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 (e.g. Pure Data), listing is limited to its top three categories.

Types

CD ripping software

Choir and learn-to-sing software

This section includes both choir software and learn-to-sing software. For music learning software, see music education software.

DJ software

Digital audio workstation (DAW) software

Computer music software

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 (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

Cantor (music software)
Rhyme Genie (Algorithms and software for rhyming lyrics)
SingingCoach

Audio plug-ins

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 conversion software

Music education software

Music gaming software

Music mathematics software

Music notation software

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
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

Music research software

ScoreCloud (Notation research)

Music technology, synthesis and o/s software

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)
SynthFont (a MIDI to WAV converter-- Virtual Studio Technology instruments can be used instead of source files)

Music visualization software

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)

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

Experiments in Musical Intelligence

Samplers and sequencers

Soundtrack creation software

Trackers

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	ASIO output
Windows	OS X	Linux	MID	MOD	XM	IT	S3M
Renoise	7 May 2024(2024-05-07)	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(2024-03-17)	GPL	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
MilkyTracker	25 November 2024(2024-11-25)	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

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)
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

Amsynth
Minimoog
Reaktor (software creation of instrument)
Reason (DAW and virtual recording studio, integrated with Record)
Spire
VCV Rack
ZynAddSubFX