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Name Screenshot Type Features License Developer(s)
abcm2ps Utility ABC, Engraving GPL-3 Sammy S. lewdlime
abGate LV2 plugin Audio input, Audio FX, Gate LGPL-3 Antanas Bruzas
abNinjam LV2 plugin, VST3 plugin Audio input, Audio mixing, Net jamming MIT Antanas Bruzas
Adlib Tracker II ALSA Tracker, Synthesis, Audio FX GPL-2 subz3ro et al
Aeolus JACK MIDI, Synthesis, Ambisonics, Reverb GPL-3 Fons Adriaensen
Aether LV2 plugin Reverb MIT Dougal-s
Aether LV2 plugin Reverb MIT Dougal Stewart Hunter_Brock
Agordejo Utility, JACK NSM, Launcher GPL-3 Laborejo Software Suite (nilshi)
AGS ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio DAW, Modular, LV2 host, VST2 host, VST3 host, Piano roll, Step/grid sequencer, MIDI, Synthesis, Sample loading, SF2, Audio FX, Audio mixing GPL-3+ Joël Krähemann
ALO LV2 plugin Audio input, Looping, MOD-UI MIT Devcurmudgeon
AlsaModularSynth ALSA, JACK NSM, Modular, MIDI, CV, Synthesis, Audio input, Audio mixing, Audio FX GPL-2 Guido Scholz
AmigaPal Utility Audio editing, Limiter MIT Brendan Ratliff echolevel
amsynth ALSA, OSS, JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin, VST3 plugin, AU plugin Synthesis, LFO, Reverb, Distortion GPL-2 Nick Dowell
Anklang ALSA, JACK DAW, Piano roll, MIDI MPL-2.0 Anklang team
Ardour ALSA, JACK NSM, DAW, LV2 host, VST2 host, VST3 host, JACK Transport, Piano roll, MIDI, Audio input, Audio editing, Audio FX GPL-2 Paul Davis (las), Robin Gareus (rgareus/x42), etc
ardour2fxp Utility Conversion MIT Christopher Arndt (strogon14/SpotlightKid)
Audacity ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio LV2 host, VST2 host, MIDI, Audio editing, Analysis, Metering, Spectrogram, Audio FX, Conversion GPL-2 Audacity team
audiowmark ALSA Audio input GPL-3 Stefan Westerfeld (swesterfeld)
AV Linux Distro/Repos Glen MacArthur
B.Angr Screenshot LV2 plugin Audio FX, Filter, Distortion GPL-3 sjaehn
B.Choppr LV2 plugin MIDI, Audio input, Audio FX, Gate, Slicer GPL-3 Sven Jaehnichen (sjaehn)
B.Jumblr LV2 plugin Step/grid sequencer, Audio input, Audio FX GPL-3 Sven Jaehnichen (sjaehn)
B.Oops LV2 plugin Step/grid sequencer, Audio input, Audio FX GPL-3 Sven Jaehnichen (sjaehn)
B.Schaffl LV2 plugin JACK Transport, MIDI GPL-3 Sven Jaehnichen (sjaehn)
B.SEQuencer LV2 plugin JACK Transport, Step/grid sequencer, MIDI GPL-3 Sven Jaehnichen (sjaehn)
B.Shapr LV2 plugin Audio input, Audio FX, Filter, Stereo FX, Delay, Wave shaping, Distortion, Pitch shift GPL-3 Sven Jaehnichen (sjaehn)
B.Slizr LV2 plugin Audio input, Audio FX GPL-3 Sven Jaehnichen (sjaehn)
BambooTracker ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio Tracker, Synthesis GPL-2 Rerrah
BassoonTracker JS web app Tracker, Synthesis MIT Steffest
BEAST ALSA, JACK DAW, Modular, MIDI, Audio input, Metering, Audio mixing, Audio FX, Sample loading, Sample creation, SF2 LGPL-2.1+ BEAST team
Bespoke Synth ALSA, JACK, Coremedia, LV2 plugin, VST3 plugin Audio input, Audio routing, Audio graph, Audio mixing, Synthesis, Audio FX, MIDI, Step/grid sequencer GPL-3 Ryan Challinor awwbees
Bintracker ALSA Tracker, Synthesis MIT utz82
Bits JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin Audio FX, Bitcrusher Apache-2.0 License Folkert van Heusden
Blue Utility, ALSA, JACK, Coremedia DSL/scripting, IDE, Livecoding, Audio input, Audio FX, Synthesis GPL-2 Steven Yi kunstmusik
Cabbage Utility, Other executable DAW, DSL/scripting, IDE, Audio input, Audio routing, Audio FX GPL-3 Rory Walsh
Cadence Utility, JACK Configuration, Modular, JACK Transport, Metering GPL-2+ Filipe Coelho (falkTX)
Cardinal JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin, VST3 plugin, WASM web app Modular, LV2 host, VST2 host, VST3 host, Audio input, Audio routing, Synthesis, LFO, Audio FX, Filter, MIDI, CV, Transport/tempo sync, Step/grid sequencer GPL-3+ Filipe Coelho (falkTX)
Carla Screenshot of Carla patchbay ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin NSM, Modular, LV2 host, VST2 host, VST3 host, Audio input, Audio graph, Audio FX, Sample loading, SF2, SF3, SFZ, MIDI, Virtual keyboard, OSC, CV, Transport/tempo sync, Ableton Link, JACK Transport GPL-2+ Filipe Coelho (falkTX)
Catia ALSA, JACK Configuration, MIDI, CV, JACK Transport, Audio routing GPL-2 Filipe Coelho (falkTX)
CHOW Centaur JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin, VST3 plugin, Mobile app Audio FX, Filter, Overdrive BSD 3-clause Jatin Chowdhury (jatinchowdhury18)
CHOW Matrix JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin, VST3 plugin, AU plugin Audio FX, Delay BSD 3-clause Jatin Chowdhury (jatinchowdhury18)
CHOW Phaser JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin, VST3 plugin LFO, Audio FX, Filter BSD 3-clause Jatin Chowdhury (jatinchowdhury18)
CHOW Tape Model JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin, VST3 plugin Audio input, Audio FX, Filter GPL-3, MPL-2.0 Jatin Chowdhury (jatinchowdhury18)
ChowKick JACK, Coremedia, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin, VST3 plugin, AU plugin, Mobile app MIDI, Synthesis, Drums BSD 3-clause Jatin Chowdhury (jatinchowdhury18)
ChucK Utility, ALSA, JACK, Coremedia DSL/scripting, Audio input, Audio FX, Synthesis, MIDI, OSC GPL-2+ Ge Wang and Perry R. Cook
CollisionDrive LV2 plugin Gate, Overdrive GPL-3 Hermann Meyer (brummer10)
Common Music Utility, Other executable DSL/scripting, Livecoding, Audio FX, Synthesis, MIDI, OSC, Piano roll GPL-3+ Common Music team
Consul VST2 plugin, VST3 plugin MIDI GPL-3 lucianoiam
Csound ALSA, JACK, Coremedia DSL/scripting, Livecoding, Audio input, Audio FX, Synthesis, MIDI, Microtonal LGPL-2.1 Csound team
Ctlra Library MIDI MIT OpenAV (Harry van Haaren)
Ctrlr Utility, VST2 plugin Configuration, MIDI, Audio editing, Hardware GPL-2, BSD 3-clause Roman Kubiak
CXX Opcodes Library DSL/scripting, Livecoding LGPL-2.1 Michael Gogins
DawDreamer Library DAW, VST2 host, VST3 host, MIDI, Audio input, Sample creation, Audio editing, Sample loading, Audio FX, Audio mixing MIT David Braun
Dexed ALSA, JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin, VST3 plugin, AU plugin MIDI, Synthesis GPL-3 Pascal Gauthier (asb2m10)
Dexed MOD UI LV2 plugin Synthesis, MOD-UI GPL-3 Daniel Appelt
DGEdit Utility Drums, Sample loading, DrumGizmo kit, Audio editing GPL-2+ DrumGizmo team
DIE-Plugins LV2 plugin Audio FX GPL-2 Filipe Coelho (falkTX)
Digital-Scratch ALSA, JACK DJing GPL-3+ Julien Rosener (jrosener)
DiscoDOS DiscoDOS view mix content Utility Configuration, DJing, Tagging GPL-3 J0J0 Todos
DISTRHO Ildaeil LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin, VST3 plugin LV2 host, Audio input, Audio FX GPL-2 Filipe Coelho (falkTX)
DISTRHO PawPaw Utility, Library GPL-2+ Filipe Coelho (falkTX)
DISTRHO PitchTracking Series JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin, VST3 plugin Analysis, MIDI, CV GPL-3 Filipe Coelho (falkTX)
DISTRHO-Ports JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin MIDI, Audio input, Sample loading, Audio FX Filipe Coelho (falkTX)
Div's MIDI Utilities ALSA, JACK, Coremedia MIDI, MPE, MIDI effects, Text sequencer GPL-2 Div Slomin dgslomin
DPF Utility, Library ISC Filipe Coelho (falkTX)
Dragonfly Reverb JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin, VST3 plugin Audio input, Audio FX GPL-3 Michael Willis
Drops JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin, VST3 plugin Sample loading, Looping GPL-3 Rob van den Berg (rgh)
DrumGizmo ALSA, JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin MIDI, Drums, Sample loading, Analysis, Audio FX LGPL-3 DrumGizmo team
drumkv1 ALSA, JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin NSM, Drums, Audio FX, Sample loading GPL-2 Rui Nuno Capela (rncbc)
Drumstick ALSA, Library MIDI GPL-3+ Pedro López-Cabanillas (plcl)
Drumstick Metronome ALSA MIDI GPL-2 Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas
Drumstick MIDI Monitor ALSA MIDI GPL-2 Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas
Ecasound ALSA, OSS, JACK DAW, LV2 host, Audio input, Audio mixing, LFO, Audio FX, Pitch shift, Filter, EQ, Stereo FX, Delay, Reverb, Gate, Compressor, Limiter, MIDI GPL-2 kaivehmanen
Element ALSA, JACK, VST2 plugin, AU plugin Modular, LV2 host, VST2 host, VST3 host, MIDI, Virtual keyboard, Synthesis, Audio input, Audio FX GPL-3 Michael Fisher (Kushview)
EmissionControl2 ALSA, JACK MIDI, Synthesis, LFO, Metering, Granular GPL-3 EmissionControl2 team
Ensembles ALSA, PulseAudio, PipeWire MIDI, Sample loading, SF2, Audio mixing, Audio FX, Filter, Reverb GPL-3+ Subhadeep Jasu
EQ10Q LV2 plugin Audio input, Audio FX GPL-2 Pere Ràfols Soler
Fasttracker II clone ALSA, JACK Tracker, MIDI, Audio editing, Audio FX, Sample loading BSD 3-clause Olav Sørensen (8bitbubsy)
FatFrog.lv2 LV2 plugin Audio input, Audio FX 0BSD Hermann Meyer (brummer10)
Faust Utility, ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio, Library JACK Transport, MIDI, Synthesis, Audio input, Sample creation, Sample loading, Analysis, Audio FX, Audio mixing GPL-2 FAUST development team
Fire VST2 plugin, VST3 plugin, AU plugin Distortion AGPL-3 jerryuhoo Wings!
flok JS web app DSL/scripting, Livecoding, Audio input, Audio FX GPL-3 Damián Silvani munshkr
Fluajho JACK SF2 GPL-3 Laborejo Software Suite (nilshi)
Fluida.lv2 LV2 plugin MIDI, Sample loading, SF2 GPL-2 Hermann Meyer (brummer10)
FluidPlug LV2 plugin SF2, SF3, MOD-UI GPL-2+ Filipe Coelho (falkTX)
FluidSynth ALSA, OSS, JACK, PulseAudio, Coremedia, Library MIDI, SF2, Audio FX, Reverb LGPL-2.1 FluidSynth team
fmedia Utility Media playback BSD 2-clause Simon Zolin stsaz
Fogpad port JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin Audio input, Audio FX MIT Jean Pierre Cimalando (jpcima)
Fomp.lv2 LV2 plugin CV, Synthesis, Audio FX GPL-2 David Robillard (drobilla)
Freewheeling JACK MIDI, Audio input, Looping GPL-2 Freewheeling team
Frescobaldi Utility Notation GPL-2 Frescobaldi team
Frinika JACK VST2 host, DAW, MIDI, Notation, Piano roll, Tracker, Synthesis, Audio input, Audio FX, Audio editing GPL-2 Frinika team
Gammou ALSA, JACK, VST3 plugin Modular, Synthesis BSD 3-clause aliefhooghe
GeekosDAW Distro/Repos Giordano "Jo" Boschetti, Fabio Pesari, Konstantin Voinov, Ivo "IvoErMejo" Grimaldi
Geonkick JACK, LV2 plugin, VST3 plugin MIDI, Synthesis, Drums, Audio FX GPL-3 Iurie Nistor
Giada ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio DAW, VST2 host, VST3 host, JACK Transport, MIDI, Notation, Piano roll, Step/grid sequencer, Synthesis, Drums, Audio input, Audio FX, Audio editing, Sample loading, Sample creation, Looping, Net jamming GPL-3 Monocasual Laboratories
GlassCoder ALSA, JACK Broadcasting/streaming, Audio input GPL-2 Fred Gleason ElvishArtisan
Glicol JS web app DSL/scripting, Audio FX, Filter, EQ, Delay, Reverb, Synthesis, Additive, FM, Text sequencer MIT Qichao Lan chaosprint
GNU Solfege Utility Training GPL-3+ GNU Solfege team
GridSound JS web app DAW, Audio mixing, Metering, Audio FX, Filter, Synthesis, LFO, MIDI, Pattern sequencing AGPL-3 Thomas Tortorini mr21
gsjackctl Utility, JACK Launcher, Configuration GPL-2+ Florian Hülsmann / cbix
Guitarix2 Guitarix rack JACK, LV2 plugin NSM, LV2 host, JACK Transport, Audio input, Audio FX GPL-2 Hermann Meyer (brummer10)
GuitarMidi-LV2 LV2 plugin Analysis, MIDI LGPL-2.1+ geraldmwangi
GxDenoiser2.lv2 LV2 plugin Audio input, Audio FX GPL-3 Hermann Meyer (brummer10)
GxMatchEQ.lv2 LV2 plugin Audio input, Audio FX GPL-3 Hermann Meyer (brummer10)
GxOverDriver.lv2 LV2 plugin GPL-3 Hermann Meyer (brummer10)
Gyroflow Utility Video, Stabilisation GPL-3 Gyroflow team
HalfInverter JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin Audio FX, Wave shaping, Distortion Apache-2.0 License Folkert van Heusden
harmonizer.lv2 LV2 plugin Analysis GPL-2 Daniel Sheeler
Helio Workstation ALSA, JACK Piano roll, MIDI GPL-3 Peter Rudenko
Helm ALSA, JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin, AU plugin MIDI, Synthesis GPL-3 Matt Tytel (mtytel)
HexoSynth HexoSynth v0.1.0-alpha-2 JACK, VST2 plugin Modular, Tracker, Synthesis, Audio FX GPL-3+ Weird Constructor
HIDI Utility, ALSA MIDI, Conversion, Hardware GPL-3 Sławomir Kur (gethiox)
Hively Tracker ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio Tracker, Synthesis, Audio FX BSD 3-clause Peter Gordon et al
HPS JAM JACK MIDI, Audio input, Filter, Delay, Net jamming BSD 2-clause Hans Petter Selasky hselasky
hvcc Utility, Other executable Conversion GPL-3 Wasted Audio
Hydrogen ALSA, JACK JACK Transport, MIDI, Step/grid sequencer, Synthesis, Drums, Audio FX, Sample loading GPL-2 Hydrogen team
Infamous Cellular Automaton Synth LV2 plugin Synthesis, Additive, MIDI GPL-2 ssj71
Ingen JACK, LV2 plugin LV2 host, JACK Transport, MIDI, Modular, CV, Synthesis, Audio input, Audio mixing, Audio FX AGPL-3 David Robillard (drobilla)
INScore Utility, Library Notation, MIDI, OSC LGPL-2.1 Grame
JACK JACK, Utility, Library JACK Transport, MIDI, Modular, CV, Audio input GPL-2 JACK development team
Jack Control Panel ALSA, JACK Configuration, Audio mixing, Audio routing GPL-3 Jack Control Panel team
JACK example tools Utility, JACK Audio input, JACK Transport GPL-2 JACK development team
JACK MIDI Clock MIDI, MIDI clock, JACK Transport GPL-2 Gabriel Beddingfield
JACK MIDI to RTP MIDI Bridge JACK MIDI, Conversion Brian xitiomet
JACK RTP MIDI Bridge JACK Modular, MIDI Brian xitiomet
jack-audio-tools Utility, JACK MIDI, JACK Transport MIT Christopher Arndt (strogon14/SpotlightKid)
jack-matchmaker Utility, JACK Configuration GPL-2 Christopher Arndt (strogon14/SpotlightKid)
jack-midi-cmd JACK MIDI, Testing GPL-2+ Robin Gareus (rgareus/x42)
jack-midi-timestamp JACK MIDI, Testing Chris Chronopoulos
jack-select Utility, JACK Configuration MIT Christopher Arndt (strogon14/SpotlightKid)
JackAss JACK, LV2 plugin MIDI MIT Filipe Coelho (falkTX)
jackclient-python JACK, Library MIT Matthias Geier (mgeier) et al
JackMix JACK MIDI, OSC, Audio input, Audio mixing, Audio routing GPL-2 Arnold Krille (kampfschlaefer)
JackTrip JACK Net jamming MIT JackTrip project team
JackTrip JACK Reverb, Compressor, Limiter, Net jamming GPL-3, MIT JackTrip development team
jack_capture JACK Audio input GPL-2 Kjetil Matheussen (kmatheussen)
jack_mixer JACK NSM, MIDI, Audio input, Metering, Audio mixing GPL-2 Frédéric Peters et al.
