Ableton Live Alternatives for Linux

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   LMMS

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   Cross-platform digital audio workstation supporting lossless audio and VST plugins. Features include music looping, sequencing, and MIDI support. Provides an ad-free, privacy-focused, portable experience without registration, working offline with extensibility through plugins and add-ons.

   103 LMMS alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Music Production
   • Digital Audio Workstation

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Flathub
   • PortableApps.com
   • Haiku
   • Flatpak

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Top Positive Comment by Guest · Jan 29, 2019

   If you are just getting into the scene and are on a budget, its pretty darn decent especially for being free and open source.

   Top Negative Comment by Guest · Aug 10, 2017

   It is good but does not even come close to the Abelton workflow.

   Positive comment by Oscar Sanderson · Jul 20, 2021

   LMMS is free (free as in freedom and free beer) and open source and overall really cool

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   • LMMS is Free and Open SourceAbleton Live is Paid and Proprietary
   • LMMS is Customizable, Privacy focused and LightweightAbleton Live is not according to our users
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   REAPER

    272 likes

   Digital audio workstation for Windows, macOS, and Linux offering multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, mixing, mastering, powerful automation, plugin support, scriptable customization, portable installs, frequent updates, and a comprehensive feature set.

   102 REAPER alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Music Production
   • Digital Audio Workstation

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Flathub
   • Flatpak

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Negative comment by Guest · Feb 10, 2021

   Reaper is really good if you like the traditional timeline. I personally love Ableton Live because of the clip launcher. In ableton you easily create a clip, and it loops for ever. It is really good for songwriting. I own Reaper, but have not been able to replace Reaper with Ableton. The UI in reaper is a little outdated as well. But I will admit, if you learn Reaper, it is a top notch program.

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   • REAPER is Paid and ProprietaryAbleton Live is also Paid and Proprietary
   • REAPER is Customizable and LightweightAbleton Live is not according to our users
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   Ardour

    247 likes

   Ardour is a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application. Record, edit, and mix on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.

   103 Ardour alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Music Production
   • Digital Audio Workstation

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Ardour vs Ableton Live Comments

   Positive comment by burnx50 · Dec 9, 2021

   Ableton-style clip launcher is added to Ardour 7.

   Negative comment by Guest · Feb 10, 2021

   Ardour is good if you primary deal with audio. It is not very good for midi. You can work around making midi work for you. It has a lot of functionality, but what makes Ableton great is the clip launche. Ardour can't replace Ableton at this point.

   Negative comment by Guest · Nov 15, 2017

   The description did not mention you can make music on the program yourself.

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   • Ardour is Paid and Open SourceAbleton Live is Paid and Proprietary
   • Ardour is Privacy focusedAbleton Live is not according to our users
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   Bitwig Studio

    99 likes

   Bitwig Studio is a multi-platform music-creation system for production, performance and DJing, with a focus on flexible editing tools and a super-fast workflow.

   67 Bitwig Studio alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Music Production
   • Digital Audio Workstation

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Flathub
   • Flatpak

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by David · Mar 30, 2020

   The closest match to Ableton's clip-based workflow, Bitwig Studio is equally viable as a DJ and live performance tool as well as a typical DAW for composing original music. Unlike most DAWs, Bitwig directly supports Linux. It's also built from a modular core and now has a modular synth and effect tool for creating any imaginable sound from scratch.

   Positive comment by Guest · Dec 20, 2016

   Very similar functionality + similar workflow. Easy recovery from rare crashes, and plugin sandboxing means fewer crashes in comparison to Ableton Live

   Positive comment by Guest · Nov 27, 2019

   It is the only DAW I know that has a similar workflow

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   • Bitwig Studio is Paid and ProprietaryAbleton Live is also Paid and Proprietary
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   Bespoke Synth

    34 likes

   Bespoke is a software modular synthesizer. It contains a bunch of modules, which you can connect together to create sounds.

   93 Bespoke Synth alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Music Production
   • Digital Audio Workstation

   Origin

   • United States

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Flathub
   • Flatpak

   • United States

   

   

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   SoundCraft

    13 likes

   Recording, editing and mixing audio; an open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Avid Pro Tools, rebuilt in pure Rust.

   51 SoundCraft alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Audio Recorder
   • Audio Editor

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Flatpak
   • AppImage

   

   

   

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   Zrythm

    41 likes

   Zrythm is a digital audio workstation designed to be featureful and easy to use.

   103 Zrythm alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Music Production
   • Digital Audio Workstation

   Origin

   • Cyprus
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Flathub
   • Flatpak

   • Cyprus
   • EU

   

   

   

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    Qtractor

     56 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Music Production
    • Digital Audio Workstation

    Origin

    • Portugal
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    • Portugal
    • EU

    

    

    

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    FamiStudio

     31 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    • Music Production

    Origin

    • Singapore

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Wine
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • iPhone

    • Singapore

    

    

    

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    Waveform

     62 likes

    Waveform is a commercial, cross-platform DAW. With a focus on design and composition, it offers tools to greatly simplify everything from initial inspiration to the final mix.

    78 Waveform alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Music Production
    • Digital Audio Workstation

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Positive comment by Guest · Oct 13, 2020

    Intuitive UI, lots of features even in the free version.

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    • Waveform is Freemium and ProprietaryAbleton Live is Paid and Proprietary
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    Studio One

     52 likes

    Studio One is an advanced digital audio workstation for Mac and Windows featuring a bevy of powerful composition, editing, mixing and mastering tools on top of standard multi-track DAW features. Highly praised for its intuitive chord track that lets users drag and drop both...

    65 Studio One alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Music Production
    • Digital Audio Workstation

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Yadaw

     7 likes

    A lightweight, cross-platform DAW built in Rust with egui, designed for sound design and audio prototyping.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Digital Audio Workstation
    • Audio Editor

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    

    

    

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