awesome-linuxaudio

A list of software and resources for professional audio/video/live events production on the Linux platform

Work in progress - See current issues and CONTRIBUTING.

This list is provided to help you build your own GNU/Linux based A/V production environment. Most of the listed software is packaged for Debian, and should be directly installable using your package manager. Software that can be run on other GNU/Linux distributions may also be added to the list. This list focuses on sound, video, lighting and live applications. Software listed here is Free Software unless noted otherwise.

List keys:

• ◼ Debian package: can be installed directly using APT on Debian and derivatives.
• ▒ KXStudio package: can be installed using APT on KXStudio or Debian with KXStudio repositories enabled.
• © Non-Free/closed source software: programs that restrict use/study/modification/distribution.

• DAW/Sequencers
• Trackers
• Audio Editors
• Samplers
• Effects/Processing
  • Collections
  • EQ
  • Other FX
• DJing / Vinyl emulation
• Synthesizers
  • Additive
  • Subtractive
  • FM
  • Wavetable
  • Other synths
• Modular synths
• Organ simulators
• Audio utilities
  • Misc
  • Meters & Analysis
  • Tuners & Metronomes
  • MIDI Utilities
  • Transcoding
  • CD/DVD Ripping
• System utilities
  • JACK
  • ALSA
  • Firewire
  • Plugin hosts & adapters
  • Pulseaudio
  • Other system utilities
• Network streaming/broadcasting
• Lighting
• Video
  • 3D Modeling/CGI
  • Authoring
• Signal processing/electronics
• Score Editors
• Media players
  • Graphical
  • Command-line
• Metapackages
• Linux Distributions
• SAMPLES/PRESETS/RESOURCES
• DOCUMENTATION
  • Other Software Lists
  • Documentation/Blogs
  • Communities/Forums
• CONTRIBUTING
• MIRRORS
• LICENSE

DAW/Sequencers

• ardour - Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) and Multichannel Hard Disk Recorder (HDR) (◼) ▒
• AudioNodes - Free, modular audio production suite with multi-track audio mixing, audio effects, parameter automation, MIDI editing, synthesis, cloud production, custom MIDI i/o, and more. (Browser version) ©
• Bitwig Studio - dynamic software for creation and performance of your musical ideas on stage or in the studio. ©
• dino - Integrated MIDI piano roll editor and sequencer engine (◼)
• friniika - A complete music workstation for Windows/Linux/OSX
• Harrison Mixbus - the first full-featured DAW with true analog style mixing. ©
• helio-workstation - Free linear-based music For macOS, Linux, Windows, iOS and Android, with clean interface, version control, synchronization between devices, undo history, and more. ▒
• lmms - Linux Multimedia Studio (◼) ▒
• meterec - minimalistic multi track recorder (◼)
• muse - Qt4-based audio/MIDI sequencer (◼)
• ossia score - Interactive sequencer with intelligent timelines supporting audio, video, OSC, MIDI, DMX and more.
• qtractor - MIDI/Audio multi-track sequencer application (◼)
• Radium Editor - Radium is a music editor with a new type of interface.
• REAPER - A complete digital audio production application for computers, offering a full multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing and mastering toolset. ©
• rosegarden - music editor and MIDI/audio sequencer (◼)
• seq24 - Minimalist Real time MIDI sequencer (◼)
• sequencer64 - Real time MIDI sequencer, a major reboot of seq24 with many new features.
• Tracktion - The musician's DAW ©
• traverso - Multitrack audio recorder and editor (◼)
• vcvrack - Open-source virtual Eurorack DAW ▒
• Zrythm - A highly automated and intuitive digital audio workstation

Trackers

• goattracker - C64 music editor. ