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awesome-linuxaudio

A list of software and resources for professional audio/video/live events production on the Linux platform

Work in progress - See current issues and CONTRIBUTING.

This list is provided to help you build your own GNU/Linux based A/V production environment. Most of the listed software is packaged for Debian, and should be directly installable using your package manager. Software that can be run on other GNU/Linux distributions may also be added to the list. This list focuses on sound, video, lighting and live applications. Software listed here is Free Software unless noted otherwise.


List keys:

  • ◼ Debian package: can be installed directly using APT on Debian and derivatives.
  • ▒ KXStudio package: can be installed using APT on KXStudio or Debian with KXStudio repositories enabled.
  • © Non-Free/closed source software: programs that restrict use/study/modification/distribution.


Software

DAW/Sequencers

  • ardour - Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) and Multichannel Hard Disk Recorder (HDR) ()
  • lmms - Linux Multimedia Studio ()
  • vcvrack - Open-source virtual Eurorack DAW
  • 1BITDRAGON - easy to use sample based sequencer. Rhythm Generators, arpeggiators, MIDI/WAV export. ©
  • AudioNodes - Free, modular audio production suite with multi-track audio mixing, audio effects, parameter automation, MIDI editing, synthesis, cloud production, custom MIDI i/o, and more. (Browser version) ©
  • Bitwig Studio - dynamic software for creation and performance of your musical ideas on stage or in the studio. ©
  • dino - Integrated MIDI piano roll editor and sequencer engine
  • friniika - A complete music workstation for Windows/Linux/OSX
  • Harrison Mixbus - the first full-featured DAW with true analog style mixing. ©
  • helio-workstation - Free linear-based music For macOS, Linux, Windows, iOS and Android, with clean interface, version control, synchronization between devices, undo history, and more.
  • Laborejo - is a MIDI sequencer based on classical music notation.
  • meterec - minimalistic multi track recorder ()
  • muse - Qt4-based audio/MIDI sequencer ()
  • ossia score - Interactive sequencer with intelligent timelines supporting audio, video, OSC, MIDI, DMX and more.
  • Patroneo - is an easy to use, pattern based midi sequencer
  • qtractor - MIDI/Audio multi-track sequencer application ()
  • Radium Editor - Radium is a music editor with a new type of interface.
  • REAPER - A complete digital audio production application for computers, offering a full multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing and mastering toolset. ©
  • rosegarden - music editor and MIDI/audio sequencer ()
  • seq24 - Minimalist Real time MIDI sequencer ()
  • sequencer64 - Real time MIDI sequencer, a major reboot of seq24 with many new features.
  • Stargate DAW - Cross-platform, all-in-one DAW and plugin suite
  • Tracktion - The musician's DAW ©
  • traverso - Multitrack audio recorder and editor ()
  • Zrythm - A highly automated and intuitive digital audio workstation

Trackers

  • bambootracker - Cross-platform music tracker for the Yamaha YM2608 (OPNA) sound chip which was used in NEC PC-8801/9801 series computers. ()
  • cheesecutter - Tracker program for composing music for the SID chip. ()
  • ft2-clone - Fasttracker 2 clone. ()
  • furnace - Multi-system chiptune tracker.
  • goattracker - C64 music editor. ()
  • hivelytracker - Music tracker program based upon the AHX. ()
  • klystrack - Chiptune tracker. ()
  • komposter - lightweight music composing system. ()
  • milkytracker - Music creation tool inspired by Fast Tracker 2. ()
  • pt2-clone - Multi-platform clone of the classic music making software ProTracker 2 from the Commodore Amiga days. ()
  • Renoise - Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) using a tracker-based approach. ©
  • schism - ImpulseTracker clone aiming at providing the same look & feel. ()
  • tiatracker - music tracker for making Atari VCS 2600. ()
  • tutka - tracker style MIDI sequencer. ()
  • vht - live midi sequencer/tracker for JACK/GTK.
  • zytrax - Easy to use, tracker-inspired music sequencer. ()

Audio Editors

  • audacity - fast, cross-platform audio editor ()
  • eisenkraut - A multi-channel and hi-res capable audio file editor
  • kwave - sound editor for KDE ()
  • LAoE - Rich featured graphical audio sample editor featuring multi-layers, floating-point samples, volume-masks, variable selection-intensity, spectrogram editing, and plugins 2011
  • mhwaveedit - Simple and fast GTK2 sound editor () 2013
  • ocenaudio - cross-platform, easy to use, fast and functional audio editor ©
  • ReZound - ReZound aims to be a stable, open source, and graphical audio file editor primarily for but not limited to the Linux operating system. 2008
  • Shuriken beat slicer - beat slicer with beat detection and time stretching capabilities. Easy QT4 interface to slice up drum loops, assign hits to MIDI keys, and change the tempo of loops in real-time.
  • smasher - Cross-platform audio loop slicer designed to create sliced loops from WAV, MP3, FLAC or AIFF files in seconds without a sequencer 2013
  • Sound Studio - A simple (minimal) light-weight tool for editing smaller soundfiles. Because Sound Studio uses Sox, it can cope with a wide variety of audio file formats. 2013
  • tenacity - an easy-to-use, cross-platform multi-track audio editor/recorder

