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, Linux, Android and iPad 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 Editors you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows, Android, Linux, Online, 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.

    63 Sound Forge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  3. Soundtrap icon
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    Soundtrap is a freemium online cross-platform digital audio workstation for browsers that allows users to create music or podcasts.

    45 Soundtrap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Comments about Soundtrap as an Alternative to GarageBand
    Guest
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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.
    Guest
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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.
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    • 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...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  5. 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.

    91 Avid Pro Tools alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6. 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)
     
  7. 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...

    54 Studio One alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Reason icon
     117 likes

    Reason is a virtual studio rack with all the tools and instruments you need to turn your ideas into music. And it's more than just a set of excellent synths and effects. It's a complete music system. Step into the age of Reason.

    73 Reason alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  9. Every track includes real time equalization and dynamics processing to sweeten and fine tune your mix. This is in addition to your six real time track effects, making Fairlight far more powerful than other digital audio workstation software!

    13 DaVinci Resolve Fairlight alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Mixcraft icon
     37 likes

    Mixcraft is a recording studio with effects, featuring Reverb, Delay/Echo, EQ, Compression, Flanger and Chorus, as well as resonant filters and a powerful loop editor. The high performance 32 bit sound engine supports broadcast quality WAV files and will even import compressed...

    27 Mixcraft alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Mixcraft as an Alternative to GarageBand
    Guest
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    0

    It has many of the same features and actually MORE of other features. But really, buy a Mac.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    Mixcraft is a great little studio

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Mixcraft is Paid and ProprietaryGarageBand is Free and Proprietary
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