Software |
Platform |
License |
Developer |
Editing interface |
Notes
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Aegis Sonix |
Amiga |
Proprietary |
Aegis Development
|
Score, keyboard, and an instrument editor |
Music sequencer and a score editor.
|
Anvil Studio |
Windows |
Freemium |
Willow Software
|
Score, piano roll, tablature, event list |
Full-featured MIDI editor & sequencer with staff, piano roll, percussion, event list, and audio editors.
|
Ardour |
FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, Windows |
GPL-2.0-or-later |
Paul Davis, and The Ardour Community
|
Piano roll, event list |
MIDI support began with version 3.
|
Aria Maestosa |
Linux, macOS, Windows |
GPL-2.0-or-later |
|
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MIDI sequencer/editor with score, keyboard, guitar, drum and controller views.
|
B-Step Sequencer |
macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS (iPad), Android, Raspberry Pi |
Proprietary |
Monoplugs
|
|
A step sequencer to create arpeggios, chord progressions, basslines or percussions. Available as VST, Audio Units or standalone program.
|
Band-in-a-Box |
macOS, Windows (also previously for Atari ST) |
Proprietary |
PG Music |
|
Accompaniment sequencer with audio loops and more.
|
Cakewalk by BandLab |
Windows |
Proprietary |
BandLab Technologies |
Piano roll, event list |
|
Steinberg Cubase |
macOS, Windows (also previously for Atari ST) |
Proprietary |
Steinberg
|
Score, piano roll, drum editor, event list[1] |
|
Deluxe Music Construction Set |
AmigaOS, macOS |
Proprietary |
Electronic Arts |
|
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Digital Performer |
macOS, Windows[2] |
Proprietary |
Mark of the Unicorn (MOTU) |
|
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DirectMusic Producer |
Windows |
Freeware |
Microsoft |
|
Part of DirectMusic SDK.
|
Finale |
macOS, Windows |
Proprietary |
MakeMusic, Inc.
|
Score |
Composition and sequencing program, with various versions, including freeware (version 2008 and earlier) "NotePad" version (with very limited features). Discontinued.[3]
|
FL Studio |
Windows, macOS, Android, iOS |
Proprietary |
Image-Line |
Piano roll, step sequencer |
|
GarageBand |
macOS, iOS |
Proprietary |
Apple |
|
Import only, saves to native format.
|
Guitar Pro |
Linux, macOS, Windows |
Proprietary |
Arobas Music |
|
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Indaba Music |
macOS, Windows |
Proprietary |
|
|
|
JFugue |
Linux, macOS, Windows (Java-based) |
5: Apache-2.0 3-4: LGPL-2.1-or-later |
|
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Programming library (API).
|
KeyKit |
Linux, Windows |
Free for non-commercial use, source available |
|
|
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LilyPond |
FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, Windows |
GPL-3.0-or-later |
|
|
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Live |
macOS, Windows |
Proprietary |
Ableton |
Piano roll |
|
Logic Pro |
macOS (also previously for Windows & Atari ST) |
Proprietary |
Apple/Emagic (formerly named C-Lab)
|
Piano roll, step editor, event list |
|
LMMS |
Linux, macOS, OpenBSD, Windows |
GPL-2.0-or-later |
|
Piano roll, step sequencer |
DAW; VST, LADSPA support. MIDI editor displaying notes positions on a virtual keyboard. As of March 30, 2011 no MIDI aftertouch support.
|
MAGIX Samplitude |
Windows |
Proprietary |
MAGIX |
|
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Master Tracks Pro |
Windows |
Proprietary |
GVOX (originally Passport Designs)
|
|
Full-featured GUI MIDI sequencer with notation screen (requires supplied Anastasia TrueType or Type1 font), event editor, MCI, SMPTE sync., etc. Tested to work under Win 10 1903.
|
MIDI Converter Studio |
Windows |
Shareware |
ManiacTools |
|
MIDI file converter, karaoke converter.
|
MidiEditor |
Linux, Windows |
GPL-2.0-or-later |
Markus Schwenk |
Piano roll |
Open-sourced on GitHub.
