Avid Pro Tools Alternatives for Linux

Avid Pro Tools is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is LMMS, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Avid Pro Tools and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Avid Pro Tools are REAPER, Tenacity, Ardour and Bitwig Studio.

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Avid Pro Tools alternatives are mainly Digital Audio Workstations, but if you're looking for Music Production Apps or Audio Editors you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Android Tablet, Free and Open Source. 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 Avid Pro Tools.
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  1. LMMS icon

    LMMS

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    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.

    91 LMMS alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
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    • LMMS is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Avid Pro Tools.

    • LMMS is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Avid Pro Tools.

    • LMMS is Free and Open SourceAvid Pro Tools is Paid and Proprietary
    • LMMS is Customizable, Privacy focused and LightweightAvid Pro Tools is not according to our users
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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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    the other alternatives are so diferent or not intuitive, and reaper have a lot of tools that the protools do not have

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    Very intuitive to get started with, while still being very powerful for advanced users. Non-commercial pricing is heavily discounted, trial version is not feature limited.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks REAPER is a great Avid Pro Tools alternative.

    • REAPER is the most popular commercial alternative to Avid Pro Tools.

    • REAPER is Paid and ProprietaryAvid Pro Tools is also Paid and Proprietary
    • REAPER is Customizable and LightweightAvid Pro Tools is not according to our users
  4. Tenacity icon

    Tenacity

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    Tenacity is an easy-to-use, privacy-friendly, FLOSS, cross-platform multi-track audio editor/recorder for Windows, macOS, Linux and other operating systems.

    87 Tenacity alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • FreeBSD
    • Haiku
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  5. Ardour icon

    Ardour

     240 likes
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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
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • 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

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    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Studio One Pro 7
     
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    Qtractor

     52 likes
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    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...

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    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  14. MusE Sequencer icon

    MusE Sequencer

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    Open-source DAW for GNU/Linux designed for multitrack MIDI and audio sequencing, real-time effects, automation, plugin support including LV2, VST, DSSI, non-destructive editing, JACK compatibility, and free BSD port for advanced audio production and virtual studio needs.

    31 MusE Sequencer alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
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