modeled honestly

12 analytical amp models — clean combo to high-gain — plus full NAM support for any capture from the community.

FEAT.02

Bring your own tones

Drag in NAM captures, third-party IRs, and preset packs. Local files, no cloud round-trip, no account required.

FEAT.03

MIDI-ready, every knob

Map any control to MIDI CC or program changes. Learn-mode, expression-pedal calibration, and per-preset overrides.

FEAT.04

Realtime, sub-20 ms

With a halfway-decent USB or Thunderbolt interface, round-trip stays under 20 ms. Single-block-per-callback DSP.

FEAT.05

Offline-capable

The whole rig runs locally after first load. No signup gate, no telemetry, no surprise account wall. Cache and go.

FEAT.06

Shareable tones

One click copies a permanent axion.cab/preset/<slug> link. Friends boot straight into your rig.

FEAT.07

Sample-accurate routing

Pre/post-amp insert points. Fixed-position effects (compressor, gate) are non-reorderable for a reason — they sound right.

FEAT.08

Native app & DAW plugin

Pro adds Axion Desktop (Windows & macOS, ASIO / CoreAudio down to 2.7 ms) and the VST3 / CLAP plugin (Windows) — the same rig, in your DAW.

§03 / Beyond the browser

Native low-latency. Or right inside your DAW.

See Pro

AXION DESKTOP

The native app — Windows & macOS

The full rig as a standalone app, with native ASIO on Windows (2.7 ms round-trip) and CoreAudio on macOS (5.3 ms). The macOS build is signed and notarized by Apple. A Pro feature.

AXION PLUGIN

VST3 & CLAP — in your DAW

Run Axion as a plugin alongside your tracks — Windows now, macOS to follow — with in-plugin community preset sharing. Activate Pro once and it unlocks everywhere on that machine — web, Desktop, and the plugin.

Round-trip latency

Browser · web ~16 ms

macOS · CoreAudio 5.3 ms

Windows · ASIO 2.7 ms

Native drops the round-trip to a fraction of the browser path — the same rig, lower latency.

§04 / Community presets

Tones from the people building them.

Browse all

Free $0

Six amps, thirteen pedals, local-only presets. Enough rig to gig.

Pro $49

Everything, forever. Axion Desktop, VST3/CLAP plugin, MIDI, sharing, premium IRs, future updates.

Cloud $4/mo

Pro features plus preset sync, private gallery, NAM cloud storage, and version history.

§07 / Get started

Open it in a tab. Hear yourself in ten seconds.

No download, no signup. The free tier is enough rig for most people, most days.