Open Source Reaper AlternativesTop Music Production Apps & Digital Audio Workstations like Reaper
The best open source alternative to Reaper is LMMS. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Reaper and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Reaper are Ardour, Tenacity, Spek and Zrythm.
Reaper alternatives are mainly Music Production Apps but may also be Digital Audio Workstations or Audio Editors. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Reaper.- 90 LMMS alternatives
- Music Production App
- Digital Audio Workstation
- Audio Recorder
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
- Haiku
LMMS is a free cross-platform alternative to commercial programs like FL Studio , which allow you to produce music with your computer. This includes the creation of melodies and beats, the synthesis and mixing of sounds, and arranging of...
- - LMMS is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Reaper.
- - LMMS is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Reaper.
LMMS Features
- Support for VST Plugins
- Portable
- Music Sequencer
- Support for MIDI
- DRM Free
Comments about LMMS as a Alternative to Reaper
LMMS is not a DAW, it's a Fruity Loops style software that allows writing music on your computer with software instruments. It does not have any recording ability.
0 - 86 Ardour alternatives
- Music Production App
- Digital Audio Workstation
- Audio Recorder
- Paid • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
Ardour is a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application. It runs on GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. Ardour's intention is to provide digital audio workstation software suitable for professional use.
- - Ardour is the most popular commercial alternative to Reaper.
Ardour Features
- Non Destructive Editing
- Support for VST Plugins
- Music Sequencer
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Works Offline
- Virtual Instrument
- Lossless Audio
- Ad-free
- Live Performance
- Support for MIDI
- Music Looper
Comments about Ardour as a Alternative to Reaper
DavidArdour is a very powerful and capable DAW, it's just tough to learn since practically all features are exposed at all times. Reaper provides an arguably faster workflow, has a similarly powerful mixer and incidentally installs and loads faster than nearly every other modern DAW.
5 - 88 Tenacity alternatives
- Audio Editor
- Audio Recorder
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Tenacity is an easy-to-use, privacy-friendly, FLOSS, cross-platform multi-track audio editor/recorder for Windows, macOS, Linux and other operating systems.
Tenacity Features
- Privacy focused
- Ad-free
- Works Offline
- Lightweight
- Support for VST Plugins
Comments about Tenacity as a Alternative to Reaper
David EltzTenacity is a destructive wave editor, not a DAW
0 Spek helps to analyse your audio files by showing their spectrogram. Spek is free software available for Unix, Windows and Mac OS X.
Spek Features
- Lightweight
- 87 Zrythm alternatives
- Music Production App
- Digital Audio Workstation
- Audio Recorder
- Freemium • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
Zrythm is a digital audio workstation designed to be featureful and easy to use.
Zrythm Features
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Support for VST Plugins
- Ad-free
- Music Sequencer
- 76 Bespoke Synth alternatives
- Music Production App
- Digital Audio Workstation
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Bespoke is a software modular synthesizer. It contains a bunch of modules, which you can connect together to create sounds.
Bespoke Synth Features
- Virtual Instrument
- Node Based
- 75 Qtractor alternatives
- Music Production App
- Digital Audio Workstation
- Audio Editor
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
Qtractor is an Audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer application written in C++ with the Qt framework. Target platform is GNU/Linux, where the Jack Audio Connection Kit (JACK) for audio, and the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) for MIDI, are the main infrastructures for...
Qtractor Features
- Support for MIDI
- Support for VST Plugins
- Music Sequencer
Opinions about Qtractor as a Alternative to Reaper
- 31 FamiStudio alternatives
- Music Production App
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Wine
FamiStudio is very simple music editor for the Nintendo Entertainment System or Famicom. It is designed to be easier to use than FamiTracker, but its feature set is also much more limited. It is targeted at both chiptune artists and NES homebrewers.
FamiStudio Features
- Support for MIDI
- 104 Rosegarden alternatives
- Music Production App
- Digital Audio Workstation
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- BSD
Rosegarden is a well-rounded audio and MIDI sequencer, score editor, and general-purpose music composition and editing environment.
Rosegarden Features
- Music Looper
- Support for MIDI
- 20 Cacophony alternatives
- Music Production App
- Audio Editor
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- itch.io
Cacophony is a minimalist and ergonomic MIDI sequencer. It's minimalist in that it doesn't have a lot of functionality MIDI sequencers have. It's ergonomic in that there is no mouse input and a very clean interface, allowing you to juggle less inputs and avoid...
Cacophony Features
- Support for MIDI
- 73 Radium alternatives
- Music Production App
- Audio Editor
- Digital Audio Workstation
- Paid • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Radium is a music editor with a new type of interface.
Radium Features
- Music Sequencer
- Support for VST Plugins
- Dark Mode
- 5 Gnome Sound Recorder alternatives
- Audio Recorder
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Flathub
- GNOME
Sound Recorder provides a simple and modern interface that provides a straight-forward way to record and play audio. It allows you to do basic editing, and create voice memos.
Gnome Sound Recorder Features