| 1 |  AudacityThe world’s most popular free software for recording and editing audio. | 4.0.1.262721353 | Open source | September 30, 2026 | — | 2.8M ↓ |
| 2 |  MuseScoreCreate, play back and print beautiful sheet music with free and easy to use music notation software MuseScore. | 4.7.5.260831071 | Open source | September 9, 2026 | — | 507.8K ↓ |
| 3 |  LMMSLMMS is a free cross-platform alternative to commercial programs like FL Studio®, which allow you to produce music with your computer. | 1.2.2 | Open source | March 30, 2021 | — | 21.4K ↓ |
| 4 |  REAPERREAPER is a digital audio production application, offering full multitrack audio and MIDI recording, processing, editing, mixing and mastering toolset. | 7.82 | Proprietary | October 5, 2026 | 17.2 MB | 132.5K ↓ |
| 5 |  Bespoke SynthSoftware modular synth | 1.3.0 | Open source | December 22, 2024 | — | 2K ↓ |
| 6 |  MIDI2LRMIDI2LR is an application that translates MIDI Control Change commands into Lightroom actions. | 6.3.1.0 | Open source | October 6, 2026 | — | 3.8K ↓ |
| 7 |  Bitwig StudioModern music production and performance for Windows, macOS, and Linux. | 6.1 | Proprietary | August 28, 2026 | 1 KB | 12.9K ↓ |
| 8 |  Loop DropMIDI looper, modular synth and sampler app built using Web Audio and Web MIDI APIs | 3.0.1 | Open source | March 30, 2021 | — | 1K ↓ |
| 9 |  SoundCraftAn open-source, clean-room reimplementation of the Avid Pro Tools workflow in pure Rust | 0.10.0 | Open source | October 21, 2026 | — | 239 ↓ |
| 10 |  Surge XTSurge XT open-source synthesizer plugin. | 1.3.4 | Open source | August 12, 2024 | — | 90 ↓ |
| 11 |  VCV RackThe Eurorack Simulator | 2.6.4 | Open source | May 11, 2025 | 15.5 MB | 6.8K ↓ |
| 12 | AASIO4ALLUniversal Windows ASIO Driver | 2.22 | Proprietary | July 22, 2026 | 557 KB | 21.5K ↓ |
| 13 |  VST MIDI System Synth (Falcomod)A Windows user-mode software MIDI synthesizer driver | 2.6.1 | Open source | September 9, 2026 | — | 595 ↓ |
| 14 | FfluidsynthSoftware synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications. | 2.6.1 | Open source | | — | 12.1K ↓ |
| 15 |  VogenAI singing voice synthesizer | 0.1.1.5 | Open source | September 23, 2025 | — | 287 ↓ |
| 16 |  MuseScore 3Create, play back and print beautiful sheet music with free and easy to use music notation software MuseScore. | 3.6.2.548021803 | Open source | May 9, 2023 | 111.3 MB | ★ 15.3K |
| 17 | BBatchyBatch audio processing application for music producers | 1.5.1 | Proprietary | October 21, 2026 | 45.8 MB | 777 ↓ |
| 18 | RrtlutilityTool for measuring the Round Trip Latency of your Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) and audio interface | 1.0.12 | Free | | — | 2.2K ↓ |
| 19 |  scoreossia score, an interactive sequencer for the intermedia arts. | 3.8.2 | Open source | March 31, 2026 | — | ★ 2.1K |
| 20 | DDeepVocalDeepVocal is a free to use singing synthesizer application software developed by Boxstar. | 2.1.0 | Other licence | January 8, 2024 | 2.3 MB | 1.6K ↓ |
| 21 |  CardinalVirtual modular synthesizer plugin | 26.02 | Open source | March 3, 2026 | — | ★ 3.2K |
| 22 |  HelioLibre music composition software. | 3.17 | Open source | May 7, 2026 | 5.7 MB | ★ 3.6K |
| 23 |  Soundfont Midi PlayerSoundFont Midi Player is a powerful midi player/router and real time midi synth combo. | 6.6.0 | Other licence | September 5, 2026 | 12.6 MB | 583 ↓ |
| 24 |  OwlPlugAudio plugin manager. Small tool to manage VST / AU plugins on Windows | 2.0.1 | Open source | September 15, 2026 | — | ★ 527 |
| 25 |  Beat Link TriggerTrigger events and automate shows in response to events on Pioneer CDJs | 8.0.0 | Open source | March 25, 2026 | — | ★ 725 |
