List of music software
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Template:SHORTDESC: This is a list of software for creating, performing, learning, analyzing, researching, broadcasting and editing music. This article only includes software, not services.
For streaming services such as iHeartRadio, Pandora, Prime Music, and Spotify, see Comparison of on-demand streaming music services.
For storage, uploading, downloading and streaming of music via the cloud, see Comparison of online music lockers.
This list does not include discontinued historic or legacy software, with the exception of trackers that are still supported.[1][2]
If a program fits several categories, such as a comprehensive digital audio workstation or a foundation programming language (e.g. Pure Data), listing is limited to its top three categories.
Types
[edit | edit source]CD ripping software
[edit | edit source]Choir and learn-to-sing software
[edit | edit source]- This section includes both choir software and learn-to-sing software. For music learning software, see music education software.
DJ software
[edit | edit source]Digital audio workstation (DAW) software
[edit | edit source]- Ableton Live
- ACID Pro
- Ardour
- Audacity
- Audiotool
- BandLab
- BespokeSynth
- Bitwig Studio
- Cakewalk by BandLab
- Cubase
- Digital Performer
- FL Studio
- GarageBand
- HighC
- LMMS
- Logic Pro
- Magix Music Maker
- Maschine
- MetaSynth
- Mixcraft
- MultitrackStudio
- Nuendo
- Mixbus
- MuLab
- Orion Studio
- Pro Tools
- Pyramix
- Qtractor
- REAPER
- Reason
- Renoise
- Rosegarden
- Samplitude
- Sonic Pi
- Soundtrap
- Studio One
- Waveform
- Zynewave Podium
Computer music software
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Internet, RSS, broadcast music software
[edit | edit source]This section only includes software, not services. For services programs like Spotify, Pandora, Prime Music, etc. see Comparison of on-demand streaming music services. Likewise, list includes music RSS apps, widgets and software, but for a list of actual feeds, see Comparison of feed aggregators. For music broadcast software lists in the cloud, see Content delivery network and Comparison of online music lockers.
- Airtime
- Audicom (First radio automation software—see Radio software)
- Campcaster
- Clickradio
- Juice (aggregator)
- Jamulus (Internet jamming software)
- Moodagent (AI based emotion keyed playlist generator and app)
- Ninjam (Internet jamming software)
- OpenBroadcaster
- Panopto
Lyrics and vocals
[edit | edit source]- Cantor (music software)
- Rhyme Genie (Algorithms and software for rhyming lyrics)
- SingingCoach
- Blackhole, H3000 Factory, SplitEQ (Eventide, Inc.)
- Stutter Edit, Ozone, RX Audio Editor (iZotope)
- Jamstix (Rayzoon Technologies)
- Liquid Rhythm (WaveDNA)
- PCM Native, MPX Native (Lexicon (company))
- NI Massive, Kontakt (software), B4, Electrik Piano, Guitar Rig 2 (Native Instruments)
- OrangeVocoder (Prosoniq)
- SoundFont (Integrates synthesized/sampled MIDI files with recorded music)
- MachFive, Symphonic Instrument (Mark of the Unicorn)
Music analysis software
[edit | edit source]- BeatRoot
- ChucK
- Kyma (sound design language)
- Opusmodus
- Pure Data
- Platinum Blue Music Intelligence (from Music Xray company)
- Sonic Visualiser
- WaveSurfer
Music circuit software
[edit | edit source]- Arduinome (software circuit platform)
- CPU Sim
- Electric VLSI Design System
- gLogic
- GNU Circuit Analysis Package
- KTechLab
- Linear Technology (a/d, circuit software, and others.)
