REAPER Alternatives

REAPER is described as 'Cross-platform DAW for multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, mixing, mastering, scriptable automation, plugin support, and customizable workflow' and is a very popular music production app in the audio & music category. There are more than 50 alternatives to REAPER for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPad apps. The best REAPER alternative is LMMS, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like REAPER are Ardour, Tenacity, FL Studio and Ableton Live.

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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, Free, Open Source, Linux, Android Tablet and iPad. 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. Qtractor icon
     52 likes

    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...

    81 Qtractor alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  2. Spek icon
     70 likes

    Spek helps to analyse your audio files by showing their spectrogram. Spek is free software available for Unix, Windows and Mac OS X.

    48 Spek alternatives

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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    Spek vs REAPER Comments
    dco3lh0
    Negative
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    Spek is just a Spectogram Viewer, while Reaper is a DAW software, the only similar thing they share is that both work with audio.

    • Spek is Free and Open SourceREAPER is Paid and Proprietary
    • Spek is Privacy focusedREAPER is not according to our users
  3. Waveform icon
     57 likes

    Waveform is a commercial, cross-platform DAW. With a focus on design and composition, it offers tools to greatly simplify everything from initial inspiration to the final mix.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Avid Pro Tools icon
     57 likes

    Pro Tools makes music creation fast and fluid, providing a complete set of tools to create, record, edit, and mix audio. Get inspired and start making music with a massive collection of plugins, instruments, and sounds.

    95 Avid Pro Tools alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  5. FamiStudio icon
     26 likes

    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.

    35 FamiStudio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Wine
     
  6. Melodic Mind icon
     8 likes

    Mobile-first platform with integrated DAW, stem separation, songwriting, synthesizer, real instruments, music theory, practice toolkit, vocal training, chromatic tuner, progress tracking, and unique gamification inspired by anime quests, all in a free public beta.

    55 Melodic Mind alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. KiraStudio icon
     7 likes

    Lightweight music creation studio for desktop and mobile with full automation tools, modular instrument design, piano roll composing, flexible effects, SoundFont and synthesis support, MIDI import/export, and audio export, designed for projects from sketches to completion.

    52 KiraStudio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  8. Reason icon
     117 likes

    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.

    77 Reason alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  9. SoundBridge icon
     10 likes

    Free digital audio workstation featuring complete tracking, sequencing, editing, and mixing tools, third-party VST plugin integration, multi-touch screen gestures, real-time online collaboration, automation, built-in effects, low-latency drivers, and compatibility with Windows and macOS.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    SoundBridge vs REAPER Comments
    ccxfied
    Negative
    0

    Highly Unstable, Crashes Frequently. Crashed the moment I added a MIDI Track.

    • SoundBridge is Freemium and ProprietaryREAPER is Paid and Proprietary
  10. ACID Pro icon
     47 likes

    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.

    67 ACID Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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