Prototracker is a fakebit chiptune tracker that uses a single-oscillator synth with 256 preset waveforms. Macros are used to create instruments and keyboard shortcuts are similar to the familiar Protracker.

GoatTracker is described as 'This is a crossplatform C64 music editor. Supports output via Dag Lem's reSID engine, the HardSID 4U USB device & HardSID soundcards or CatWeasel MK3' and is a music production app in the audio & music category. There are more than 25 alternatives to GoatTracker for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and iPad apps. The best GoatTracker alternative is OpenMPT, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GoatTracker are Bintracker, MilkyTracker, Furnace Tracker and Schism Tracker.
Prototracker is a fakebit chiptune tracker that uses a single-oscillator synth with 256 preset waveforms. Macros are used to create instruments and keyboard shortcuts are similar to the familiar Protracker.

1BITDRAGON is a music composition tool with a die-hard focus on simplicity, using a very familiar, pattern-based interface where users doodle shapes on a piano roll to create melodic tunes. The app includes 255 instruments and 275 drum samples so you can make a ton of music...



AudioMulch is an interactive musician's environment for PC and Mac. It is used for live electronic music performance, composition and sound design.

VividTracker is a true Amiga Protracker compatible music tracker for iOS. You can load, edit, save, or create new Amiga modules. It comes with support for AudioCopy, which means you can copy samples from other great apps such as Korg iMS20, Animoog or Propellerhead’s Figure.




CheeseCutter is a tracker program for composing music for the SID chip created by Abbadon. It uses the reSID engine for SID emulation. The packed files can be played on a real C64.

SoundBox is a tool for composing synthetic music, in your browser. Its design is basically that of a music tracker, which means that the music is organized in tracks and patterns.

Skale Tracker is a music tracker (a special kind of music sequencer) available for Windows and Linux on the desktop as well as in a Flash-based browser verison.




16-bits FastTracker is a clone of the infamous DOS tracker but made for modern computers with a GPU and CPU and monitors with 60Hz refresh rate.

JITT64 (Java Ice Team Tracker) is a tool for creating music with the SID chip used in the Commodore 64. This tracker is for making music without using low raster time, but instead gives you a possibility to make very complex instrument definition.




An homage to the Commodore 64's SID sounds, WebSID is a Chrome experiment emulating the sounds of the classic C64 sound chip complete with MIDI support.

The SidTracker 64 is a complete chiptune production package for iPad. It features a new emulation of the SID soundchip found in the commodore 64, a sequencer, instrument editor including advanced wavetable editing and MIDI input with assignable controls for any control surface.


ChibiTracker is not currently in development but downloads are still available from Freecode (http://freecode.com/projects/chibitracker) & SourceForge (https://sourceforge.net/projects/chibitracker.berlios).


