List of music software
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.
If a program fits several categories, such as a comprehensive digital audio workstation or a foundation programming language, listing is limited to its top three categories.
Types
CD ripping software
Choir and learn-to-sing software
DJ software
Digital audio workstation (DAW) software
- 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
- ChucK
- Csound
- Director Musices
- List of Generative music software
- JFugue
- Kyma (sound design language)
- Keykit
- Max/MSP
- Opusmodus
- Pure Data
- Suno AI
- SuperCollider
- Udio
Internet, RSS, broadcast music software
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
- Campcaster
- Clickradio
- Juice (aggregator)
- Jamulus
- Moodagent
- Ninjam
- OpenBroadcaster
- Panopto
Lyrics and vocals
[Audio plug-ins]
- Blackhole, H3000 Factory, SplitEQ
- Stutter Edit, Ozone, RX Audio Editor
- Jamstix
- Liquid Rhythm
- PCM Native, MPX Native
- NI Massive, Kontakt (software), B4, Electrik Piano, Guitar Rig 2
- OrangeVocoder
- SoundFont
- MachFive, Symphonic Instrument
Music analysis software
- BeatRoot
- ChucK
- Kyma (sound design language)
- Opusmodus
- Pure Data
- Platinum Blue Music Intelligence
- Sonic Visualiser
- WaveSurfer
Music circuit software
- Arduinome
- CPU Sim
- Electric VLSI Design System
- gLogic
- GNU Circuit Analysis Package
- KTechLab
- Linear Technology
- List of free electronics circuit simulators
- LTspice
- Micro-Cap
- MIDIbox
- Monome
- Ngspice
- Oregano (software)
- Quite Universal Circuit Simulator
- SapWin
- SPICE
- Tenori-on
Music composing software
- Antescofo
- Director Musices
- Hyperscore
- JFugue
- Keykit
- Kyma (sound design language)
- Max
- Music Mouse
- Nodal
- Ocarina
- OpenMusic
- Opusmodus
- PetSynth
- Reaktor
- Rubato Composer
Music conversion software
- AIMP
- Audacity
- Brasero
- CDex
- Exact Audio Copy
- FFmpeg
- FL Studio
- foobar2000
- FormatFactory
- Freemake Audio Converter
- Free Studio
- fre:ac
- iTunes
- k3b
- MediaCoder
- MediaHuman Audio Converter
- MediaMonkey
- SoX
- VLC Media Player
- Winamp
- WMA Convert
Music education software
- Soundtrap
- Meludia
- EarMaster
- EarSketch
- GNU Solfege
- Hyperscore
- Reaktor
- Rocksmith
- Synthesia
- WaveSurfer
- Yousician
- Chordify
Music gaming software
Music mathematics software
Music notation software
- Aegis Sonix
- Canorus
- Capella
- Deluxe Music Construction Set
- Denemo
- Dorico
- Encore
- ENT
- Finale
- Flat
- Forte
- Frescobaldi
- Gregorio
- 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
- Power Tab Editor
- Rosegarden
- SCORE
- ScoreCloud
- Sibelius
- SmartScore
- TuxGuitar
Music research software
Music technology, synthesis and o/s software
- :Category:Music software plugin architectures
- Comparison of audio synthesis environments
- DirectMusic
- Moodagent
- Music information retrieval
- Software effect processor
- Sound Recorder (Windows)
- Impromptu (programming environment)
- Keykit
- Max (software)
- SynthFont
Music visualization software
- Advanced Visualization Studio
- Cthugha
- Magic Music Visuals
- MilkDrop reimplemented as projectM
- Neon
- Psychedelia
- Pure Data
- Virtual Light Machine
- Visual Music Tone Painter
[Orchestration] software
Drums and percussion
Guitar
Piano
Pipe organ
- Hauptwerk produces audio in response to MIDI signal from attached keyboard or from a MIDI sequencer
Automatic composition software
Samplers and sequencers
Soundtrack creation software
- Anvil Studio
- Ensoniq PARIS
- FL Studio
- FL Studio Mobile
- Mixcraft
- Pro Tools
- Sound Forge
- Soundtrap
- SpectraLayers
- WaveLab
Trackers
Historical tracker software:- SoundMonitor
- Ultimate Soundtracker
- NoiseTracker
- OctaMED
- Protracker
- ScreamTracker
- FastTracker 2
- Impulse Tracker
[Virtual Studio Technology] hosting software
- Ableton Live
- ACID Pro
- Adobe Audition
- Adobe Premiere Elements
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Acoustica Mixcraft
- Ardour
- Audacity
- AudioMulch
- Band-in-a-Box
- Cakewalk by BandLab
- Deckadance
- Digital Performer
- FL Studio
- GoldWave
- Jeskola Buzz
- LMMS
- 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