Samplers

  • samplv1 - Polyphonic sampler synthesizer. ()
  • avldrums.lv2 - drum sample player plugin dedicated to Glen MacArthur's AVLdrums. Rapidly sequence and mix midi-drums.
  • bliss - Performance sampler featuring scalable & themeable GUI, VSTi sampling, 8 macro assignments, dual zero delay feedback filters, sample editor, 7 built-in effects, flexible modulation, parameter morphing and highest offline resampling quality using 512 points SINC algorithm. ©
  • dgedit - drum kit editor for DrumGizmo ()
  • drumgizmo - multichannel, multilayered, cross-platform drum plugin and stand-alone application. It enables you to compose drums in midi and mix them with a multichannel approach ()
  • Fluajho- a simple sf2 soundfont host/player for Linux. Behind the scenes the Fluidsynth library is at work, hence the name.
  • freewheeling - live looping musical instrument ()
  • giada - hardcore loop machine ()
  • hydrogen - advanced drum machine/step sequencer ()
  • hydrogen-drumkits - drumkits for Hydrogen ()
  • hydrogen-drumkits-effects - collection of unusual drumkits for Hydrogen ()
  • kluppe - Loop-player and recorder designed for live use. ()
  • linuxsampler-all - Realtime audio sampler. (Standalone, DSSI, LV2 and VST)
  • luppp - Music creation tool, intended for live use.
  • qsampler - LinuxSampler GUI frontend based on the Qt toolkit. ()
  • redux - Sample-based instrument, combined with a powerful phrase sequencer. ©
  • sfizz - SFZ sampler and synth (library, AU/LV2/VST3 plugins and JACK standalone).
  • sooperlooper - Looping sampler. ()
  • sooperlooper-lv2 - Looping sampler plugin.
  • soundux - A cross-platform soundboard
  • Speedrum - MPC style drum sampler, 32 pads with essential effects, and with 8 sample layers per pad ©
  • superboucle - Loop application synced with jack transport.
  • TAL-Sampler - full featured analog modeled synthesizer with a sampler engine as sound source, including a powerful modulation matrix and a high quality self-oscillating 24/12/6 dB low pass filter ©

Effects/Processing

Collections

  • calf-plugins - Calf Studiogear - audio effects and sound generators ()
  • dpf-plugins - audio plugin collection from DISTRHO
  • freaked-plugins - Granulator, pre-delay, reverb tail and distortion LV2 Plugins
  • Linux Studio Plugins (LSP) - Collection of Open Source LV2/LADSPA/VST/standalone audio processing applications. ()
  • tal-plugins - Togu Audio Line Plugins (Dub-3, Filter/-2, Reverb/-2/-3, Vocoder-2)
  • ACMT Essential VST Plug-Ins Collection for Linux - A comprehensive range of essential high-end analogue modelled plug-ins for Linux ©
  • amb-plugins - ambisonics LADSPA plugins ()
  • artyfx - Arty FX plugin suite
  • avw.lv2 - collection of Voltage Controlled LV2 modules () 2013
  • BYOD - Build-Your-Own-Distortion is an audio plugin that allows the user to create custom guitar effects, with a focus on guitar distortion
  • caps-lv2 - LV2 port for the CAPS Audio Plugin Suite
  • caps - C* Audio Plugin Suite (CAPS) comprises a range of classic sound effects and a few more basic audio DSP units, signal and noise generators. ()
  • cmt - a collection of LADSPA plugins ()
  • drowaudio-plugins - dRowAudio Plugins (LV2 & VST)
  • fomp - 1 auto-wah, 1 EQ, 3 chorus, 5 filters, and 3 oscillators LV2 plugins. ()
  • foo-plugins - small set of LADSPA plugins (Lookahead Limiter/Transient Architect)
  • ardour-lv2-plugins - Set of LV2 plugins provided by Ardour. ()
  • Chow Tape Model - digital emulation of a reel-to-reel analog tape machine. The original algorithm was developed to emulate the Sony TC-260
  • Chow Matrix - infinitely growable delay effect, with complex internal modulation and feedback. With extra features including pitch-shifting, diffusion, and distortion
  • Chow Centaur - digital emulation of the Klon Centaur guitar pedal
  • Chow Phaser - digital phaser effect originally inspired by the Schulte Compact Phasing 'A'
  • ChowDSP VCV - several modules for VCV Rack, including ports of ChowTape and ChowPhaser. Other modules include distortion effects, modal filters, and more
  • infamous-plugins - creative LV2 plugins
  • invada-studio-plugins-ladspa - Invada Studio Plugins - a set of LADSPA audio plugins ()
  • invada-studio-plugins-lv2 - Invada Studio Plugins - a set of LV2 audio plugins ()
  • juced-plugins - Juced Plugins
  • leet-plugins - LEET LADSPA plugins
  • mda-lv2 - Paul Kellett's MDA 36 high-quality plugins ported to LV2 ()
  • mda-vst - Paul Kellett's MDA plugins ported to VST
  • mod-mda-lv2 - Paul Kellett's MDA plugins ported to LV2 (MOD version)
  • mod-utilities - LV2 plugin utilities (filters/gain/switches/meter)
  • psi-plugins - small collection of LV2 plugins ideal for (but not limited to) electronic music.
  • ste-plugins - stereo LADPSA plugins ()
  • swh-lv2 - Steve Harris's SWH plugins ported to LV2 ()
  • swh-plugins - Steve Harris's LADSPA plugins ()
  • tap-plugins - Tom's Audio Processing LADSPA plugins ()
  • teragonaudio-plugins - audio plugins from Teragon Audio
  • vcf-plugins - VCF LADSPA plugins
  • vco-plugins - LADSPA plugin sporting anti-aliased oscillators ()
  • x42-plugins - Collection of LV2 plugins ()
  • zam-plugins - Plugins for high quality audio processing ()
  • ZL Audio Plugins - ZL Audio makes audio plugins and audio processing tools

