Bitwig Studio alternatives

12 Windows apps in the same category as Bitwig Studio, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

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  Audacity

  The world’s most popular free software for recording and editing audio.

  Open source 4.0.2.263060742 2.8M ↓ ★ 18.8K admin, audio, audiovideo
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  MuseScore

  Create, play back and print beautiful sheet music with free and easy to use music notation software MuseScore.

  Open source 4.7.7.261109195 512.9K ↓ ★ 15.3K midi, music, admin
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  LMMS

  LMMS is a free cross-platform alternative to commercial programs like FL Studio®, which allow you to produce music with your computer.

  Open source 1.2.2 21.4K ↓ ★ 10.5K daw, midi, music
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  REAPER

  REAPER is a digital audio production application, offering full multitrack audio and MIDI recording, processing, editing, mixing and mastering toolset.

  Proprietary 7.85 134.1K ↓ midi, audio, audiovideo
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  Bespoke Synth

  Software modular synth

  Open source 1.3.0 2K ↓ ★ 4.7K daw, midi, music
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  SoundCraft

  An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of the Avid Pro Tools workflow in pure Rust

  Open source 0.17.0 709 ↓ ★ 3.5K daw, midi, music
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  MIDI2LR

  MIDI2LR is an application that translates MIDI Control Change commands into Lightroom actions.

  Open source 6.3.1.0 3.8K ↓ ★ 776 midi
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  Loop Drop

  MIDI looper, modular synth and sampler app built using Web Audio and Web MIDI APIs

  Open source 3.0.1 1K ↓ ★ 835 midi, music, audio
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  VST MIDI System Synth (Falcomod)

  A Windows user-mode software MIDI synthesizer driver

  Open source 2.6.1 595 ↓ ★ 75 midi, music, vst
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  fluidsynth

  Software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications.

  Open source 2.6.2 12.1K ↓ midi
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  Surge XT

  Surge XT open-source synthesizer plugin.

  Open source 1.3.4 90 ↓ ★ 4.1K vst
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  ASIO4ALL

  Universal Windows ASIO Driver

  Proprietary 2.22 21.5K ↓ daw

Comparison

App	Licence	Version	Updated	GitHub stars	Chocolatey downloads
Bitwig Studio	Proprietary	6.1.7	November 11, 2026	—	12.9K
Audacity	Open source	4.0.2.263060742	November 2, 2026	18.8K	2.8M
MuseScore	Open source	4.7.7.261109195	November 12, 2026	15.3K	512.9K
LMMS	Open source	1.2.2	March 30, 2021	10.5K	21.4K
REAPER	Proprietary	7.85	November 6, 2026	—	134.1K
Bespoke Synth	Open source	1.3.0	December 22, 2024	4.7K	2K
SoundCraft	Open source	0.17.0	November 6, 2026	3.5K	709
MIDI2LR	Open source	6.3.1.0	October 6, 2026	776	3.8K
Loop Drop	Open source	3.0.1	March 30, 2021	835	1K
VST MIDI System Synth (Falcomod)	Open source	2.6.1	September 9, 2026	75	595
fluidsynth	Open source	2.6.2	November 8, 2026	—	12.1K
Surge XT	Open source	1.3.4	August 12, 2024	4.1K	90
AASIO4ALL	Proprietary	2.22	July 22, 2026	—	21.5K