Your story, with a soundtrack.
A little rain outside the tavern. That song you've been saving for the reveal. A door creaking open when everyone at the table has gone very, very quiet.
Narrator's Jukebox brings music, layered ambience and sound effects together in Foundry VTT. A familiar, Spotify-inspired library for the GM, shared sound for the table, and room for each player to adjust their own volume. I made it for the way I run my games, and I'd love for it to find a little place in yours too :)
Get the Jukebox on Patreon ↗ Watch the 53-second teaser ↗
Now on 5.2, for Foundry VTT v14. Still on v13? Version 5.1.0 is there for you.
Find the feeling. Have the next song ready.
Bring your local audio files or YouTube music into one library. Sort them into folders, add tags, build playlists and mood boards, or search for the feeling you need. The Session Queue lets you line up what's next while the current scene keeps playing.
A peek into my Exalted music library. Click to see it larger. Bring your own tracks; the music shown isn't bundled with the module.
Try something privately in Preview, then switch to Broadcast when you're ready to share it. Your players can balance their own listening volume without changing the mix for everyone else.
Give the scene a sound of its own.
Rain, a fireplace, distant voices, something moving in the dark. Blend up to eight local ambience layers, adjust each one, and save the whole mix as a preset for the next time the party comes back.
And for the moments that need a cue, there's the Soundboard: local sound effects, loops and timed surprises. A bell, a spell, a knock at the door. Right when you need it.
5.2: a little more room for your story.
After 5.1, many of you told us the YouTube video felt in the way. We heard you, and tbh, we felt it too. 5.2 gives it a more comfortable home, with more choice for the people at your table. We really hope this feels like a step in the right direction <3
A window of its own.
The GM's Jukebox now opens in its own window, ready for another monitor or a spot beside your game. The Stage keeps the video, listeners and upcoming tracks together, and your file pickers and dialogs stay with the Jukebox. Need something smaller? Switch to Mini or the new Compact view.
A choice for every player.
Each player chooses where YouTube plays: a separate Video window, an always-on-top Floating window, or Inside the game. The Listeners panel helps you see who's listening and who is waiting for a click. Song changes are coordinated across the table, and reloading the GM's page no longer stops everyone's music.
A little help getting started.
There's a welcome guide now, with small, clickable examples for music, ambience, the soundboard, your queue and your players. They're silent, so you can poke around even in the middle of a session. First time or fiftieth, no judgment :)
See the full 5.2 update, with more examples ↗
A few things before you jump in.
- Foundry VTT v14 for 5.2, with socketlib installed and enabled. Works across game systems.
- YouTube is for the Music library and uses a visible video player. Ambience and Soundboard use local files.
- Chrome and Edge work best. Allow the Jukebox windows to open. Floating needs a supported browser and a secure game address (HTTPS or localhost); Safari has no Floating option, and tablets use Inside the game.
- A separate video window may need a click for a new song when it's out of view. Minimizing pauses that player's video; reopening joins it back in sync. Firefox, macOS and Linux also pause it when the window is out of view.
From my table to yours.
I'm Gabú, the GM behind Wand & Widgets. I've been telling stories at the table for nearly 30 years, and these tools grow out of those games and the things you tell us yours need.
Narrator's Jukebox is included in the Adventurer and Arcane Circle tiers on Patreon. If it looks like something your table would enjoy, we'd be very happy to have you. And if you have questions, come say hi on Discord.
Find us on Patreon ↗ Come say hi on Discord ↗
Thanks for taking a look. I hope it helps your next session sound a little more like the one in your head <3