EQ

  • eq10q - LV2 equalizer ()
  • fil-plugins - parametric equalizer LADSPA plugin ()
  • luftikus - analog modeled equalizer
  • lv2fil - Stereo and mono LV2 plugins, four-band parametric equalisers

Other FX

  • abgate - LV2 noise gate plugin ()
  • airwin2rack - Airwindows plugins, Consolidated into a single Library, Rack Plugin and DAW Plugin
  • autotalent - pitch correction LADSPA plugin ()
  • beatslash-lv2 - A set of LV2 plugins to slash, repeat beats.
  • blop - Bandlimited wavetable-based oscillator plugins for LADSPA hosts. ()
  • blop-lv2 - Bandlimited LADSPA oscillator plugins ported to LV2. ()
  • centered - this plugin automatically pans the input signal such that it's centered in the stereo field
  • creox - a real-time sound/effects processor.
  • deteriorate-lv2 - set of LV2 plugins to deteriorate sound quality
  • dragonfly-reverb - bundle of free audio reverb effects. ()
  • drc - digital room correction ()
  • Fire - mutiband distortion plugin
  • freqtweak - Realtime audio frequency spectral manipulation
  • g2reverb -reverb LADSPA plugin
  • glitch - Multi-effects audio plugin with sequencer ©
  • go-dsp-guitar - A cross-platform effects processor / amp simulator for electric guitars and other instruments. Supports JACK and remote control through web interface.
  • guitarix - Rock guitar amplifier for Jack (Standalone/LADSPA/LV2) ()
    • gxplugins - extra lv2 plugins from the guitarix project
  • gxvoxtonebender - Fuzz Tonebender LV2 plugin
  • holap - Holborn Audio DSSI and LADSPA audio plugins including DSP effects and a FM synthesizer
  • ir.lv2 - LV2 IR reverb ()
  • klangfalter - convolution reverb audio plugin (LV2/VST)
  • lamb-rs - A lookahead compressor/limiter that's soft as a lamb.
  • LoudMax - Look-Ahead Brickwall Loudness Maximizer LADSPA Plugin with a clean transparent sound. It is designed to retain the original character of the music as much as possible ©
  • lv2vocoder - LV2 vocoder plugin ()
  • mod-distortion - analog distortion emulation plugin
  • mod-pitchshifter - Pitch Shifter LV2 effects
  • paulstretch - Extreme sound time-stretch ()
  • PeakEater - cross-platform wave shaper plugin
  • phasex - Phase Harmonic Advanced Synthesis EXperiment ()
  • pitcheddelay - pitch-shifting delay
  • radium-compressor - audio compressor for JACK ()
  • rakarrack - Simple and easy guitar effects processor for GNU/Linux ()
  • rev-plugins - reverb LADSPA plugin ()
  • rkrlv2 - Rakarrack LV2 Plugin Ports
  • RoomReverb - mono/stereo to stereo algorithmic reverb
  • rubberband-ladspa - LADSPA plugin for audio pitch-shifting ()
  • rubberband-lv2 - LV2 plugin for audio pitch-shifting ()
  • sonic - Simple utility to speed up or slow down speech ()
  • soundstretch - Stretches and pitch-shifts sound independently ()
  • Schroeder - Modeled reverb based on Schroeder reverberator. ©
  • stretchplayer - Audio file player with time stretch and pitch shifting ()
  • terminatorx - realtime audio synthesizer ()
  • valentine - open source compressor meant to pump and breathe
  • vm.lv2 - virtual machine plugin bundle (Control, CV, Audio, Atom)
  • vocoder-ladspa - LADSPA Vocoder Plugin
  • vocproc - LV2 plugin for pitch shifting and vocoding ()
  • wah-plugins - auto-wah LADSPA plugin ()
  • wasp-ladspa - WASP LADSPA plugin
  • wolf-shaper - Waveshaper plugin with a spline-based graph editor
  • zita-at1 - JACK autotuner ()
  • zita-rev1 - pro-audio reverb effect ()

DJing / Vinyl emulation

  • mixxx - Digital Disc Jockey Interface ()
  • xwax - open-source vinyl emulation software for Linux with timecoded vinyl support ()
  • DiscoDOS - the geekiest DJ tool on the planet - remember and analyze your DJ sets based on Discogs and AcousticBrainz data ()

Synthesizers

Synthesizers - Additive

  • add64 - additive synthesizer for JACK
  • andes - Sound synthesiser based on Perlin noise
  • triceratops-lv2 - polyphonic additive software synthesizer plugin
  • vertigo - 256 oscillators additive synth with resynthesis and sound morphing. Imports WAV and BMP. Very accurate recreation of complex musical phrases, drumloops, speech and simple tones. ©
  • yoshimi - software synthesizer based on ZynAddSubFX ()
  • zynaddsubfx - Realtime software synthesizer for Linux ()

Synthesizers - Subtractive

  • amsynth - Two oscillator software synthesizer. ()
  • blepvco - LADSPA, minBLEP-based, hard-sync-capable oscillator plugins. ()
  • bristol - Vintage synthesizer emulator. ()
  • cursynth - Cursynth is a polyphonic music synthesizer that runs graphically inside your terminal.
  • discovery - Virtual Analog synthesizer. ©
  • discovery pro - Virtual Analog synthesizer + sampler. ©
  • helm - Polyphonic synthesizer.
  • ob-xd - OB-Xd is based on the Oberheim OB-X.
    • ob-xd - Open source version of OB-Xd
  • sineshaper - Monophonic synth plugin with two oscillators and waveshapers.
  • synthv1 - Old-school polyphonic synthesizer. ()
  • whysynth - DSSI Soft Synth Interface. ()
  • wolpertinger - Subtractive synth with a sharp bandpass filter.

Synthesizers - FM

  • adlplug - FM synthesizer plugins, based on OPL3 and OPN2 sound chip emulations
  • dexed - FM Plugin Synth closely modeled on the Yamaha DX7, including midi cartridge librarian/manager for the DX7.
  • hexter - Yamaha DX7 modeling DSSI plugin ()
  • OPL - The OPL is a digital sound synthesis chip developed by Yamaha in the mid 1980s
  • juce-opl - Emulation of the Yamaha OPL sound chip used in PC sound cards from the 90s.
  • oxefmsynth - 8 operators FM synth

Synthesizers - Wavetable

  • sorcer - Sorcer polyphonic wavetable synth LV2 plugin
  • wsynth-dssi - hack on Xsynth-DSSI to allow wavetable synthesis ()

Synthesizers - Other

  • BespokeSynth - software modular synthesizer. ()
  • Chow Kick - kick drum synthesizer based on creative physical modelling of old drum machine circuits
  • drumkv1 - old-school drum-kit sampler ()
  • fabla - Fabla drum sampler plugin instrument
  • foo-yc20-vst - VST implementation of a 1969 designed Yamaha combo organ, the YC-20.
  • qsynth - fluidsynth MIDI sound synthesiser front-end ()
  • Tracktion BioTek - new generation of software synth that combines the sounds of nature with a complex synthesis engine to create weird and wonderful organic soundscapes. ©
  • argotlunar - Realtime granulator LV2/VST plugin
  • din - digital audio synthesizer ()
  • drmr - An LV2 sampler plugin that (currently) plays hydrogen drum kits
  • fluid-soundfont-gm - Fluid (R3) General MIDI SoundFont (GM)
  • fluid-soundfont-gs - Fluid (R3) General MIDI SoundFont (GS)
  • fluidr3-gm-soundfont - Fluid (R3) Mono GM SoundFont from MuseScore 2
  • fluidsynth/-static - Real-time MIDI software synthesizer with plugins for media players ()
  • geonkick - synthesizer capable of generating a wide range of percussive sounds
  • gmorgan - MIDI rhythm station emulator software
  • newtonator - LV2 synth that produces unpredictable sounds
  • Odin 2 - powerful 24-voice polyphonic virtual analog synthesizer with multiple oscillator types LV2/VST3/CLAP
  • paraphrasis - spectral modeling synthesizer
  • Surge XT - hybrid synthesizer featuring many synthesis techniques, a great selection of filters, a flexible modulation engine, a smorgasbord of effects, and modern features like MPE and microtuning
  • TAL-BassLine-101 - monophonic bass synthesizer and a very accurate emulation of the popular SH 101 ©
  • TAL-J-8 - very accurate emulation of the popular 80’s hardware synthesiser and calibrated after our own Jupiter 8 device ©
  • TAL-NoiseMaker - free virtual analog synthesizer with a great sound and low CPU usage ©
  • TAL-U-No-LX - complete emulation of the popular Juno 60, zero feedback delay filters and carefully calibrated controls make this synth a good replacement for the analog device ©
  • u-he Diva - Virtual Analogue synthesizer ©
  • u-he Hive - Uncomplicated, flexible, CPU-friendly hybrid synthesizer ©
  • u-he Podolski - free, straightforward, CPU-efficient virtual analogue synthesizer. One oscillator, one filter, one envelope and an arpeggiator / sequencer. ©
  • u-he Repro - Meticulously modelled reproductions of two famous analogue synthesizers ©
  • u-he Triple Cheese - Unusual freeware synthesizer without traditional oscillators/wavetables/FM/phase distortion/analogue modelled filters, capable of some surprising sounds. ©
  • u-he Zebra 2 - sound-design playground with numerous sound sculpting tools ©
  • u-he Zebralette - A free synthesizer and an introduction to Zebra2’s fantastic oscillators. ©
  • xsynth-dssi - classic-analog (VCOs/VCF/VCA) style software synthesizer ()
  • pianoteq - Virtual piano based on physical modeling of real instruments. ©
  • organteq - Physically modelled pipe organ. ©

Synthesizers - Modular

  • ams - Realtime modular synthesizer for ALSA ()
  • BEAST/BSE - music composition and modular synthesis application
  • Cardinal - Virtual modular synthesizer plugin
  • ingen - modular audio processing system for Jack and LV2 based systems.
    • ams-lv2 - set of Voltage Controlled LV2 modules for Ingen
  • mcp-plugins - LADSPA plugins designed for Alsa Modular Synth ()
  • omins - collection of LADSPA plugins aimed at modular synthesizers ()
  • spiralsynthmodular - object orientated music studio
  • Sunvox - a small, fast and powerful modular synthesizer with pattern-based sequencer (tracker) ©
  • TAL-MOD - virtual analog synthesizer with an exceptional sound and almost unlimited modulation possiblities ©
  • u-he ACE - compact, clear synthesizer, with a careful selection of modules and semi-modular architecture ©
  • u-he Bazille - large polyphonic modular system with digital (PD, FM based) oscillators, multimode filters, modulation options, and more ©

Synthesizers - Organ simulators

Audio utilities

Audio utilities - Misc

  • sox - Swiss army knife of sound processing ()
  • declick - a dynamic digital declicker for audio sample files.
  • ecasound - command-line multitrack-capable audio recorder and effect processor ()
  • fadecut - toolset to rip audiostreams, cut, fade in/out and tag the resulting audiofiles ()
  • gwc - Audio file denoiser ()
  • libsox-fmt-all - All SoX format libraries ()
  • Linux Show Player a free cue player designed for sound-playback in stage production. The goal of the project is to provide a complete playback software for musical plays, theater shows and similar. ()
  • nama - Multitrack recording with Ecasound ()
  • pianobooster - Learn the piano just by playing a game, inspired by Guitar Hero ()
  • Samplecat - a program for cataloguing and auditioning audio samples.
  • showq - MIDI controllable audio player ()
  • silan - commandline tool to detect silence in audio-files
  • silentjack - silence detector for the JACK audio system ()
  • sync-audio-tracks - Audio tracks synchronization command-line tool for video editors that don't support it
  • taptempo - A command line tap tempo. Hit enter key with style and you'll get the corresponding number of beats per minute (BPM). ()
  • timemachine - JACK audio recorder for spontaneous and conservatory use ()

Audio utilities - Meters & Analysis

  • easyssp - audio visualization plugin (spectrometer/goniometer) (LV2 & VST)
  • baudline - Time-frequency browser designed for scientific visualization of the spectral domain - Fourier, correlation, transfer function, impulse response, and raster transforms
  • bitmeter - diagnosis tool for JACK audio software ()
  • brp-pacu - audio analysis tool ()
  • ebumeter - Loudness measurement according to EBU-R128 ()
  • jaaa - audio signal generator and spectrum analyser ()
  • jackmeter - a basic command line meter for the JACK audio system ()
  • japa - JACK and ALSA Perceptual Analyser ()
  • jkmeter - horizontal or vertical bargraph audio level meter for Jack Audio Connection Kit ()
  • lufsmeter - measures loudness similar to the human perception of loudness. (LV2/VST)
  • meterbridge - Collection of Audio meters for the JACK audio server ()
  • MultiMeter - comprehensive set of AU/VST real-time audio analysis tools
  • QLoud - tool to measure loudspeaker frequency and step responses and distortions
  • siggen - a set of tools for imitating a laboratory Signal Generator, generating audio signals out of Linux's /dev/dsp audio device. ()
  • Scope - Simple oscilloscope ©
  • sonic-visualiser - View and analyse the contents of music audio files ()
  • spek - acoustic spectrum analyser
  • wolf-spectrum - Real-time 2D spectrogram plugin
  • xoscope - digital oscilloscope ()

Audio utilities - Tuners & Metronomes

  • fmit - Free Music Instrument Tuner ()
  • gtick - Metronome application ()
  • gtkguitune - Guitar and other instruments tuner
  • gxtuner - Tuner for Jack ()
  • klick - advanced metronome for JACK ()
  • lingot - accurate and easy to use musical instrument tuner

Audio utilities - MIDI Utilities

  • jack-keyboard - Virtual MIDI keyboard for JACK MIDI ()
  • timidity - Software sound renderer (MIDI sequencer, MOD player) ()
  • abcmidi - converter from ABC to MIDI format and back ()
  • arpage - MIDI Arpeggiator w/ JACK Tempo Sync.
  • gmidimonitor - GTK application that shows MIDI events ()
  • jack-midi-clock - JACK client that sends MIDI beat clock pulses
  • jackass - JACK-MIDI support for VST hosts, including Wine apps
  • LibreArp - LV2/VST3 free-form pattern arpeggiator
  • midi-matrix.lv2 - 3-in-1 plugin with GUI (MIDI channel filtering/rerouting/multiplication)
  • MidiJoystick - MidiJoystick is a MIDI client for the Jack Audio Connection Kit on Linux, which lets you use your joystick to emit MIDI commands
  • midimsg-lv2 - set of plugins to transform midi output
  • midisox - a SoX-like workalike, for handling MIDI files
  • pizmidi-plugins - collection of cross-platform MIDI processing plugins.
  • pjb.au MIDI scripts - Various MIDI utilities and scripts
  • qmidiarp - MIDI arpeggiator for ALSA ()
  • QmidiCtl - A MIDI Remote Controller via UDP/IP Multicast
  • qmidinet - MIDI Network Gateway via UDP/IP Multicast ()
  • qxgedit - Editor for MIDI System Exclusive files for XG devices. ()
  • SendMIDI - multi-platform command-line tool makes it very easy to quickly send MIDI messages to MIDI devices from your computer.
  • simple-sysexxer - GUI tool to create backups of the memory contents of MIDI devices
  • swami - MIDI instrument editor application ()
  • vmpk - Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard ()

