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.[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 of music software

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CD ripping software

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Choir and learn-to-sing software

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

DJ software

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Digital audio workstation (DAW) software

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Computer music software

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Internet, RSS, broadcast music software

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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.

Lyrics and vocals

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Music analysis software

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Music circuit software

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Music composing software

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Music conversion software

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Music education software

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Music gaming software

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Music mathematics software

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Music notation software

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Music player software

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Music research software

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Music technology, synthesis and o/s software

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Music visualization software

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Drums and percussion

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Guitar

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Piano

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Pipe organ

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  • Hauptwerk produces audio in response to MIDI signal from attached keyboard or from a MIDI sequencer[5]

Automatic composition software

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Samplers and sequencers

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Soundtrack creation software

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Trackers

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Historical tracker software:

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 Load Load Load Load No Yes Yes
OpenMPT 22 September 2024 BSD Yes Yes-Wine Yes-Wine Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SoundTracker 1 October 2023 (2023-10-01) GPL No No Yes No Yes Yes No No No No
MilkyTracker 5 July 2023 (2023-07-05) GPL Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Load Load No Yes
Buzztrax 30 December 2015 LGPL Yes Yes Yes Load Load Load Load No Yes Yes

Virtual synthesizer and studio software

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Wave editors

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Short History of Computer Music". UCSC.edu. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. ^ Twells, John. "The 14 pieces of software that shaped modern music". Fact Mag. Archived from the original on Apr 23, 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Music & Math". Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  4. ^ Intelligence, new visions of artificial intelligence in practice. Vol. 11. Association for Computing Machinery. 2000.
  5. ^ Thomas Wichmann, The Hauptwerk Computer Program, Review in The American Organist, July 2004
  6. ^ "VST plug-ins". Audacity Wiki.