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The best alternative to REAPER is LMMS, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to REAPER and many of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to REAPER are FL Studio, Ableton Live, Zrythm and Qtractor.

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REAPER 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 Android, Open Source, Free, iPad, Linux and Android Tablet. 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 REAPER.
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  1. LMMS icon
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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
     
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    LMMS is not a DAW, it's a Fruity Loops style software that allows writing music on your computer with software instruments. It does not have any recording ability.

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    • Some users think LMMS is a great REAPER alternative, some don't.

    • LMMS is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to REAPER.

    • LMMS is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to REAPER.

    • LMMS is Free and Open SourceREAPER is Paid and Proprietary
    • LMMS is Privacy focusedREAPER is not according to our users
  2. FL Studio icon
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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

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
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    • iPad
    • Online
     
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    • Most users think FL Studio is a great REAPER alternative.

    • FL Studio is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to REAPER.

    • FL Studio is Paid and ProprietaryREAPER is also Paid and Proprietary
  3. Ableton Live icon
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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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  4. Qtractor icon
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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...

    76 Qtractor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  5. Reason icon
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    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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6. FamiStudio icon
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    FamiStudio is very simple music editor for the Nintendo Entertainment System or Famicom. It is designed to be easier to use than FamiTracker, but its feature set is also much more limited. It is targeted at both chiptune artists and NES homebrewers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Wine
     
  7. Magix ACID Pro icon
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    Experience transformative music production with multitrack recording, comprehensive MIDI sequencing, legendary looping, and Transparent Technology for seamless creative flow without barriers in professional audio creation and post-production.

    62 Magix ACID Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Efflux icon
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    Efflux is a Progressive Web Application allowing you to create music within your browser, either on- or offline on anything from a phone to desktop machine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Renoise icon
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    Renoise is a contemporary digital audio workstation (DAW) based upon the heritage and development of tracker software. Its primary use is the composition of music using sound samples, soft synths, and effects plug-ins. It is also able to interface with MIDI equipment.

    56 Renoise alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Nuendo icon
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    Digital Audio Workstation (Daw) specifically designed for film audio post, ADR, re-mixing, surround mixing and mastering. Similar to Audition and Fairlight.

    10 Nuendo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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