GarageBand Alternatives

GarageBand is described as 'Full-featured music studio offering sound library, virtual drummers, and instrument presets available on Mac and iOS. Ideal for all skill levels' and is a very popular music production app in the audio & music category. There are more than 100 alternatives to GarageBand for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, iPad and Linux apps. The best GarageBand alternative is LMMS, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GarageBand are FL Studio, REAPER, Ardour and Walk Band.

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GarageBand alternatives are mainly Music Production Apps, but if you're looking for Digital Audio Workstations or Audio Recorders you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows, Online, Android, Linux, Open Source, Android Tablet and Free. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to GarageBand.
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  1. Sound Forge icon
     86 likes

    Comprehensive audio editing software offering high-resolution multi-channel recording, advanced mastering and restoration tools, non-destructive editing, VST support, batch processing, disc burning, 1-click cleaning, and export to broadcast or streaming formats.

    64 Sound Forge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Carla icon
     36 likes

    Carla is an audio plugin host, with support for many audio drivers and plugin formats. It has some nice features like automation of parameters via MIDI CC (and send output back as MIDI too) and full OSC control.

    44 Carla alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  3. Soundtrap icon
     8 likes

    Soundtrap is a freemium online cross-platform digital audio workstation for browsers that allows users to create music or podcasts.

    50 Soundtrap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Soundtrap vs GarageBand Comments
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    I don't know it just seems to be a good app of garageband.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    the drums in there are total abominations. double-time swing is impossible. apart from that, it is awesome for dubstep, lo-fi hiphop and everything besides jazz and other genres better portrayed live than imitated.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Soundtrap is Freemium and ProprietaryGarageBand is Free and Proprietary
  4. Qtractor icon
     52 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...

    81 Qtractor alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  5. FamiStudio icon
     26 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.

    35 FamiStudio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Wine
     
  6. Avid Pro Tools icon
     57 likes

    Pro Tools makes music creation fast and fluid, providing a complete set of tools to create, record, edit, and mix audio. Get inspired and start making music with a massive collection of plugins, instruments, and sounds.

    95 Avid Pro Tools alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  7. Melodic Mind icon
     8 likes

    Mobile-first platform with integrated DAW, stem separation, songwriting, synthesizer, real instruments, music theory, practice toolkit, vocal training, chromatic tuner, progress tracking, and unique gamification inspired by anime quests, all in a free public beta.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. Studio One icon
     48 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...

    59 Studio One alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. KiraStudio icon
     7 likes

    Lightweight music creation studio for desktop and mobile with full automation tools, modular instrument design, piano roll composing, flexible effects, SoundFont and synthesis support, MIDI import/export, and audio export, designed for projects from sketches to completion.

    52 KiraStudio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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