Jalmus Utility Notation, MIDI, Training GPL-2 Richard Christophe
Jalv JACK LV2 host ISC David Robillard (drobilla)
jalv.select Utility The Unlicense Hermann Meyer (brummer10)
JamTaba ALSA, VST2 plugin, VST3 plugin, AU plugin Audio input, Audio mixing, Net jamming JamTaba team
Jamulus JACK Metering, Audio mixing, Net jamming GPL-2 Volker Fischer et al.
JDSP4Linux PulseAudio, PipeWire Audio FX, Filter, EQ, Colvolution, Stereo FX, Compressor, Limiter GPL-3 Tim Schneeberger ThePBone
JJazzLab-X ALSA, JACK MIDI, Generative LGPL-3 Jerome Lelasseux (jjazzboss)
JMAGE Sampler JACK, LV2 plugin MIDI, Sample loading, SFZ GPL-2 jmage619
Kapitonov Plugins Pack LV2 plugin, VST3 plugin Audio input, Analysis, Audio FX, Distortion, Sample loading GPL-3 Oleg Kapitonov
Karya JACK MIDI, Piano roll, Step/grid sequencer GPL-3 Evan Laforge (elaforge)
Kdenlive A screenshot of a video editing UI. On the upper part of the screen we have a list of media to select from, a preview of the original clip being editing and a preview of the ongoing video edition. on the lower part of the screen there's a timeline with video and audio clips cut and pasted. Utility, Other executable Sample creation, Audio editing, Audio mixing, Video, Conversion, Keyboard control GPL-3 KDE
Kickmess VST2 plugin Synthesis, Drums AGPL-3+ Weird Constructor
Kiwi ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio, Coremedia Modular, MIDI, CV, Synthesis, Audio input, Sample creation, Audio mixing, Audio FX, Net jamming GPL-3 Musicoll group
klick Utility, JACK Metronome, OSC, JACK Transport GPL-2 Dominic Sacré dsacre
Klystrack ALSA Tracker, Synthesis, Audio input, Audio mixing, Audio FX, Audio editing, Sample loading MIT Tero Lindeman (kometbomb)
Konfyt Utility, JACK, Library MIDI, Audio input, Sample loading, SF2, SFZ GPL-3 Gideon van der Kolf
Kunquat PulseAudio Tracker, Synthesis, Sample loading CC0 1.0 Tomi Jylhä-Ollila (kagu)
kuriborosu Utility LV2 host, VST2 host, VST3 host, MIDI, Audio FX, Conversion AGPL-3+ Filipe Coelho (falkTX)
KXStudio Distro/Repos Filipe Coelho (falkTX)
Laborejo JACK Notation, MIDI GPL-3 Laborejo Software Suite (nilshi)
lessampler Speech synthesis LGPL-3 YuzukiTsuru GloomyGhost
LibraZiK Distro/Repos Olivier Humbert (trebmuh) & Team LibraZiK
Lilv Library LV2 host ISC David Robillard (drobilla)
LilyPond Utility Notation GPL-3 LilyPond team
line JACK, Coremedia MIDI, Text sequencer pd3v
liquidsfz JACK, LV2 plugin Sample loading, SFZ, MIDI LGPL-2.1 Stefan Westerfeld (swesterfeld)
LittleFly.lv2 LV2 plugin Audio input, Audio FX 0BSD Hermann Meyer (brummer10)
LMMS ALSA, JACK DAW, LV2 host, VST2 host, JACK Transport, MIDI, Step/grid sequencer, Synthesis, Drums, Audio input, Audio FX GPL-2 LMMS Development Team
LNX Studio Utility DAW, MIDI, Piano roll, Synthesis, Metering, Audio mixing, Audio FX GPL-2 Neil Cosgrove
Loopidity JACK Audio input, Looping GPL-3 Bill Auger
lv2lint LV2 plugin LV2 host Artistic-2 Open Music Kontrollers (ventosus)
Machina MIDI, Generative GPL-3 David Robillard (drobilla)
Mamba ALSA, JACK NSM, MIDI, Virtual keyboard, Sample loading, SF2, Looping 0BSD Hermann Meyer (brummer10)
mclk.lv2 LV2 plugin Transport/tempo sync, MIDI clock GPL-2 Robin Gareus (rgareus/x42)
mda-vst VST2 plugin Synthesis, Audio input, Analysis, Audio FX MIT Paul Kellett
MDA.lv2 LV2 plugin Synthesis, Audio input, Analysis, Audio FX GPL-3 David Robillard (drobilla)
Mellite OSS DAW, Modular, Livecoding AGPL-3 Hanns Holger Rutz (Sciss)
MelMatchEQ.lv2 LV2 plugin Audio input, Audio FX GPL-2 Hermann Meyer (brummer10)
Mephisto.lv2 LV2 plugin MIDI, CV, Synthesis, Audio input, Audio FX, Livecoding Artistic-2 Open Music Kontrollers (ventosus)
MetalTone LV2 plugin EQ, Distortion 0BSD Hermann Meyer (brummer10)
MIDI Editor ALSA, JACK, Coremedia MIDI, Virtual keyboard, Piano roll, Step/grid sequencer GPL-3 Markus Schwenk
Midi Matrix.lv2 LV2 plugin MIDI Artistic-2 Open Music Kontrollers (ventosus)
midifilter.lv2 LV2 plugin MIDI, MIDI effects GPL-2 Robin Gareus (rgareus/x42)
Midilooper ALSA, JACK NSM, MIDI, Looping GPL-3 supergilbert github
MIDIMonster Utility MIDI, OSC, CV, Conversion BSD 2-clause cbdev
midiomatic MIDICCMapX4 generic UI in jalv LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin MIDI MIT Christopher Arndt (strogon14/SpotlightKid)
MIDIVisualizer ALSA MIDI, Analysis, Visulisation MIT Simon Rodriguez (kosua20)
midi_matrix.lv2 Screenshot of midimatrix.lv2 LV2 plugin MIDI Artistic-2 Open Music Kontrollers (ventosus)
MilkyTracker ALSA, JACK Piano roll, Tracker, Synthesis, Audio FX, Audio editing, Sample loading GPL-3 MilkyTracker developers
Misstortion LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin Audio input, Audio FX, Distortion GPL-3 Nimble Tools & pdesaulniers
Mixxx ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio LV2 host, MIDI, Audio input, Audio FX, DJing, Broadcasting/streaming GPL-2 Mixxx development team
Moony.lv2 LV2 plugin MIDI, CV, Synthesis, Audio input, Audio FX, Livecoding Artistic-2 Open Music Kontrollers (ventosus)
MusE Screenshot of main MusE window. ALSA, OSS, JACK, PulseAudio DAW, LV2 host, VST2 host, Audio input, Audio editing, Audio routing, Audio mixing, Metering, Audio FX, Sample loading, SF2, Synthesis, MIDI, Piano roll, Step/grid sequencer GPL-2+ MusE Development Team
Musescore Utility, ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio Notation, MIDI, SF2, SFZ GPL-2 MuseScore developers
MUSIC V Utility, Other executable Synthesis, DSL/scripting BSD 3-clause Max Mathews
MusicBrainz Picard Utility Analysis, Tagging GPL-2 MetaBrainz
MusiKernel ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio DAW, Piano roll, Synthesis, Audio input, Audio FX GPL-3 j3ffhubb
Mx44 ALSA, JACK Synthesis, LFO, FM, MIDI GPL-2 linuxmao.org team
Mx44 ALSA, JACK Synthesis, LFO, FM, MIDI GPL-2 linuxmao.org team
Nama ALSA, JACK DAW, LV2 host, Audio input, Audio mixing, Audio FX GPL-3 bolangi
Neothesia ALSA, Coremedia SF2, MIDI, Visulisation GPL-3 Bartłomiej Maryńczak PolyMeilex
New Session Manager Utility NSM GPL-3 Linux Audio developers
NINJAM ALSA, JACK, Coremedia Audio input, Delay, Net jamming Justin Frankel
Ninjas2 JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin MIDI, Sample loading GPL-3 Rob van den Berg (rgh)
noise-repellent LV2 plugin Audio input, Audio FX LGPL-3 Luciano Dato
noisicaä JACK DAW, Notation, MIDI, Synthesis, Audio FX GPL-2 Ben Niemann (odahoda)
Non DAW JACK NSM, DAW, Modular, LV2 host, Step/grid sequencer, Pattern sequencing, MIDI, OSC, CV, JACK Transport, Audio input, Audio mixing, Looping GPL-2 Jonathan Moore Liles (original-male)
Notes.lv2 LV2 plugin Artistic-2 Open Music Kontrollers (ventosus)
OB-Xd VST2 plugin, VST3 plugin MIDI, Synthesis, Subtractive, LFO, Filter GPL-3 discoDSP
Odin 2 LV2 plugin, VST3 plugin, AU plugin Synthesis, LFO, Subtractive, Additive, FM, Wavetable, Audio FX, Filter, Delay, Reverb, Distortion, MIDI GPL-3 Frederik Siepe TheWaveWarden
Ofelia Library, Other addon Audio input, Audio routing, Livecoding GPL-3 Zack Lee (cuinjune)
Omni Utility, Library DSL/scripting, Audio input, Audio mixing, Audio routing, Audio FX MIT Francesco Cameli (vitreo12)
Open Lighting Architecture Utility DMX LGPL-2.1+ Open Lighting Project
OpenAV ArtyFX LV2 plugin Audio FX, Compressor, Delay, Reverb, Distortion, Bitcrusher GPL-2 OpenAV (Harry van Haaren)
OpenAV Fabla LV2 plugin Sample loading GPL-2 OpenAV (Harry van Haaren)
OpenAV Sorcer VST2 plugin MIDI, Synthesis GPL-3 OpenAV (Harry van Haaren)
openFrameworks ALSA, JACK, Coremedia, Library DSL/scripting, IDE, Audio input, Audio FX, Synthesis, Video, Visulisation MIT openFrameworks team
OpenMPT Utility VST2 host, Tracker, MIDI BSD 3-clause OpenMPT team
OpenPiano VST2 plugin, VST3 plugin Synthesis, Physical modelling, MIDI, Virtual keyboard AGPL-3 Michele Perrone
Orca ALSA, JACK, JS web app OSC, MIDI MIT Hundredrabbits
OSC2MIDI Utility, JACK MIDI, OSC GPL-3 ssj71
osci-render Utility Audio input, Oscilliscope, Synthesis, MIDI, Visulisation GPL-3 James H Ball
Ossia Score ALSA, JACK Modular, LV2 host, Step/grid sequencer, MIDI, OSC, Synthesis, Audio input, Audio FX GPL-3 Jean-Michaël Celerier (jcelerier)
