Cakewalk Alternatives for Linux

Cakewalk is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Audacity, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Cakewalk and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Cakewalk are LMMS, Tenacity, Reaper and Ocenaudio.

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Cakewalk alternatives are mainly Music Production Apps but may also be Audio Editors or Digital Audio Workstations. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Cakewalk.

Cakewalk

Music Production App
Free Personal • Proprietary

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...

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Cakewalk alternatives page was last updated May 9, 2024

Audacity
Audacity is an easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. Audacity is free, open source software.
134 Audacity alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Audio Recorder
- Audio Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- AppImageHub
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- LAME
+4
Top Audacity Features
1. Multitrack editing
2. Audio Recording
3. Ad-free
4. Mix Music
5. Portable
6. Remove Noise
7. Track editing
8. Noise Reduction
9. Support for VST Plugins
10. Works Offline
11. Music Recording
12. Lightweight
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Audacity VS Cakewalk
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Comments about Audacity as an Alternative to Cakewalk

Guest
It's not a DAW, but an audio editor
Negative comment •Apr 4, 2020
1
Guest
audacity is sound editor, sonar is daw
Negative comment •Feb 1, 2018
7
sedeti
Audacity is just 'audio editor
Negative comment •Sep 21, 2021
0
- Some users think Audacity is a great Cakewalk alternative, some don't.
- Audacity is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Cakewalk.
- Audacity is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Cakewalk.
- Audacity is Free and Open SourceCakewalk is Free Personal and Proprietary
- Audacity is LightweightCakewalk is not according to our users

LMMS
LMMS is a free cross-platform alternative to commercial programs like FL Studio , which allow you to produce music with your computer. This includes the creation of melodies and beats, the synthesis and mixing of sounds, and arranging of...
89 LMMS alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Music Production App
- Digital Audio Workstation
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
- Haiku
+2
Top LMMS Features
1. Support for VST Plugins
2. Digital Audio Workstation
3. Piano Roll
4. Export to MP3
5. Export to MIDI
6. MIDI Keyboard Input
7. Portable
8. Music Sequencer
9. Support for MIDI
10. Works Offline
11. Dark Mode
12. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
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LMMS VS Cakewalk
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Comments about LMMS as an Alternative to Cakewalk

sedeti
Miles behind from cakewalk
Negative comment •Sep 21, 2021
-1
Guest
A long way away from Sonor
Negative comment •Apr 22, 2020
-1
- Some users think LMMS is a great Cakewalk alternative, some don't.
- LMMS is Free and Open SourceCakewalk is Free Personal and Proprietary

Tenacity
Tenacity is an easy-to-use, privacy-friendly, FLOSS, cross-platform multi-track audio editor/recorder for Windows, macOS, Linux and other operating systems.
89 Tenacity alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Audio Editor
- Audio Recorder
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Tenacity Features
1. Privacy focused
2. Ad-free
3. Audio Recording
4. Remove Noise
5. Works Offline
6. Mix Music
7. Lightweight
8. No Tracking
9. Support for VST Plugins
10. Dark Mode
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Tenacity VS Cakewalk
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Reaper
REAPER is a complete digital audio production application for Windows, Mac and Linux, offering a full multi-track audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing and mastering tool set.
81 Reaper alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Music Production App
- Digital Audio Workstation
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
+3
Top Reaper Features
1. Audio Recording
2. Digital Audio Workstation
3. Support for VST Plugins
4. Customizable
5. Support for scripting
6. MultiTrack
7. Support for MIDI
8. Extensive customisability
9. Portable
10. Ad-free
11. Lightweight
12. Dark Mode
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Reaper VS Cakewalk
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Comments about Reaper as an Alternative to Cakewalk

anakin777
I don't know much about Cakewalk but reaper can be compared to professional DAW like Logic, Cubase or ProTools by its large amount of powerful functionalities : Audio multitrack recording, processing, looping, rewiring, MIDI handling, 32bits and 64bit VST support, interface customization etc. The only drawback I found is the limited MIDI creation, particularly with the quantization and step-by-step event recording
Positive comment •Nov 1, 2022
0
- Most users think Reaper is a great Cakewalk alternative.
- Reaper is the most popular commercial alternative to Cakewalk.
- Reaper is Paid and ProprietaryCakewalk is Free Personal and Proprietary
- Reaper is Customizable and LightweightCakewalk is not according to our users

Ocenaudio
Ocenaudio is a cross-platform, easy to use, fast and functional audio editor. It is the ideal software for people who need to edit and analyze audio files without complications. ocenaudio also has powerful features that will please more advanced users.
47 Ocenaudio alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Audio Editor
- Audio Recorder
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
+4
Top Ocenaudio Features
1. User friendly
2. Intuitive Interface
3. Lightweight
4. Support for VST Plugins
5. Native application
6. Ad-free
7. Portable
8. Multiple files
9. Spectrogram view
10. No registration required
11. File Tagging
12. Dark Mode
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Ocenaudio VS Cakewalk
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Comments about Ocenaudio as an Alternative to Cakewalk

sedeti
Oceanaudio is just an audio editor
Negative comment •Sep 21, 2021
1
- Ocenaudio is Free and ProprietaryCakewalk is Free Personal and Proprietary
- Ocenaudio is LightweightCakewalk is not according to our users

Ardour
Ardour is a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application. Record, edit, and mix on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.
86 Ardour alternatives
License model
- Paid • Open Source
Application types
- Music Production App
- Digital Audio Workstation
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
+8
Top Ardour Features
1. Multitrack editing
2. Audio Recording
3. Mix Music
4. Digital Audio Workstation
5. Non Destructive Editing
6. Support for VST Plugins
7. Music Sequencer
8. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
9. Works Offline
10. Virtual Instrument
11. Lossless Audio
12. Ad-free
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Bitwig Studio
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.
45 Bitwig Studio alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Music Production App
- Digital Audio Workstation
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
+3
Top Bitwig Studio Features
1. Live Performance
2. Modular System
3. Multiplatform
4. Digital Audio Workstation
5. Grid layout
6. Support for VST Plugins
7. Piano Roll
8. Music Sequencer
9. Support for MIDI
10. Works Offline
11. Music Looper
12. Support for scripting
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Bespoke Synth
Bespoke is a software modular synthesizer. It contains a bunch of modules, which you can connect together to create sounds.
75 Bespoke Synth alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Music Production App
- Digital Audio Workstation
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Top Bespoke Synth Features
1. Modular connections
2. Synthesizer
3. Virtual Instrument
4. Node Based
5. Lightweight
6. Music Looper
7. Ad-free
8. Music Sequencer
9. Support for MIDI
10. Dark Mode
11. Works Offline
12. Music Recording
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Spek
Spek helps to analyse your audio files by showing their spectrogram. Spek is free software available for Unix, Windows and Mac OS X.
51 Spek alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Audio Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Spek Features
1. Lightweight
2. Spectrogram view
3. No Tracking
4. No registration required
5. Privacy focused
6. Ad-free
7. Works Offline
8. Dark Mode
9. Audio Visualization
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Zrythm
Zrythm is a digital audio workstation designed to be featureful and easy to use.
88 Zrythm alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Open Source
Application types
- Music Production App
- Digital Audio Workstation
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
+4
Top Zrythm Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
2. Support for VST Plugins
3. Audio Export
4. Multiple languages
5. Music Sequencer
6. Ad-free
7. Dark Mode
8. Privacy focused
9. No registration required
10. Works Offline
11. No Tracking
12. Support for MIDI
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