Pure Data

Pd (aka Pure Data) is a real-time graphical programming environment for audio, video, and graphical processing. It is the third major branch of the family of patcher programming languages known as Max (Max/FTS, ISPW Max, Max/MSP, jMax, etc.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

SunVox

SunVox is a small, fast and powerful modular synthesizer with pattern based sequencer (tracker). It is a tool for those people who like to compose music wherever they are, whenever they wish. On any device.

Freemium Mac OS X Windows Linux iPhone Android Tablet iPad Windows Mobile

Max/MSP

Interactive visual programming environment for music, audio, and media In use for over twenty years by performers, composers, artists, scientists, teachers, and...

Commercial Mac OS X Windows

Klangmeister

Klangmeister is an open-source, live coding environment for composing music in your browser.

Free Open Source Web Self-Hosted GitHub

Sonic Pi

Soinc Pi is a live-coding audio software. Learn to code creatively by composing, improvising or performing in an incredible range of styles from classical through to algorave. FEATURES Simple enough for computing and music lessons.

Free Mac OS X Windows Raspberry Pi

Csound

Csound is a sound design, music synthesis and signal processing system, providing facilities for composition and performance over a wide range of platforms.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

ChucK

ChucK is a programming language for real-time sound synthesis and music creation. ChucK presents a unique time-based, concurrent programming model that's precise and...

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

VCV Rack

VCV Rack is a modular synthesizer inspired by Eurorack systems. It acts a host for virtual modules which perform various audio processes. E.G. oscillators, filters...

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

Overtone

Overtone is an open source audio environment designed to explore new musical ideas from synthesis and sampling to instrument building, live-coding and collaborative...

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

Wavepot

Wavepot is a live-coding environment for creating sound and music. Build sound and music compositions on-the-fly using JavaScript and save your projects right to GitHub.

Free Open Source Web GitHub

Extempore

Extempore is a programming language and runtime environment designed to support the programming of real-time systems in real-time.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux GitHub