OwlPlug Utility GPL-3 Arthur Poiret DropSnorz
Oxe FM Synth ALSA, VST2 plugin MIDI, Synthesis GPL-3 Daniel Moura (oxesoft)
P5LIVE JS web app Livecoding, Generative, Video, Visulisation, 2D animation, 3D animation GPL-3 Ted Davis ffd8
patchmatrix JACK MIDI, OSC, Audio input Artistic-2 Open Music Kontrollers (ventosus)
Patroneo JACK NSM, JACK Transport, Step/grid sequencer, MIDI GPL-3 Laborejo Software Suite (nilshi)
PaulXStretch Utility, VST3 plugin Audio input, Audio FX, Pitch shift GPL-3 Jesse Chappell (essej)
PianoBooster ALSA, OSS Notation, MIDI, Training GPL-3 PianoBooster team
PipeWire PipeWire Audio input, Audio routing, Conversion, Video MIT Wim Taymans (wtay)
Piz MIDI VST2 plugin MIDI GPL-2 Piz
PlugData LV2 plugin, VST3 plugin, AU plugin Modular, MIDI, CV, Synthesis, Audio input, Audio FX GPL-3 Timothy Schoen
Power Tab Editor Utility Notation, Tablature GPL-3 Cameron White
PraxisLIVE JACK MIDI, OSC, Synthesis, Audio input, Audio routing, Audio FX, Livecoding, Video, Visulisation GPL-3 Neil C Smith
Processing ALSA, JACK, Coremedia DSL/scripting, IDE, Livecoding, Audio input, Audio FX, MIDI, Video, Visulisation LGPL-2.1 Processing team
projectM Utility Feature detection, Visulisation LGPL-2.1 projectM team
Propulse Tracker ALSA Tracker, Audio FX, Audio editing, Sample loading GPL-3 hukka
Prototracker-OPLL ALSA Tracker, Synthesis, Audio FX MIT Tero Lindeman (kometbomb)
ProTracker 2 clone ALSA Tracker, Audio FX, Audio editing, Sample loading BSD 3-clause Olav Sørensen (8bitbubsy)
psi-plugins LV2 plugin MIDI, Synthesis, Audio input, Audio mixing GPL-2 Jozeph Curwen (ycollet)
PulseAudio PulseAudio Audio input, Audio routing, Audio mixing, Metering LGPL-2.1+ freedesktop.org
Pure data ALSA, JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin Modular, MIDI, CV, Synthesis, Audio input, Audio FX BSD 3-clause Miller Puckette et al
python-rtmidi ALSA, JACK, Coremedia, Library MIDI MIT Christopher Arndt (strogon14/SpotlightKid)
QjackCtl Utility, JACK Configuration GPL-2+ Rui Nuno Capela (rncbc)
QMidiArp ALSA, JACK, LV2 plugin MIDI, Step/grid sequencer GPL-2 Frank Kober et al
Qsynth ALSA, OSS, JACK MIDI, Sample loading, SF2, Audio FX, Reverb GPL-2 Rui Nuno Capela (rncbc)
Qtractor ALSA, JACK LV2 host, VST2 host, VST3 host, DAW, JACK Transport, MIDI, Piano roll, Audio input, Audio FX GPL-2 Rui Nuno Capela (rncbc)
Radium ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio NSM, DAW, Modular, LV2 host, VST2 host, JACK Transport, Piano roll, Tracker, MIDI, Synthesis, Audio input, Audio editing, Sample loading, Audio FX GPL-2 Kjetil Matheussen (kmatheussen)
RAVE VST JACK, Coremedia, VST3 plugin, AU plugin Audio FX, Machine learning CC BY-NC 4.0 Jb Dpy ZodiacFRA
RaySession RaySession frontend Utility NSM, Launcher GPL-2 houston4444
ReceiveMIDI Utility, Other executable MIDI GPL-3 Geert Bevin gbevin
Regrader JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin, VST3 plugin, AU plugin Audio input, Audio FX, Delay, Bitcrusher MIT Jean Pierre Cimalando (jpcima)
Rhythmr ALSA Analysis, Sample loading, Looping GPL-3 Gregory Travis
Room Reverb LV2 plugin, VST3 plugin, AU plugin Reverb GPL-3 Christian Voigt cvde
Rosegarden ALSA, JACK Notation, Piano roll, MIDI, Audio editing GPL-2 Rosegarden team
RTcmix ALSA, JACK, Coremedia DSL/scripting, Audio FX, Synthesis Apache-2.0 License RTcmix team
rtpmidid ALSA, Utility MIDI GPL-3 David Moreno
Rumor LV2 plugin Audio input, Overdrive, Distortion 0BSD Hermann Meyer (brummer10)
SAFE JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin, VST3 plugin Audio input, Analysis GPL-3 Semantic Audio Labs
SampleHive samplehive-light-theme Utility, Library, Other executable Sample loading GPL-3+ Apoorv
samplv1 ALSA, JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin NSM, MIDI, Synthesis, Drums, Audio FX, Sample loading GPL-2 Rui Nuno Capela (rncbc)
ScaleRemapper LV2 plugin, VST3 plugin, AU plugin MIDI, MIDI effects GPL-3 xivilay
Schism Tracker ALSA, JACK Tracker, MIDI, Sample loading, Audio FX GPL-2 Schism Team
