The Best FL Studio AlternativesTop Music Production Apps & Digital Audio Workstations like FL Studio
FL Studio is described as 'Comprehensive DAW for digital audio tasks, featuring advanced composition, arrangement, and editing tools, tailored for music professionals' and is a very popular music production app in the audio & music category. There are more than 50 alternatives to FL Studio for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iPad and iPhone apps. The best FL Studio alternative is LMMS, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like FL Studio are Ableton Live, REAPER, Ardour and Bitwig Studio.
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FL Studio alternatives are mainly Music Production Apps, but if you're looking for Digital Audio Workstations or Audio Editors you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux + Free and Windows + Free + Support for VST Plugins. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to FL Studio.- Music Production App
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90 LMMS alternativesCross-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.
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- Free • Open Source
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Country of Origin
Germany
EU
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
- Haiku
LMMS VS FL Studio
Comments about LMMS as an Alternative to FL Studio
Comment summary: LMMS is praised for being free and versatile, supporting VST plugins and available across different platforms. Users appreciate its similarities to FL Studio, including a familiar interface and workflow. However, criticisms focus on its limited functionality, lack of plugins, and perceived complexity compared to FL Studio. While some users find it suitable for basic tasks, others believe it falls short as a professional DAW alternative.Top Positive CommentTop Negative CommentNo support for much file formats
Most Recent CommentoktayeyIt is free and open-source.
84 Ableton Live alternativesMusic software facilitating idea creation, editing, and performance with Arrangement and Session Views. Enhanced interfaces, improved waveforms, and great EQs provide intuitive and detailed music-making for studio and stage experiences.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
- Germany
- EU
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- Mac
- Windows
Top Ableton Live Features
Ableton Live VS FL Studio
Comments about Ableton Live as an Alternative to FL Studio
Most Recent CommentVery easy to use and get used to and very good midi support.
It is a DAW, like FL Studio, and is probably the most used substitute.
It is so easy to use if you get used to it, no flashy colors, no next gen gui, just simple, easy to use program and you can learn how to use it very fast, recommended
81 REAPER alternativesREAPER (Rapid Environment for Audio Production, Engineering, and Recording) is a digital audio workstation, MIDI sequencer and video editing software application created by Cockos. The current version is available for Microsoft Windows (XP and newer), macOS (10.5 and newer), and Linux.
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- Paid • Proprietary
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Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
REAPER VS FL Studio
Comments about REAPER as an Alternative to FL Studio
Much more of a focus on mixing than FL studios more production based angle
Because the developer Justin Frankel is a genius.
90 Ardour alternativesArdour is a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application. Record, edit, and mix on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.
License model
- Paid • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
- United States
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
Ardour VS FL Studio
Comments about Ardour as an Alternative to FL Studio
burnx50Ardour is not "simply a recorder", it's a fully featured DAW, and while Ardour's general layout differs from FL's layout, it can be used to a full extent as a multi-purpose workstation in addition to audio recording, be it MIDI editing or electronic music.
FL Studio is to do with Music production, Ardour is simply a recorder.
50 Bitwig Studio alternativesBitwig 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.
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- Paid • Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Top Bitwig Studio Features
Bitwig Studio VS FL Studio
Comments about Bitwig Studio as an Alternative to FL Studio
Most Recent CommentD7The best multiplatform Digital Audio Workstations, cheaper than FL Studio. It is also very intutive to use and has a good design.
If you want a great DAW for Windows and Linux this is your best choice.
May be better than others, really
lots of the same mechanics
78 Logic Pro alternativesComprehensive studio app offering advanced DAW and MIDI tools, a creative interface, powerful software instruments, plugins like Beat Breaker, full mixer capabilities, and seamless integration with Mac and iPad for professional-sounding mixes.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
- United States
Platforms
- Mac
- iPad
Logic Pro Features
Logic Pro VS FL Studio
Comments about Logic Pro as an Alternative to FL Studio
Most Recent CommentLogic Pro is easy to use, comes with lots of presets, has a ton of instruments and is compatible with the plugins I need. Better than FL Studio.
Panjabi KhaledProfessional DAW with huge fan-base, but for mac users.
A complete and not-so-difficult to use software. It's got a great quality and costs just about $200.
70 AudioTool alternativesMake music online with a powerful set of tools ranging from synthesizers and samplers to mixers, delays, reverb and much more. AudioTool is an advanced, collaborative DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) built for the browser.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
- Germany
- EU
Platforms
- Online
AudioTool Features
AudioTool VS FL Studio
Comments about AudioTool as an Alternative to FL Studio
Most Recent CommentzerushA good app also for users with a PC with few resources, no need to download anyting, apart from the created music
VenHayzFree, complexity similar to that of FL Studio. Can be picked up on with minor FL Studio knowledge.
realistic interface, better than fruityloops
All though it lacks some of its FL studios features? (i.e attachable and detachable panels) it does support VST plugins and the interface is very easy to use once you get used it, all in all, it's a great DAW, anyone who says it's bad ethier has bias or not enough experience with the program