Audio utilities - Transcoding

  • qwinff - GUI for FFmpeg, a powerful command-line media converter. FFmpeg can read audio and video files in various formats and convert them into other formats. ()
  • ambdec - Ambisonic decoder for first and second order ()
  • audiotools - Collection of audio handling programs for the command line ()
  • dir2ogg - audio file converter into ogg-vorbis format ()
  • ffmpeg - Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files ()
  • gigedit - instrument editor for Gigasampler files ()
  • gigtools - command line tools for Gigasampler and DLS Level 1/2 files ()
  • mediainfo-gui - graphical utility for reading information from audio/video files ()
  • mediainfo - command-line utility for reading information from audio/video files ()
  • mp3diags - find issues in MP3 files and help to solve them ()
  • mp3splt-gtk - GTK interface to split MP3 and Ogg Vorbis files without reencoding ()
  • mp3val - program for MPEG audio stream validation ()
  • mplayer - movie player for Unix-like systems ()
  • sfarkxtc - Converts soundfonts from legacy sfArk v2 file format to sf2 ()
  • soundconverter - GNOME application to convert audio files into other formats ()
  • winff - graphical video and audio batch converter using ffmpeg or avconv ()
  • zita-bls1 - binaural stereo signals converter ()
  • lame - MP3 encoding library, frontend application, and other sound analysis/convenience tools ()
  • vorbis-tools - OGG Vorbis encoder/decoder, player, information tool, and splitter ()
  • mp3info - An MP3 technical info viewer and ID3 1.x tag editor ()
  • puddletag - simple, powerful audio tag editor ()
  • Ex Falso - audio tag editor for GTK+ ()

Audio utilities - CD/DVD Ripping

System utilities

System utilities - JACK

  • Agordejo - is a music production session manager. It is used to start your programs, remember their (JACK) interconnections and make your life easier in general.
  • aj-snapshot - make snapshots of JACK connections ()
  • cadence - set of tools useful for audio production
  • catia - JACK Audio Patchbay with A2J Bridge and JACK transport integration.
  • claudia - LADISH frontend, focused at session management
  • gjacktransport - access to the JACK's transport mechanism as touchable slider ()
  • jack-capture - program for recording soundfiles with jack ()
  • jackd2-firewire - JACK Audio Connection Kit (FFADO and FreeBoB backends) ()
  • jackd - JACK Audio Connection Kit ()
  • jack-link - JACK transport timebase bridge to Ableton Link
  • jack_mixer - JACK Audio Mixer ()
  • jack-tools - various JACK tools: dl, record, scope, osc, plumbing, udp, play, transport ()
  • qjackctl - User interface for controlling the JACK sound server ()
  • qjackrcd - Qt4 application to record JACK server outputs ()
  • rotter - JACK client for transmission recording and audio logging ()
  • studio-controls - small application to allow setting up audio for semi-pro audio work.
  • zita-mu1 - organise stereo monitoring for Jack Audio Connection Kit ()

System utilities - ALSA

  • a2jmidid - Daemon for exposing legacy ALSA MIDI in JACK MIDI systems ()
  • aconnectgui - graphical ALSA sequencer connection manager
  • alsa-tools-gui - GUI based ALSA utilities for specific hardware ()
  • alsa-tools - Console based ALSA utilities for specific hardware ()
  • alsa-utils - Utilities for configuring and using ALSA ()
  • zita-ajbridge - alsa to jack bridge ()
  • alsa-control - GUI based ALSA default soundcard and volume configurator with Dmix, Dsnoop and Softvol support

System utilities - Firewire

System utilities - Pipewire

  • pipewire - PipeWire audio and video graph processing engine ()

System utilities - Plugin hosts & adapters

  • carla/carla-git - Carla is an audio plugin host, with support for many audio drivers and plugin formats, MIDI CC automation and OSC control.
  • festige - graphical interface for fst and dssi-vst, allowing you to run Windows VST plugins on Linux.
  • airwave 2016 - Airwave is a WINE-based VST bridge, that allows for the use of Windows 32- and 64-bit VST 2.4 audio plugins with Linux VST hosts
  • dssi-vst - Adapter for VST an VSTi audio plugins
  • linvst - LinVst enables Windows VSTs to be used as Linux VSTs in Linux VST-capable DAWs.
  • mod-host - LV2 host for JACK, controllable via socket or command line
  • synthpod - Synthpod is an LV2 host
  • vst-bridge - VST bridge for Windows vst on Linux
  • wineasio - Wine ASIO driver for JACK
  • yabridge - A modern and transparent way to use Windows VST2 and VST3 plugins on Linux

System utilities - Pulseaudio

System utilities - Other

System utilities - Network streaming/broadcasting

See https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted/#media-streaming for the main list

  • autoradio - radio automation software ()
  • gpac - GPAC Project on Advanced Content ()
  • jamulus - Low latency audio server/client for collaborative music sessions
  • larigira - radio automation software based on MPD
  • Open Broadcaster Software - recorder and streamer for live video content ()
  • vlc-bin - multimedia player and streamer (headless) ()
  • vlc - multimedia player and streamer ()
  • zita-njbridge - Jack clients to transmit multichannel audio over a local IP network ()