- List of free electronics circuit simulators
- LTspice
- Micro-Cap
- MIDIbox (software circuit platform)
- Monome (software circuit platform)
- Ngspice
- Oregano (software)
- Quite Universal Circuit Simulator
- SapWin
- SPICE
- Tenori-on (software circuit platform)
Music composing software
[edit | edit source]- Antescofo
- Director Musices
- Hyperscore
- JFugue
- Keykit
- Kyma (sound design language)
- Max
- Music Mouse (Algorithmic synth and composer)
- Nodal
- Ocarina
- OpenMusic
- Opusmodus
- PetSynth
- Progression
- Reaktor
- Rubato Composer
Music conversion software
[edit | edit source]Music education software
[edit | edit source]Music gaming software
[edit | edit source]Music mathematics software
[edit | edit source]Music notation software
[edit | edit source]- Aegis Sonix
- Canorus
- Capella
- Deluxe Music Construction Set
- Denemo
- Dorico
- Encore
- ENT (for typeset mensural notation)
- Finale
- Flat
- Forte
- Frescobaldi
- Gregorio (for Neumes)
- Guitar Pro
- Igor Engraver
- Impro-Visor
- jEdit plugin
- LilyPond
- MagicScore
- Mozart
- Mus2
- MusEdit
- MuseScore
- Music Write
- MusiCAD
- MusicEase
- MusiXTeX
- NoteEdit
- Noteflight
- Notation Composer
- NoteWorthy Composer
- NOTION
- Overture
- Philip's Music Writer (PMW)
- Power Tab Editor
- Progression
- Rosegarden
- SCORE
- ScoreCloud
- Sibelius (Division of Avid Technology since 8/2006. Avid also sells the Pro Tools DAW)
- SmartScore (Focus on Music OCR)
- TuxGuitar
Music player software
[edit | edit source]Music research software
[edit | edit source]- ScoreCloud (Notation research)
Music technology, synthesis and o/s software
[edit | edit source]- Category:Music software plugin architectures
- Comparison of audio synthesis environments
- DirectMusic
- Moodagent (AI based emotion keyed playlist generator and app)
- Music information retrieval
- Software effect processor
- Sound Recorder (Windows)
- Impromptu (programming environment)
- Keykit
- Max (software)[3]
- SynthFont (a MIDI to WAV converter-- Virtual Studio Technology instruments can be used instead of source files)
Music visualization software
[edit | edit source]- Advanced Visualization Studio (Justin Frankel) (platform: Windows)
- Cthugha (1993, Kevin "Zaph" Burfitt) (platform: DOS)
- Magic Music Visuals (since 2012, Color & Music, LLC) (platforms: Windows, OS X)
- MilkDrop (2001-2012, Ryan Geiss) reimplemented as projectM (platforms: Windows, Linux, Android)
- Neon (2004, Jeff Minter and Ivan Zorzin) (platform: Xbox 360)
- Psychedelia
- Pure Data
- Virtual Light Machine (1990, Jeff Minter) (platform: Atari Jaguar)
- Visual Music Tone Painter (1992–2004)[4]
Orchestration software
[edit | edit source]Drums and percussion
[edit | edit source]Guitar
[edit | edit source]- Guitar Rig
- Progression
- Line 6
- Rocksmith
- Guitar Pro
- TuxGuitar
- GarageBand
- Logic Pro
- Ableton Live
- Audacity
Piano
[edit | edit source]Pipe organ
[edit | edit source]- Hauptwerk produces audio in response to MIDI signal from attached keyboard or from a MIDI sequencer[6]
Automatic composition software
[edit | edit source]Samplers and sequencers
[edit | edit source]Soundtrack creation software
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Trackers
[edit | edit source]Historical tracker software:
- SoundMonitor (C64, 1986)
- Ultimate Soundtracker (Amiga, 1987)
- NoiseTracker (Amiga, 1989)
- OctaMED (Amiga, 1989)
- Protracker (Amiga, 1990)
- ScreamTracker (PC, 1994)
- FastTracker 2 (PC, 1994)
- Impulse Tracker (PC, 1995)
| Name | Latest update | License | OS versions | File format support | VST support |
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| Windows | OS X | Linux | MID | MOD | XM | IT | S3M | |||||
| Renoise | 7 May 2024 | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Read only | Read only | Read only | Read only | No | Yes | Yes |
| OpenMPT | 29 June 2025 | BSD | Yes | Yes (via Wine) | Yes (via Wine) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SoundTracker | 17 March 2024 | GPL | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| MilkyTracker | 25 November 2024 | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Read only | Read only | No | Yes |
| Buzztrax | 6 January 2016 | LGPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Read only | Read only | Read only | Read only | No | Yes | Yes |
Virtual Studio Technology hosting software
[edit | edit source]- Ableton Live
- ACID Pro
- Adobe Audition
- Adobe Premiere Elements
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Acoustica Mixcraft
- Ardour (open source)
- Audacity (open source, Windows, Linux and Mac platforms only[7])
- AudioMulch
- Band-in-a-Box
- Cakewalk by BandLab
- Deckadance
- Digital Performer (version 8 or higher)
- FL Studio
- GoldWave
- Jeskola Buzz
- LMMS (open source)
- Logic Pro
- Magix Music Maker
- Max MSP
- ModPlug Tracker
- MultitrackStudio
- n-Track Studio
- NOTION
- REAPER
- Reason
- Renoise
- Samplitude
- Sony Acid Pro
- Sony Sound Forge
- Sony Vegas
- Soundtrap
- Steinberg Cubase
- Steinberg Nuendo
- Studio One
- Steinberg Wavelab
- Traktor
- Vocaloid
- WavePad Audio Editor
- Podium
Virtual synthesizer and studio software
[edit | edit source]- Amsynth
- Minimoog
- Reaktor (software creation of instrument)
- Reason (DAW and virtual recording studio, integrated with Record)
- Spire
- VCV Rack
- ZynAddSubFX
Wave editors
[edit | edit source]See also
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- Audio editing software
- Comparison of audio synthesis environments
- Comparison of digital audio editors
- Comparison of free software for audio
- Comparison of MIDI editors and sequencers
- Comparison of scorewriters
- List of audio conversion software
- List of audio programming languages
- List of Linux audio software
- List of scorewriters
- Music technology
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