ShowMIDI Alternatives

ShowMIDI is described as 'Multi-platform GUI application to effortlessly visualize MIDI activity' and is an app in the audio & music category. There are seven alternatives to ShowMIDI for Mac, Windows and Linux. The best ShowMIDI alternative is MIDIQ. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Mididash or MidiView. Other great apps like ShowMIDI are MIDI-OX, gmidimonitor, MIDI Lab and MIDI Monitor.

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  1. MIDIQ icon
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    MIDIQ is a MIDI processor plugin that runs in any DAW with MIDI routing support. Place the plug-in on the generator track or use multiple instances of the plug-in assigned to different tracks (e.g. to layer the output for creation of very unusual, highly polyphonic progressions...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
    • MIDIQ is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to ShowMIDI.

    • MIDIQ is the most popular commercial alternative to ShowMIDI.

    • MIDIQ is Paid and ProprietaryShowMIDI is Free and Open Source
  2. Mididash icon
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    Mididash is an open source and cross-platform MIDI router with a node-based interface and Lua scripting. A modern take on programs like MIDI-OX.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Mididash is the most popular Linux alternative to ShowMIDI.

    • Mididash is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ShowMIDI.

    • Mididash is Free and Open SourceShowMIDI is also Free and Open Source
  3. MidiView icon
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    MidiView is a simple MIDI Monitor app to that shows bi-directional MIDI packages that flows through your machine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  4. MIDI-OX icon
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    MIDI-OX is the world's greatest all-purpose MIDI Utility.

    9 MIDI-OX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    GMIDImonitor is GTK+ application that shows MIDI events.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. MIDI Lab icon
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    MIDI Lab is a Swiss army knife allowing any imaginable MIDI processing environment to be defined. Perfect for studio and live performances. Connect all your MIDI hardware and manage it from one control panel.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    MIDI Monitor is an app to display MIDI signals going in and out of your Mac. Musicians will find it handy for tracking down confusing MIDI problems, and programmers can use it to test MIDI drivers and applications.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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