LMMS Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to LMMS for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is FL Studio. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Cakewalk or Zrythm. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to LMMS and loads of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to LMMS are Ardour, REAPER, Ableton Live and Bitwig Studio.

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LMMS 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 + Free, Android, Windows, Windows + Open Source, iPhone, iPad and Linux + Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to LMMS.
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  1. FL Studio icon

    FL Studio

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    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.

    94 FL Studio alternatives

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    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    David
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    LMMS was modeled after FL Studio so it's very similar, though FL Studio has years of refinement through commercial development. LMMS is viable for creating commercial quality productions but FL's polished interface and workflow hugely simplify the task.

    Guest
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    They work well with high quality results. FL Studio is a little more advanced though

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think FL Studio is a great LMMS alternative.

    • FL Studio is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to LMMS.

    • FL Studio is the most popular commercial alternative to LMMS.

    • FL Studio is Paid and ProprietaryLMMS is Free and Open Source
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    Ardour

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    Ardour is a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application. Record, edit, and mix on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.

    92 Ardour alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
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    • Almost everyone thinks Ardour is a great LMMS alternative.

    • Ardour is the most popular Linux alternative to LMMS.

    • Ardour is the most popular Open Source alternative to LMMS.

    • Ardour is Paid and Open SourceLMMS is Free and Open Source
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    REAPER

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    A digital audio workstation, MIDI sequencer and video editing software application created by Cockos. The current version is available for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux.

    83 REAPER alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Ableton Live

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    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.

    85 Ableton Live alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Bitwig Studio

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    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.

    53 Bitwig Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Guest
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    More sophiscated with professionals as target audience.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Bitwig Studio is Paid and ProprietaryLMMS is Free and Open Source
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    Cakewalk

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    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...

    115 Cakewalk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    Richie Scassellati
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    I feel like Cakewalk is a lot easier to use than LMMS and is more feature-packed, like audio editing and recording.

    kendo friendo
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    Cakewalk is a fully featured mainstream DAW offered for free. It offers everything you'd expect from paid software, and the Bandlab website has a very cool Github style collaboration and seller ecosystem.

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    • Cakewalk is the most popular free alternative to LMMS.

    • Cakewalk is Free Personal and ProprietaryLMMS is Free and Open Source
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    Zrythm

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    Zrythm is a digital audio workstation designed to be featureful and easy to use.

    93 Zrythm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Paulo Corceiro
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    Not exactly "Free". There's a free version but you can't save or load.

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    • Zrythm is Freemium and Open SourceLMMS is Free and Open Source
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    Bespoke Synth

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    Bespoke is a software modular synthesizer. It contains a bunch of modules, which you can connect together to create sounds.

    81 Bespoke Synth alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Comments about Bespoke Synth as an Alternative to LMMS
    Guest
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    it allows for audio routing loops! been wanting this in fl studio for over a decade, and finally found it here. its a bit rough around the edges, if youre bougie and need everything to look fancy in order to make sounds its not for you. but its basically like using a modular synth except you dont have to spend a fortune on hardware

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Bespoke Synth is Free and Open SourceLMMS is also Free and Open Source
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    Carla

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    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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • BSD
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    Studio One

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    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

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
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    Guest
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    Studio One is feature rich and clean, not buggy. Works especially well with Presonus hardware, but also with standard midi and audio hardware.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Studio One is Paid and ProprietaryLMMS is Free and Open Source
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