SendMIDI Utility, Other executable MIDI GPL-3 Geert Bevin gbevin
Seq66 ALSA, JACK NSM, JACK Transport, Piano roll, Step/grid sequencer, MIDI, Looping GPL-2 Chris Ahlstrom (ahlstromcj)
setBfree Utility, ALSA, JACK, LV2 plugin MIDI, Synthesis, LFO GPL-2 Fredrik Kilander
sfizz JACK, Library, LV2 plugin, VST3 plugin MIDI, Virtual keyboard, SFZ BSD 2-clause Jean Pierre Cimalando and Paul Ferrand
sfxr Utility, ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio, Coremedia Synthesis, Audio FX, EQ, Filter MIT DrPetter
shells_bells.lv2 LV2 plugin MIDI Artistic-2 Open Music Kontrollers (ventosus)
Sherlock.lv2 LV2 plugin MIDI, OSC, Analysis Artistic-2 Open Music Kontrollers (ventosus)
Shuriken Beat Slicer ALSA, JACK NSM, Sample creation, Audio editing, Pitch shift, Sample loading, SFZ, Hydrogen kit, MIDI, Transport/tempo sync, JACK Transport GPL-2 rock-hopper
SMF-DSP ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio Synthesis, MIDI BSL-1.0 Jean Pierre Cimalando (jpcima)
SNES Tracker Other executable Tracker, Synthesis GPL-3 bazzinotti
snibbetracker ALSA Tracker, Synthesis MIT Harry Lundström
Sonant-X Live JS web app Tracker, Synthesis Zlib Nicolas Vanhoren
SonoBus JACK, VST2 plugin, AU plugin Net jamming, Audio mixing, Metering GPL-3 Jesse Chappell (essej)
SooperLooper JACK Audio input, Sample creation, Audio FX, Sample loading, MIDI, OSC, JACK Transport, Looping GPL-2 Jesse Chappell (essej)
sound-gambit Utility Limiter GPL-2+ Robin Gareus (rgareus/x42)
SoyBoy SP VST3 plugin Synthesis GPL-3 Shinichi Tanaka t-sin
Spectacle analyzer JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin Analysis, Spectrogram ISC Jean Pierre Cimalando (jpcima)
SpectMorph JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin MIDI, Synthesis, LFO, Sample loading, Audio mixing, Audio FX LGPL-3 Stefan Westerfeld swesterfeld
SpinTool JACK JACK Transport, MIDI, Audio input, Sample loading, Sample creation GPL-3 Manu Controvento
Squeezer VST2 plugin Audio FX, Compressor GPL-3+ Martin Zuther (mzuther)
Stargate ALSA, JACK, Coremedia DAW, Pattern sequencing, MIDI, Synthesis, Additive, FM, Sample loading, Audio input, Audio editing, Audio mixing, Audio routing, Metering, Spectrogram, Audio FX, Filter, EQ, Delay, Reverb, Compressor, Pitch shift GPL-3 stargateaudio
state-variable-filter.lv2 LV2 plugin Audio FX, Filter GPL-3 Florian Paul Schmidt (fps)
Stegosaurus LV2 plugin MIDI, Synthesis GPL-3 Nick Bailey (ThunderOx)
stepseq.lv2 LV2 plugin Step/grid sequencer, MIDI, MOD-UI GPL-2 Robin Gareus (rgareus/x42)
string-machine JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin Synthesis, MIDI BSL-1.0 Jean Pierre Cimalando (jpcima)
Studio Controls Utility, JACK Configuration GPL-2 Len Ovens (ovenwerks)
Stutter JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin Audio FX, Slicer GPL-2, Apache-2.0 License Folkert van Heusden
SuperCutSequencer ALSA, JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin JACK Transport, Step/grid sequencer, Audio input, Audio FX GPL-3 Sonejo Studios
Surge JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin, VST3 plugin, AU plugin Audio FX, Filter, EQ, Stereo FX, Reverb, Sample loading, Synthesis, LFO, FM, Wavetable, MIDI, Transport/tempo sync GPL-3 Surge Synth team
SVGuitar JS web app Notation, Tablature MIT Raphael (omnibrain)
Symphonia Library Media playback MPL-2.0 Philip Deljanov pdeljanov
Synthpod ALSA, JACK, LV2 plugin LV2 host, MIDI, Modular, Audio input Artistic-2 Open Music Kontrollers (ventosus)
synthv1 ALSA, JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin NSM, MIDI, Synthesis, Audio FX GPL-2+ Rui Nuno Capela (rncbc)
Tembro JACK Audio FX, SFZ, MIDI, Virtual keyboard GPL-3 Laborejo Software Suite (nilshi)
Three Osc LV2 plugin Synthesis, LFO, Subtractive, Filter, MIDI GPL-3 Madadog
Three Osc LV2 plugin Synthesis, FM, PM, Audio FX, Filter, MIDI GPL-3 Madadog
TimeMachine JACK Audio input GPL-2 Steve Harris (swh)
TiMidity++ ALSA Synthesis, MIDI GPL-2 TiMidity++ developers
