Best waveform plugins for WordPress
The most popular waveform plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WaveSurfer-WP leads with 400+ active installs, ahead of Easy Waveform Player (100+) and Audio Wave Block (10+). All 5 plugins tagged “waveform” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 waveform plugins
- 1.
WaveSurfer-WPThe most installed waveform plugin, with 400+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 11 reviews, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 2.Easy Waveform Player
100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
Audio Wave Block10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
Nucleus Audio Playlist10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
- 5.
SoundFiles PlayerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 5 plugins tagged “waveform”

WaveSurfer-WP
Down in the last 7 days:15#9,716by X-Raym9 months ago
Customizable HTML5 Audio controller with waveform preview (mixed or split channels), using WordPress native audio and playlist shortcode.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(11)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Easy Waveform Player
Down in the last 7 days:50#16,322by tymotey2 months ago
Add Waveform players easy and fast to your WordPress.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Audio Wave Block
Down in the last 7 days:1,270#34,523by Senff - a11n2 months ago
A simple audio player for the Block editor with just a Play/Pause button and a waveform representing the soundwaves.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Nucleus Audio Playlist
Down in the last 7 days:269#44,507by nucleusdigital5 months ago
A modern, self-hosted HTML5 audio player for WordPress. Drop MP3s in a folder, add a shortcode, and play.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

SoundFiles Player
Down in the last 7 days:10,501#71,078by soundfiles1 month ago
Embed public SoundFiles.eu audio files in WordPress with a responsive, theme-safe player, waveform, shortcodes, and live color preview.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day