|
Mixcraft |
Windows |
Proprietary |
Acoustica |
|
Audio and MIDI sequencer, support for VSTis, MIDI recording, editing, and playback.
|
Mozart |
Windows |
Proprietary |
David Webber |
|
Music notation software for simple tunes to full scores of up to 64 parts.
|
MuLab |
Windows, macOS |
Proprietary |
Mutools |
|
MIDI and audio full DAW. Support for customizable modular DSP graphs. For electronic music, but not only.
|
MultitrackStudio |
Windows, macOS, iOS |
Proprietary |
Bremmers Audio Design |
|
MIDI and audio full DAW, simple user interface, flexible MIDI editing.
|
MusE |
Linux |
GPL-2.0-or-later |
|
Piano roll, event list |
Open source midi and audio work station with support for VST, DSSI, LADSPA and LV2.
|
MuseScore |
Linux, macOS, Windows, iOS (partial) |
GPL-2.0-only |
Werner Schweer
|
Score |
Music notation software with full MusicXML support. Piano roll editor, unlimited parts. good stability below 300 000 notes, edit multiple files at once, user friendly GUI, portable edition.
|
Musink |
Windows |
Proprietary |
Lee Reid |
|
Music notation freeware with MIDI output, loop, and playback functionality.
|
Notation Composer |
Windows, with Wine support |
Proprietary |
Notation Software
|
Score, piano roll |
Full featured notation software program and MIDI sequencer.
|
NoteEdit |
Linux |
GPL-2.0-or-later |
Jörg Anders |
MIDI based score writer |
Defunct; last stable release September 2006.
|
NoteWorthy Composer |
Windows |
Proprietary |
Noteworthy Software
|
|
Can import and export MIDI data, but only edit and display it as a musical score. Runs correctly in Wine.
|
Overture |
macOS, Windows |
Proprietary |
Sonic Scores (formerly called Geniesoft) |
Score, piano roll, MIDI sequencer |
Notation, tab, piano roll, MIDI/step sequencing, VST/VSTi host, hybrid DAW, video sync.
|
Podium |
Windows |
Proprietary |
Zynewave |
|
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Pro Tools |
macOS, Windows |
Proprietary |
Avid |
Score, piano roll, event list |
|
Qtractor |
Linux |
GPL-2.0-or-later |
|
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Audio MIDI multi-track sequencer application written in C++ in the Qt framework.
|
REAPER |
Linux, macOS, Windows |
Proprietary |
Cockos |
Score, piano roll, event list |
Supports guitar tabs and MIDI2Tab conversion with TabEditor plug.
|
Reason |
macOS, Windows |
Proprietary |
Propellerhead |
Piano roll |
|
Renoise |
Linux, macOS, Windows |
Proprietary |
|
Tracker |
Demo version available.
|
Rosegarden |
Linux |
GPL-2.0-or-later |
|
Score, piano roll, event list |
Audio, MIDI sequence, record. Win VST support, LADSPA, JACK.
|
Scala |
Linux, macOS, Windows |
Freeware, noncommercial |
Manuel Op de Coul |
|
Specializes in tuning; converts ascii score file to MIDI.
|
Seq24 |
Linux, Windows |
GPL-2.0-or-later |
|
Piano roll |
MIDI loops sequencer.
|
Sibelius |
macOS, Windows |
Proprietary |
Avid (originally Sibelius Software) |
Score, piano roll, tablature |
Live scoring of sheet music from MIDI input.
|
Signal
|
Web
|
Open source
|
Signal
|
Piano roll, event list
|
|
Studio One
|
macOS, Windows
|
Proprietary
|
PreSonus
|
Score, piano roll, drum editor
|
|
TineFune |
Linux, Windows |
Proprietary |
TineFune, LLC |
Piano roll, event list |
MIDI sequencer with a Web Browser GUI, no windows or menu clutter.
|
TuxGuitar |
FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, Windows (Java-based) |
LGPL-2.1-only |
|
Tablature |
Tablature editor.
|
Z-Maestro |
Windows |
Proprietary |
|
|
"Lite" version: limited tracks, I/O.
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