REAPER AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Digital Audio Workstations

The best Digital Audio Workstation alternative to REAPER is LMMS, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to REAPER and loads of them are Digital Audio Workstations so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Digital Audio Workstation alternatives to REAPER are Ardour, FL Studio, Ableton Live and Bitwig Studio.

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  1. LMMS icon

    LMMS

     633 likes

    Cross-platform digital audio workstation supporting lossless audio and VST plugins. Features include music looping, sequencing, and MIDI support. Provides an ad-free, privacy-focused, portable experience without registration, working offline with extensibility through plugins and add-ons.

    91 LMMS alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
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    Comments about LMMS as an Alternative to REAPER
    Guest
    Negative
    1

    LMMS is not a DAW, it's a Fruity Loops style software that allows writing music on your computer with software instruments. It does not have any recording ability.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think LMMS is a great REAPER alternative, some don't.

    • LMMS is Free and Open SourceREAPER is Paid and Proprietary
    • LMMS is Privacy focusedREAPER is not according to our users
  2. Ardour icon

    Ardour

     240 likes

    Ardour is a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application. Record, edit, and mix on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.

    92 Ardour alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Comments about Ardour as an Alternative to REAPER
    David
    Positive
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    Ardour is a very powerful and capable DAW, it's just tough to learn since practically all features are exposed at all times. Reaper provides an arguably faster workflow, has a similarly powerful mixer and incidentally installs and loads faster than nearly every other modern DAW.

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    • Most users think Ardour is a great REAPER alternative.

    • Ardour is Paid and Open SourceREAPER is Paid and Proprietary
    • Ardour is Privacy focusedREAPER is not according to our users
  4. 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

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
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  6. Ableton Live icon

    Ableton Live

     212 likes

    Music software facilitating idea creation, editing, and performance with Arrangement and Session Views. Enhanced interfaces, improved waveforms, and great EQs provide intuitive and detailed music-making for studio and stage experiences.

    85 Ableton Live alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Bitwig Studio

     94 likes

    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.

    53 Bitwig Studio alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  8. GarageBand icon

    GarageBand

     268 likes

    Experience a rich music creation suite on Mac and iOS with comprehensive sound libraries, virtual session drummers, and user-friendly tools suitable for beginners and pros. Create, edit, and share your music effortlessly through a seamless Apple integration.

    103 GarageBand alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  10. Cakewalk icon

    Cakewalk

     75 likes

    Cakewalk, formerly SONAR, is a comprehensive audio software for music composition, audio recording, editing, mixing and mastering. It features a full suite of high quality audio and MIDI effects and instruments and composition tools ranging from drum sequencer and piano roll...

    115 Cakewalk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  11. Logic Pro icon

    Logic Pro

     120 likes

    Comprehensive studio app offering advanced DAW and MIDI tools, a creative interface, powerful software instruments, plugins like Beat Breaker, full mixer capabilities, and seamless integration with Mac and iPad for professional-sounding mixes.

    79 Logic Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPad
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    Comments about Logic Pro as an Alternative to REAPER
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Similar straight interface, even though routing is a bit less powerful.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Logic Pro is a great REAPER alternative.

    • Logic Pro is Paid and ProprietaryREAPER is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Zrythm

     35 likes

    Zrythm is a digital audio workstation designed to be featureful and easy to use.

    93 Zrythm alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Qtractor

     52 likes

    Qtractor is an Audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer application written in C++ with the Qt framework. Target platform is GNU/Linux, where the Jack Audio Connection Kit (JACK) for audio, and the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) for MIDI, are the main infrastructures for...

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  14. Cubase icon

    Cubase

     86 likes

    Definitive desktop DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) for professional mixing, mastering, music production and sound design.

    77 Cubase alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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