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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 storing, uploading, downloading, and streaming 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), its 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.

Main articles: Choir and Vocal coach

Internet, RSS, broadcast music software

Main article: Netlabel

Lyrics and vocals

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

Audio plug-ins

Main article: Audio plug-in

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

Main article: Musical analysis

Music circuit software

See also: Audio electronics and circuit bending

Arduinome (software circuit platform)
CPU Sim
Electric VLSI Design System
gLogic
GNU Circuit Analysis Package
KTechLab
Linear Technology (A/D and circuit software)
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

Music conversion software

Music education software

This section is about music learning software. For choir and learn-to-sing software, see § Choir and Learn to Sing Software.

Main article: Comparison of music education software

Music gaming software

See also: Video game music, Dynamic music, and Rhythm game

Music mathematics software

Main article: Music and mathematics

Music notation software

Main article: Scorewriter

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

Main article: Comparison of audio player software

Music research software

Main article: Sound and music computing

ScoreCloud (Notation research)

Music technology, synthesis and OS software

Music visualization software

Main article: Music visualization

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)^[6]

Orchestration software

This section is about music orchestration software. For orchestration software as used in information technology, see Orchestration (computing).

Drums and percussion

Guitar

Piano

Pipe organ

Hauptwerk produces audio in response to MIDI signal from attached keyboard or from a MIDI sequencer^[7]

Automatic composition software

Main article: Music and artificial intelligence

Samplers and sequencers

Soundtrack creation software

Main article: Soundtrack

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Soundtrack creation software.

Trackers

Main article: Music tracker

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
Name	Latest update	License	Windows	OS X	Linux	MID	MOD	XM	IT	S3M	VST support	ASIO output
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^[8])
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
Pure Data (via an extension)
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

Virtual synthesizer and studio software

Wave editors

References

↑ "Short History of Computer Music". UCSC.edu. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
↑ 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.
↑ "LUNA". Universal Audio. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
↑ "n-Track Studio". n-Track Software. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
↑ "Music & Math". Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
↑ Intelligence, new visions of artificial intelligence in practice. Vol. 11. Association for Computing Machinery. 2000.
↑ Thomas Wichmann, The Hauptwerk Computer Program, Review in The American Organist, July 2004
↑ "VST plug-ins". Audacity Wiki. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023.
↑ "Acoustica 8". Acon Digital. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
↑ "SpectraLayers". Steinberg. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
↑ "Total Recorder". High Criteria. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
↑ "WaveLab". Steinberg. Retrieved 17 September 2026.

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