Freeware

These are downloadable software apps of which most are freeware, although some might be shareware. Many of these apps are open source. Let us know if any of these are no longer free. There's a separate section for web-based apps and another section for commercial software.

Audacity
Audacity® is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. Learn more...

Hammerhead Rhythm Station
HammerHead is a simple TR-909-like drum computer program aiming at the dance-scene. You can use it to create perfect Techno loops, Jungle patterns or House beats, but it's also suitable for Hip Hop, Triphop, Rap, Industrial and almost any other music you can think of. Learn more...

Jazz++
The Jazz++ Midi Sequencer is an excellent application for recording and mixing MIDI sequences, and for many years was the only stable application like it that ran under both Windows and Linux. Learn more...

Jokosher
Jokosher is a simple yet powerful multi-track studio. With it you can create and record music, podcasts and more, all from an integrated simple environment. Learn more...

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 samples. You can have fun with your MIDI-keyboard and much more; all in a user-friendly and modern interface. Learn more...

Psycle
Psycle is a Music Creation Studio, using a tracker interface. It can be used to make any type of music, using either its native plugins (synths and effects), VST2 plugins (synths and effects), internal sampler and effects and .wav files through the sampler. Learn more...

Solfege
Solfege is free music education software. Use it to train your rhythm, interval, scale and chord skills. Solfege - Smarten your ears! Learn more...

Tatapoum
Tatapoum 4 is a combined drum sampler and pattern sequencer. It can be used in three ways: Drum Sampler, Pattern Sequencer, or combined Sampler and Sequencer together. Learn more...

Wavosaur
Wavosaur is a free sound editor, audio editor, wav editor software for editing, processing and recording sounds, wav and mp3 files. Wavosaur has all the features to edit audio (cut, copy, paste, etc.) produce music loops, analyze, record, batch convert. Learn more...