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.
This section includes both choir software and learn-to-sing software. For music learning software, see music education software.
See main article: Vocal coach.
See main article: Digital audio workstation.
See main article: Computer music.
See also: List of audio programming languages.
See main article: Netlabel.
See also: Content delivery network. 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.
See main article: Audio plug-in.
See main article: Musical analysis.
See also: Spectrum analyzer.
See also: Audio electronics and circuit bending.
See also: Algorithmic composition.
See also: List of audio conversion software.
See main article: Comparison of music education software.
See also: Video game music and Dynamic music.
See main article: Music and mathematics.
See also: Society for Mathematics and Computation in Music and Mathematical software.
See main article: Scorewriter.
See main article: Comparison of audio player software.
See main article: Sound and music computing.
See also: Software synthesizer.
See main article: Music visualization.
See main article: Music and artificial intelligence.
See also: Robotic art.
See also: Comparison of MIDI editors and sequencers.
See main article: Soundtrack.
See also: Multitrack recording and Sound recording and reproduction.
See main article: Music tracker.
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 | Proprietary | ||||||||||||
| OpenMPT | BSD | -Wine | -Wine | ||||||||||
| SoundTracker | GPL | ||||||||||||
| MilkyTracker | GPL | ||||||||||||
| Buzztrax | LGPL | ||||||||||||
See also: Virtual Studio Technology.
See main article: category and Software synthesizers.
See main article: Outline of music and Index of music articles.