Online GarageBand Alternatives

GarageBand is not available as a web app but there are plenty of alternatives that runs in the browser with similar functionality. The best Online alternative is FL Studio. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try AudioTool or Soundtrap. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to GarageBand and 14 are available as a web app so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Online alternatives to GarageBand are Melodic Mind, Bandlab, Draw.Audio and SoundBridge.

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GarageBand alternatives are mainly Music Production Apps, but if you're looking for Digital Audio Workstations or Audio Editors you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows, Android, Linux, Online, Open Source, Android Tablet and Free. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to GarageBand.
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  1. FL Studio icon

    FL Studio

     494 likes

    A complete digital audio workstation featuring professional music creation tools for mixing, mastering, editing, and sequencing. It includes a responsive piano roll sequencer, lifetime license updates, visualizer plugins for video creation, and multi-touch support for advanced graphical interface navigation.

    94 FL Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
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    it is intuitive and allows to use the basic necessary options without much restriction

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    This is exactly what I've been looking for. The perfect site with just what I need

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think FL Studio is a great GarageBand alternative.

    • FL Studio is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to GarageBand.

    • FL Studio is the most popular commercial alternative to GarageBand.

    • FL Studio is Paid and ProprietaryGarageBand is Free and Proprietary
    • FL Studio is LightweightGarageBand is not according to our users
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    AudioTool

     81 likes

    Make music online with a powerful set of tools ranging from synthesizers and samplers to mixers, delays, reverb and much more. AudioTool is an advanced, collaborative DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) built for the browser.

    76 AudioTool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    Soundtrap

     8 likes

    Soundtrap is a freemium online cross-platform digital audio workstation for browsers that allows users to create music or podcasts.

    45 Soundtrap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    I don't know it just seems to be a good app of garageband.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    the drums in there are total abominations. double-time swing is impossible. apart from that, it is awesome for dubstep, lo-fi hiphop and everything besides jazz and other genres better portrayed live than imitated.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Soundtrap is a great GarageBand alternative.

    • Soundtrap is Freemium and ProprietaryGarageBand is Free and Proprietary
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    Melodic Mind

     8 likes

    Mobile-first platform with integrated DAW, stem separation, songwriting, synthesizer, real instruments, music theory, practice toolkit, vocal training, chromatic tuner, progress tracking, and unique gamification inspired by anime quests, all in a free public beta.

    52 Melodic Mind alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • Melodic Mind is the most popular SaaS alternative to GarageBand.

    • Melodic Mind is Freemium and ProprietaryGarageBand is Free and Proprietary
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    Bandlab

     15 likes

    Bandlab is the cloud platform where musicians and fans create music, collaborate and engage with each other across the globe. Create and collaborate on music through intuitive mobile and web apps that lets you assemble songs from scratch or remix projects shared by others.

    33 Bandlab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Draw.Audio

     8 likes

    Explore sound art with an innovative, free musical sketch-pad offering a synthesizer, sequencer, and drawing tools. Underpinned by the Web Audio API, it enables music recording, editing, and playback without ads, all in a seamless web-based interface for creative expression.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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    SoundBridge

     10 likes

    Free digital audio workstation featuring complete tracking, sequencing, editing, and mixing tools, third-party VST plugin integration, multi-touch screen gestures, real-time online collaboration, automation, built-in effects, low-latency drivers, and compatibility with Windows and macOS.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Soundation Studio

     20 likes

    Soundation Studio is the free online music making application that gives everyone the opportunity to make music on the internet. With instant access to music making tools like a loop library, virtual instruments, real time effects, automation, audio recording and editing.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    AudioMass

     13 likes

    AudioMass lets you record, or use your existing audio tracks, and modify them by trimming, cutting, pasting or applying a plethora of effects, from compression and paragraphic equalizers to reverb, delay and distortion fx.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • AudioMass is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to GarageBand.

    • AudioMass is Free and Open SourceGarageBand is Free and Proprietary
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    Efflux

     4 likes

    Efflux is a Progressive Web Application allowing you to create music within your browser, either on- or offline on anything from a phone to desktop machine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

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    • Online
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    Amped Studio

     3 likes

    Amped Studio is a modern web based music studio and production environment. With the instant access of a web application you can quickly get in to creating music with virtual instruments, effects, loops, samples and easy to use tools.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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    Comments about Amped Studio as an Alternative to GarageBand
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    It came with very very basic sounds- audio recordings were offsynch- need to quantize. somehow...

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Amped Studio is Freemium and ProprietaryGarageBand is Free and Proprietary
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