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Skoog & Skwitch
Where things stand
When Skoogmusic ceased trading in 2022, many assumed that was the end of Skoog. It wasn’t: Playable Technology, founded by the original Skoog team, took on the apps to keep them working and support the people who rely on them.
- Skoog appMaintained. Your installed version keeps working. The subscription applies only when you update to the new version. Full explanation.
- Skoog hardwareNo longer made. Existing Skoogs keep working with the maintained app.
- Skwitch appStill on the App Store.
- Skwitch hardwareNo longer sold or supported.
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Getting started
Skoog
- Set up your Skoog Getting started with the instrument (PDF)
- Skoog iOS app guide Connecting and controlling Skoog on iPhone and iPad (PDF)
- Using Skoog with GarageBand Setup, Live Loops and playing drums (PDF)
- Skoog Skratch The sampler app: record and trigger your own sounds
- Download the Skoog apps On the App Store
- Video guides The Skoogmusic YouTube channel
Skwitch
- Set up Skwitch Getting started (PDF)
- Skwitch Music Play melodies, compose, connect to other music apps
- Skwitch Access Use your phone as a Bluetooth MIDI accessibility switch
- Download the Skwitch apps On the App Store
Stay informed
Occasional updates for Skoog & Skwitch users
App compatibility, iOS changes, and new accessible music tools. No more than monthly, and you can leave whenever you like.
What we’re building now
We’re still making accessible instruments
Skoog started as a research project in Edinburgh in 2006, a soft-touch instrument for people that conventional instruments leave out. That work hasn’t stopped.
BrailleBlocks uses LEGO® Braille Bricks to support early Braille and Braille music literacy. It reads bricks aloud, turns them into music, and works with VoiceOver. We’re developing it now and looking for educators to help us test it.
If you work with visually impaired learners, we’d like you in the testing group.
Join the BrailleBlocks testing groupBeatBlocks turns LEGO bricks into a music sequencer using your phone’s camera. Free on the App Store. Have a look →