Transport Gate JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin JACK Transport, Audio input, Audio mixing MIT Christopher Arndt (strogon14/SpotlightKid)
Traverso-DAW ALSA DAW, Audio input, Audio FX, Audio editing, Sample loading GPL-2 r_sijrier
Triceratops LV2 plugin MIDI, Synthesis GPL-3 Nick Bailey (ThunderOx)
Tsunami ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio DAW, Audio input, Audio mixing, Synthesis, LFO, Subtractive, FM, Audio FX, Filter, Stereo FX, Delay, Compressor, Sample loading, SF2, MIDI, MIDI effects, Piano roll, Visulisation GPL-3 Michael Ankele momentarylapse
Tunefish VST2 plugin, AU plugin MIDI, Synthesis GPL-3 Brain Control
Tunefish (LV2) LV2 plugin MIDI, Synthesis GPL-3 Various
TuxGuitar Utility Notation, Tablature, MIDI GPL-2 TuxGuitar team
txproto Audio input, Broadcasting/streaming, Video LGPL-2.1 Lynne cyanreg
Ubuntu Studio Distro/Repos Ubuntu Studio team
Valhalla Tracker JACK JACK Transport, MIDI, Tracker GPL-3 Remigiusz Dybka (rdybka)
VCF LV2 plugin Filter, EQ GPL-2 James Morris
VCV Rack ALSA, JACK Modular, CV, Synthesis, Audio input, Sample creation, Sample loading, Audio FX GPL-3 Andrew Belt
Vico JACK NSM, JACK Transport, MIDI, Piano roll, Modular GPL-3 Laborejo Software Suite (nilshi)
VITABS Utility Notation, Tablature GPL-3 Paweł Stiasny pstiasny
Vital ALSA, JACK, Coremedia, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin, VST3 plugin Synthesis, LFO, Wavetable, MIDI, Transport/tempo sync GPL-3 Matt Tytel (mtytel)
VL1 Emulator JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin MIDI, Synthesis MIT Jean Pierre Cimalando (jpcima)
vm.lv2 LV2 plugin MIDI, CV, Audio input, Audio FX Artistic-2 Open Music Kontrollers (ventosus)
VMPC2000XL JACK, LV2 plugin, VST3 plugin Sample loading, Sample creation, Audio editing GPL-3 Izmar Verhage (izzyreal)
WineASIO JACK GPL-2 Filipe Coelho (falkTX)
Wolf Shaper JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin Audio FX, Wave shaping GPL-3 pdesaulniers
Wolf Spectrum JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin Analysis, Spectrogram GPL-3 pdesaulniers
x42 Balance.lv2 LV2 plugin Audio input, Audio mixing GPL-2 Robin Gareus (rgareus/x42)
x42 Convo.lv2 LV2 plugin Audio FX, Reverb, Colvolution GPL-2 Robin Gareus (rgareus/x42)
x42 Meter Collection LV2 plugin Audio input, Analysis GPL-2 Robin Gareus (rgareus/x42)
x42 Step Sequencer LV2 plugin MIDI, Step/grid sequencer GPL-2 Robin Gareus (rgareus/x42)
x42-eq LV2 plugin Audio input, Audio FX GPL-2 Robin Gareus (rgareus/x42)
x42-plugins JACK, LV2 plugin MIDI, Audio input, Audio FX GPL-2 Robin Gareus (rgareus/x42)
XDarkTerror.lv2 LV2 plugin Audio input, Audio FX 0BSD Hermann Meyer (brummer10)
XPolyMonk.lv2 LV2 plugin MIDI, Synthesis 0BSD Hermann Meyer (brummer10)
XPolyMonk.lv2 LV2 plugin MIDI, Synthesis 0BSD Hermann Meyer (brummer10)
XTinyTerror.lv2 LV2 plugin Audio input, Audio FX 0BSD Hermann Meyer (brummer10)
Yabridge Utility VST2 host, VST3 host GPL-3 Robbert van der Helm (robbert-vdh)
YK Chorus JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin Chorus GPL-2 Christopher Arndt (strogon14/SpotlightKid)
Yoshimi ALSA, JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin MIDI, Synthesis, Audio FX GPL-2 Will J Godfrey
zam-plugins JACK, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin Audio FX GPL-2+ Damien Zammit (damo22)
ZPlugins LV2 plugin MIDI, CV, Synthesis, LFO, Filter, Reverb, Compressor, Limiter AGPL-3+ Alexandros Theodotou (alextee)
Zrythm Zrythm DAW main window ALSA, JACK DAW, LV2 host, VST2 host, VST3 host, JACK Transport, Piano roll, MIDI, CV, Sample loading, Audio input, Audio editing, Audio mixing, Metering, Audio FX AGPL-3+ Alexandros Theodotou (alextee)
ZynAddSubFX ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio, LV2 plugin, VST2 plugin, VST3 plugin NSM, MIDI, Virtual keyboard, Synthesis, Audio input, Audio mixing, Audio FX GPL-2 ZynAddSubFX development team
Zytrax ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio LV2 host, VST2 host, Tracker, Sample loading, SF2 MIT Juan Linietsky (reduz)