| 26 |  Beat Link Trigger PreviewTrigger events and automate shows in response to events on Pioneer CDJs | 8.1.0-Preview | Open source | September 29, 2025 | — | ★ 725 |
| 27 |  CtrlrControl any MIDI-enabled hardware: synthesizers, drum machines, samplers, effects. | 5.6.0 | Open source | November 29, 2021 | — | ★ 684 |
| 28 |  JamTaba 2Jamtaba is a software to play online music jam sessions. | 2.1.16 | Proprietary | March 28, 2026 | — | ★ 258 |
| 29 |  DAWGA DAW built using Electron and the Web Audio API | 0.2.3 | Open source | July 21, 2021 | — | ★ 136 |
| 30 |  MelodfyAI-Powered Piano Audio to MIDI Converter | 1.0.0.24 | Open source | September 9, 2024 | — | ★ 132 |
| 31 |  StudioRack AppAudio plugin app, searchable list of plugins to install and share | 2.0.0 | Open source | April 4, 2025 | — | ★ 47 |
| 32 | RResolume AvenueResolume Avenue | 7.27.1.15990 | Proprietary | July 17, 2026 | 1.05 GB | — |
| 33 | RResolume ArenaResolume Arena is an Instrument for VJs, AV performers and video artists. | 7.27.1.15990 | Proprietary | July 17, 2026 | 1.05 GB | — |
| 34 |  UtaformatixUtaformatix (https://sdercolin.github.io/utaformatix3/) is an open source online singing synthesis project converter. It supports vocaloid, utau, deepvocal, cevio and synth-v. This is an electron app which lets you use it offline. | 3.6 | Open source | March 30, 2021 | — | ★ 3 |
| 35 | YYY调音台The DAW for streamers | 1.23.4.0 | Free | September 11, 2025 | 163.6 MB | — |
| 36 | JJustMakeQShow control software for live audio, video, MIDI and OSC cues. | 1.0.0-beta.121 | Proprietary | October 13, 2026 | 76.9 MB | — |
| 37 |  UWP → MM MIDI AdapterShim to address Windows' partial support for BLE LE MIDI. | 0.1.0 | Free | April 10, 2026 | — | ★ 1 |
| 38 | SSoX_ngsox_ng is another Swiss Army Knife of sound processing utilities. | 14.8.1 | Open source | October 16, 2026 | — | — |
| 39 | GGoldWaveDigital Audio Editing Software | 7.09 | Proprietary | October 21, 2026 | 15.7 MB | — |
| 40 |  VoxCutAutomatically remove silences from audio and video files. 100% local processing, one-time payment. | 2.0.1 | Proprietary | September 23, 2026 | — | — |
| 41 |  Ely-TesiaVisualizador y herramienta de práctica MIDI para Windows y Android. | 1.0.8 | Open source | August 23, 2026 | — | — |
| 42 | PPlogue AlterEgoreal-time singing synthesizer vsti | v1.571 | Proprietary | December 21, 2021 | 19.1 MB | — |
| 43 | AAvantis DirectorAvantis Director is a free Windows and Mac OS application enabling offline editing and online control capabilities. | V1.33 - Rev. 87104 | Proprietary | February 14, 2025 | 72.9 MB | — |
| 44 | 音音频易StudioAn integrated audio recording and processing tool for creators, simplifying professional audio production workflows. | 0.1.0 | Proprietary | June 6, 2026 | 60.8 MB | — |
| 45 | BBome SendSXMIDI utility to send SysEx messages | 1.4 | Free | August 2, 2021 | 837 KB | — |
| 46 | KKey-JTurns your keyboard into an instrument - every keystroke plays a note, in any application. | 1.6.1 | Proprietary | October 22, 2026 | — | — |
| 47 | MMIDI-OXMulti-purpose MIDI tool | 7.0.2 | Free | September 7, 2022 | 918 KB | — |
| 48 | MMidiSlayerSight-reading and music-theory practice for MIDI keyboards. Buy once, keep it. | 0.7.3 | Proprietary | October 22, 2026 | 13.8 MB | — |
| 49 |  ChordLaunchpadChord progression sketching assistant with timeline and direct MIDI drag & drop to DAW. | 2.0.0 | Open source | October 5, 2026 | — | — |
| 50 | AAnvil StudioCreate songs with extensive MIDI and Audio editing capabilities | 2024.08.01 | Proprietary | June 10, 2025 | 3.9 MB | — |