Icecast clients

  • darkice - Live audio streamer ()
  • DeeFuzzer - light and instant streaming client for audio and video written in Python
  • ezstream - easy media streaming client over icecast servers ()
  • ices2 - Ogg Vorbis streaming source for Icecast 2 ()
  • liquidsoap - audio streaming language ()

Lighting

  • D::Light - mobile, flexible solution to control modern lighting/performance technology. ©
  • hyperion - An opensource 'AmbiLight' implementation controlled using the RaspBerry Pi
  • OLA - The DMX512 standard for Digital MultipleX is used for digital communication networks commonly used to control stage lighting and effects. ()
  • Q Light Controller+ (QLC+) - a free and cross-platform software to control DMX or analog lighting systems like moving heads, dimmers, scanners etc.

Video

See also Linux4VJs VJ tools

  • kdenlive - non-linear video editor ()
  • Natron - Cross-platform open-source compositing software, used to produce visual effects.
  • flowblade - Free & Libre multitrack non-linear video editor ()
  • olive - Professional open-source NLE video editor ()
  • auto-editor - a program for automatically editing video and audio by analyzing a variety of methods, most notably audio loudness. ()
  • Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve** - editing, color correction and professional audio post production, all in a single application ©
  • CasparCG Server - professional software used to play out and record professional graphics, audio and video to multiple outputs.for broadcast production ()
  • CHDK - Canon Hack Development Kit
  • cinelerra - Cinema Production Software
  • delvj - a cyborg video jockey extension for pure data processing
  • dvgrab - grab digital video data via IEEE1394 and USB links ()
  • frei0r-plugins - minimalistic plugin API for video effects, plugins collection ()
  • Gephex - modular video jockey software
  • glmixer - Graphic Live Mixer
  • Lightworks - professional Non-Linear Editing (NLE) software supporting resolutions up to 4K. ©
  • lives - Video Editing system allowing users to edit and create video ()
  • Luz Studio - A live motion graphics editor and performer.
  • Magic Lantern Firmware - a software enhancement that offers increased functionality to the excellent Canon DSLR cameras.
  • mistserver - Live or Video on Demand streaming media server that works well in any streaming environment
  • Moviepy - Python module for video editing, which can be used for basic operations (like cuts, concatenations, title insertions), video compositing (a.k.a. non-linear editing), video processing, or to create advanced effects.
  • nageru - live video mixer, takes in inputs from one or more video cards, mixes them together and outputs a high-quality H.264 stream over TCP ()
  • Nuke Studio - cutting-edge toolkits for node-based compositing, editorial and review ©
  • openshot - Create and edit videos and movies ()
  • pitivi - non-linear audio/video editor using GStreamer ()
  • pydub - Manipulate audio with a simple and easy high level interface http://pydub.com
  • Shotcut - a free, open source, cross-platform video editor ()
  • synaesthesia - Program for representing sounds visually
  • Veejay - realtime video sequencer and effects processor
  • vid.stab - Video stabilization library
  • xdmx - distributed multihead X server
  • xjadeo - Video player with JACK sync ()
  • ZS4 - advanced video editing and compositing software with over 150 built-in video effects. ©
  • Syncplay - Synchronize playback of various video players via internet. ()

CGI & 3D Modeling

  • blender - Very fast and versatile 3D modeller/renderer ()
  • cloudcompare - 3D point cloud and mesh processing software ()
  • Art of Illusion - 3D modeling and rendering studio written in Java.
  • Ayam - a free 3D modelling environment for the RenderMan interface.
  • EQUINOX-3D - The 3D modeler with the fastest, fully integrated ray-tracer. ©
  • evolvotron - Generator of textures through interactive evolution ()
  • f3d - Fast and minimalist 3D viewer ()
  • flumotion - modern streaming media server built with a modular distributed design, giving you stability and scalability in offering high-quality streaming media.
  • fractalnow - Fast, advanced fractal generator ()
  • fraqtive - draws Mandelbrot and Julia fractals ()
  • geomview - interactive geometry viewing program ()
  • Houdini - Professionnal 3D animation solution using a procedural node-based workflow ©
  • javamorph - Java morphing film-make program for pixel picture-input ()
  • mandelbulber2 - 3D fractal renderer and animator ()
  • meshlab - System for processing and editing triangular meshes ()
  • mm3d - OpenGL based 3D model editor ()
  • Substance Designer - Material Authoring Tool ©
  • Substance Painter - 3D Painting Software ©
  • Substance Player - Easy material tweaking and visualization ©
  • sunflow - rendering system for photo-realistic image synthesis (GUI) ()
  • sweethome3d-furniture-editor - Sweet Home 3D Furniture Library Editor ()
  • sweethome3d-furniture-nonfree - Interior 2D design application with 3D preview (additional non-free furniture) ()
  • sweethome3d-furniture - Interior 2D design application with 3D preview (additional furniture) ()
  • sweethome3d-textures-editor - Sweet Home 3D Textures Library Editor ()
  • sweethome3d - Interior 2D design application with 3D preview ()
  • VSXu Artiste - create stunning open GL based audio reactive visuals.
  • VSXu Player - program that creates inspiring, beautiful pictures to your sound and music
  • wings3d - Nendo-inspired 3D polygon mesh modeller ()
  • yaprm - a free-as-in-freedom modeller to graphicaly design 3d scenes and generate POV-Ray-files for them.

