GarageBand

Welcome to the school of rock. A Mac-sized practice space. Your own recording studio. If you want to learn to play an instrument, write music, or record a song, GarageBand can help — whether you’re a rookie or a rock star.

Commercial
Mac OS X
iPhone
iPad

welcome to the school of rock. a macsized practice space. your own recording studio. if you want to learn to play an instrument, write music, or record a song, garageband can help — whether you’re a rookie or a rock star.

garageband is a whole music creation studio right inside your mac — with a complete sound library that includes software instruments, presets for guitar and voice, and virtual session drummers. an intuitive interface makes it easy to learn, play, record, create, and share your hits worldwide. it’s never been easier to make music like a pro.

Links to official GarageBand sites

Features

Works Offline Audio recording MIDI keyboard input Virtual instrument

The Best 28 GarageBand Alternatives

mix-music filter is active.

346 Like

LMMS

lmms is a free cross-platform alternative to commercial programs like fl studio , which allow you to produce music with your computer.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD

Portable Free API Plugin API Mix Music Support for VST plugins Performance Monitoring
311 Like

FL Studio

FL Studio (formerly known as FruityLoops) is a digital audio workstation developed by the Belgian company Image-Line. FL Studio features a graphical user interface based on a pattern-based music sequencer.

Commercial

Works Offline Non linear editor Audio recording Mix Music Support for VST plugins Live recording Drum matrix editing Piano Roll
141 Like

Ardour

Ardour is a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application. It runs on GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. Ardour's intention is to provide digital audio workstation software suitable for professional use.

Freemium

Non destructive editing Mix Music Support for VST plugins Audio editing
125 Like

Reaper

REAPER is a complete digital audio production application for Windows and OS X, offering a full multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing and mastering toolset.

Commercial

Customizable Portable Multi Channel Mix Music Support for VST plugins Audio editing Supports for MIDI
117 Like

Ableton Live

Live is software for creating musical ideas, turning them into finished songs, and even taking them onto the stage.

Commercial

Drag n drop Batch Editing Mix Music Support for VST plugins MIDI keyboard input Virtual instrument Pitch Shifting
94 Like

Reason

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.

Commercial Mac OS X Windows

DRM Free Mix Music Virtual instrument Synth rack
77 Like

Logic Pro

Logic Pro lets you translate musical inspiration into professional productions. A range of powerful, easy-to-use features puts sophisticated tools at your fingertips, and complete surround support lets you make incredible, immersive music.

Commercial

Clear interface Mix Music
56 Like

AudioTool

Start making music today — right in your browser. We provide all the tools to get you started! * Create your own tracks with the Audiotool * Open and remix other peoples arrangements * Follow other users

Free Web

Community based Modular System Mix Music Audio editing
56 Like

Cubase

Cubase is a computer program for music production/recording. The program offers recording, producing and mixing of sounds in order to make music production for distribution on CDs or the internet.

Commercial Mac OS X Windows

Mix Music Support for VST plugins Voice Recording Audio editing
42 Like

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.

Commercial Mac OS X Windows Linux

Scripting Mix Music Support for VST plugins
38 Like

Avid Pro Tools

Professional-grade software application for recording, editing and mixing music, featuring support for numerous plugins and effects.

Commercial

Audio recording Mix Music Support for VST plugins Audio editing Virtual instrument
30 Like

Mixcraft

Mixcraft is a recording studio with effects, featuring Reverb, Delay/Echo, EQ, Compression, Flanger and Chorus, as well as resonant filters and a powerful loop editor.

Commercial Windows

Multiple languages Mix Music Support for VST plugins
22 Like

Tracktion

Tracktion is a multi-platform software for music production, with a modern graphic user interface.

Freemium Mac OS X Windows Linux

Audio recording Mix Music Support for VST plugins Audio editing
19 Like

MuLab

MuLab is a rich and rock solid sound and music production tool for Mac OSX and Windows, designed to create, record, edit and finalize Your Music!

Freemium Mac OS X Windows

Portable Modular System Audio recording Mix Music Support for VST plugins Audio editing
17 Like

Jokosher

Jokosher is a simple and powerful multi-track studio. Jokosher provides a complete application for recording, editing, mixing and exporting audio, and has been specifically designed with usability in mind.

Free Open Source Windows Linux BSD

Non linear editor Mix Music Audio editing
16 Like

WaveShop

WaveShop is a free, open-source audio editor for Windows XP/Vista/7. WaveShop is fast, lightweight, and bit-perfect, meaning samples aren't altered unless they need to be.

Free Open Source Windows

Portable Audio recording Mix Music Audio editing
12 Like

energyXT

Create music now With energyXT you will be creating tracks faster than with any other music application out there.

Commercial Mac OS X Windows Linux iPhone iPad

Tabbed interface Audio recording Mix Music Support for VST plugins Supports for MIDI
10 Like

Harrison Mixbus

A full-featured Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) by Harrison with mixing that mimics the properties of an analogue mixer.

Commercial Mac OS X Windows Linux

Audio recording Mix Music Audio editing
9 Like

Zynewave Podium

Podium is a modern digital audio workstation (DAW) for Windows. It supports recording and editing of audio and MIDI, and hosts VST instrument and effect plugins.

Freemium Windows

Portable Audio recording Mix Music Support for VST plugins Audio editing
7 Like

MOTU Digital Performer

Digital Performer lets you record, edit, arrange, mix, process and master audio and MIDI tracks side by side for songwriting, studio production, live performance, film and television sound tracks, audio post production, surround mixing and...

Commercial Mac OS X Windows

Mix Music Support for VST plugins Support for 64 bit

Search app for alternative

Alternativein is a new approach to finding good application.
Just type what software you want to change and browse great alternatives, based on our great community recommendations.

Alternativein is powered by a community that helps you make informed decisions. Tell us what you’re passionate about to get your personalized feed and help others.

Alternativein is a product recommendation community that helps connect people with the best products for them. You shouldn’t have to waste time and money to find solutions to your problems. By collecting the knowledge of enthusiasts across the world through recommendations, we can quickly and confidently show people the truth about a product.

We dream of a world where products succeed or fail on their own merits, and allowing people the space to share their thoughts is the first step in achieving that.

GarageBand

Links to official GarageBand sites

Features

Categories

Tags

The Best 28 GarageBand Alternatives

LMMS

FL Studio

Ardour

Reaper

Ableton Live

Reason

Logic Pro

AudioTool

Cubase

Bitwig Studio

Avid Pro Tools

Mixcraft

Tracktion

MuLab

Jokosher

WaveShop

energyXT

Harrison Mixbus

Zynewave Podium

MOTU Digital Performer

Search app for alternative

Menu