qpwgraph
rncbc / Rui Nuno Capela
qpwgraph presents a graphical patchbay for PipeWire audio and related connections.
View details →THE AUDIO MAGAZINE / RESOURCES
Linux – Free Music Software & Plug-ins
Find permanently free recording tools, instruments, effects and audio utilities for desktop, mobile and the browser. Each listing explains its purpose, compatibility and important free-edition restrictions, with links to the official source.
These are researched directory entries, not hands-on reviews. Optional purchases, account requirements and limited editions are identified on product pages. Format availability can differ by operating system.
204 listings
Qsampler
Qsampler Project
Qsampler is a graphical front end for the LinuxSampler engine.
View details →Qsynth
Qsynth Project
Qsynth is a graphical front end for FluidSynth.
View details →Qtractor
Qtractor Project
Qtractor is a Linux audio and MIDI sequencer with a track-based arrangement interface.
View details →Radium source edition
Radium
Radium combines tracker ideas with a graphical composition environment.
View details →Rakarrack
Sonic Ladder
Rakarrack is a Linux-oriented guitar multi-effects application with a rack of processing options.
View details →Renegate Free
Auburn Sounds
Renegate Free is a gate designed to control unwanted low-level material between intended events.
View details →Room EQ Wizard
Room EQ Wizard
Room EQ Wizard provides measurement and analysis tools for loudspeakers and rooms, including frequency response and time-domain views.
View details →Rosegarden
Rosegarden Project
Rosegarden combines music notation with MIDI sequencing and audio arrangement on Linux.
View details →RTcmix
RTcmix Contributors
RTcmix is a programmable environment for synthesis, processing and algorithmic music.
View details →Saike JSFX
Saike
Saike's JSFX collection contains experimental instruments, effects and production utilities for compatible hosts.
View details →samplv1
rncbc / Rui Nuno Capela
samplv1 is a polyphonic sample-based instrument for Linux workflows.
View details →Schism Tracker
Schism Tracker Project
Schism Tracker continues the keyboard-driven tracker approach associated with Impulse Tracker.
View details →seq24
Seq24 Project
seq24 is a minimal loop-oriented MIDI sequencer designed around patterns that can be triggered and arranged.
View details →Seq66
Seq66 Project
Seq66 is a pattern-based MIDI sequencer developed from the seq24 family.
View details →sfizz
sfizz Contributors
sfizz is an open-source SFZ instrument engine and plug-in.
View details →Shutter Encoder
Paul Pacifico
Shutter Encoder is a graphical media-conversion tool with audio-related extraction and encoding workflows.
View details →SmartAmp
GuitarML
SmartAmp is an open-source amplifier-modeling plug-in associated with machine-learning-based capture techniques.
View details →Sonic Annotator
Centre for Digital Music / Sonic Visualiser
Sonic Annotator runs Vamp audio-analysis plug-ins over files in a repeatable batch workflow.
View details →Sonic Lineup
Sonic Lineup Project
Sonic Lineup helps compare multiple recordings of the same music by aligning them for listening and inspection.
View details →Sonic Pi
Sonic Pi
Sonic Pi turns code into playable musical patterns using synthesizers, samples and timed events.
View details →Sonic Visualiser
Sonic Visualiser Project
Sonic Visualiser is designed for studying recordings through waveforms, spectrograms and analysis layers.
View details →SonoBus
SonoBus Contributors
SonoBus shares live audio between participants over a network, with controls for connection and audio-quality tradeoffs.
View details →SoX
SoX Contributors
SoX is a command-line audio utility for conversion and signal processing.
View details →Availability, licensing and system requirements can change. Verification refers to official documentation and download availability, not installation or hands-on testing. Check the developer's current terms before installing.