Authoring

Signal processing/electronics

  • puredata - realtime computer music and graphics system ()
  • cabbage-plugins-extra - csound development toolkit plugins (LV2 & VST, Extra)
  • cabbage-plugins - csound development toolkit plugins (LV2 & VST)
  • camomile - a dynamic vst plugin that loads Pure Data patches
  • csladspa - LADSPA plugin for Csound ()
  • csound-data - data files used by the csound library ()
  • csound-utils - miscellaneous utilities for the Csound system ()
  • csound - powerful and versatile sound synthesis software ()
  • csoundqt - frontend for the csound sound processor ()
  • eteroj.lv2 - Suite of Open Sound Control implementation (OSC) LV2 plugins.
  • IanniX - a graphical open source sequencer, based on Iannis Xenakis works, for digital art.
  • lcd4linux - Grabs information and displays it on an external lcd ()
  • lcdproc - LCD display driver daemon and clients ()
  • lirc - infra-red remote control support ()
  • nyquist - language for music composition and sound synthesis ()
  • pd-csound - Csound external for PureData ()
  • Room EQ Wizard -room acoustics analysis software for measuring and analysing room and loudspeaker responses.
  • Soundpipe - A library of high quality music DSP algorithms.
  • supercollider-supernova - real time audio synthesis server (multiprocessor version) ()
  • supercollider - real time audio synthesis programming language ()

Sample segmentation, analysis, programmable editors

  • aubio-tools - library for audio segmentation -- utilities ()
  • snd-gtk-jack - Powerful sound file editor that can be customized and extended using the Scheme programming language ()
  • SndBite - audio editor specialized in linguistic research, designed for breaking large recordings into smaller components with great efficiency.

Score Editors

  • musescore - popular professional level WYIWYG music score editor ()
  • ariamaestosa - midi tracker/editor with keyboard, guitar, drum and controller views.
  • Harmony Assistant - powerful score editor that includes a digital synthesizer and thousands of great features. ©
  • denemo - GTK+ front end to GNU Lilypond ()
  • impro-visor - Jazz improvisation advisor
  • lilypond - program for typesetting sheet music ()
  • nted - Musical score editor ()
  • tuxguitar - Multitrack guitar tablature editor and player (gp3 to gp5) ()
  • tuxguitar-synth-lv2 - tuxguitar LV2 audio plugin ()

Media players

Graphical

  • audacious - small and fast audio player which supports lots of formats ()
  • clementine - modern music player and library organizer ()
  • quodlibet - audio library manager and player for GTK3 ()
  • rhythmbox - music player and organizer for GNOME ()
  • vlc - multimedia player and streamer ()
  • ario - GTK+ client for the Music Player Daemon (MPD) ()
  • cantata - KDE client for the music player daemon (MPD) ()
  • DeaDBeeF - Modular foobar2000-like audio player.
  • exaile - flexible, full-featured audio player
  • gnome-music - Music is the new GNOME music playing application ()
  • gpodder - podcast client and feed aggregator ()
  • lollypop - modern music player for GNOME
  • sonata - GTK+ client for the Music Player Daemon (MPD) ()
  • strawberry - audio player and music collection organizer, for of Clementine. ()
  • ymuse - GTK client for Music Player Daemon (MPD) written in Go ()

Command-line/TUI

  • cmus - lightweight ncurses audio player ()
  • moc - ncurses based console audio player ()
  • mpd - a music server/player that allows local or remote access to audio files, streams and playlists. ()
  • mpv - video player based on MPlayer/mplayer2 ()
  • adplug-utils - audio player for AdLib (OPL2) and Sound Blaster (Dual OPL2/OPL3) audio formats ()
  • gbsplay - emulates the sound hardware of the Nintendo Gameboy from .GBS module dumps ()
  • modplug-tools - command line players for modplug formats (amf, ams, mod...) ()
  • mp3blaster - Full-screen console mp3 and Ogg Vorbis player ()
  • mpg123 - Command-line MPEG layer 1/2/3 audio player ()
  • opencubicplayer - UNIX port of Open Cubic Player ()

Metapackages

Linux Distributions

  • KXStudio - KXStudio is a collection of applications and plugins for professional audio production. KXStudio provides Debian and Ubuntu compatible repositories and its own Linux Distribution currently based on Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS.
  • DidJiX
  • Tango Studio
  • Ubuntu Studio

SAMPLES/PRESETS/RESOURCES

  • Musical Artifacts - Helping to catalogue, preserve and free the artifacts you need to produce music.
  • Freesound - a huge collaborative database of audio snippets, samples, recordings, bleeps, ... released under Creative Commons licenses that allow their reuse.
  • CCMixter - Search engine for Creative Commons multimedia content
  • Freepats project - Free and open instrument sets, samples, sound synthesis, music...
  • LMMS assets - Samples, presets, projects and patches for LMMS

DOCUMENTATION

Other Software Lists

Documentation/Blogs

Communities/Forums


CONTRIBUTING

See CONTRIBUTING.md

MIRRORS

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