GarageBand Alternatives for Windows
GarageBand is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is FL Studio. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try LMMS or Bespoke Synth. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to GarageBand and loads of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to GarageBand are REAPER, Ardour, Ableton Live and Bitwig Studio.
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GarageBand alternatives are mainly Music Production Apps, but if you're looking for Audio Editors or Digital Audio Workstations you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac + 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.- Music Production App
- Free • Proprietary
- 93 FL Studio alternatives
A complete digital audio workstation featuring professional music creation tools for mixing, mastering, editing, and sequencing. It includes a responsive piano roll sequencer, lifetime license updates, visualizer plugins for video creation, and multi-touch support for advanced graphical interface navigation.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
Belgium
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- HUAWEI AppGallery
- iPad
Comments about FL Studio as an Alternative to GarageBand
- 91 LMMS alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
- Haiku
Comments about LMMS as an Alternative to GarageBand
Top Positive CommentTheBeastMore of a learning curve but a great program if you can take the time to learn it.
Top Negative CommentIncredibly more complex, not recommended for beginners
Most Recent Commentit's for electronic music production, not music recording
- 85 REAPER alternatives
REAPER (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.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- 89 Ardour alternatives
Ardour 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
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- 83 Ableton Live alternatives
Music 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
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
Top Ableton Live Features
Comments about Ableton Live as an Alternative to GarageBand
Ableton is a very versatile and powerful alternative.
Use for live performances, not really to write/create a song
- 49 Bitwig Studio alternatives
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.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Top Bitwig Studio Features
- 113 Cakewalk alternatives
Cakewalk, formerly SONAR, is a comprehensive audio software for music composition, audio recording, editing, mixing and mastering. It features a full suite of high quality audio and MIDI effects and instruments and composition tools ranging from drum sequencer and piano roll...
License model
- Free Personal • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
Singapore
Platforms
- Windows
- 95 Adobe Audition alternatives
A comprehensive audio editing suite designed for commercial use with features like post-production refinement, video and podcast editing capabilities, minus composition tools. Equipped with Waveform and Multitrack modes for recording and editing, with new Clip and Session Markers.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
Top Adobe Audition Features
- 75 Bespoke Synth alternatives
Bespoke is a software modular synthesizer. It contains a bunch of modules, which you can connect together to create sounds.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
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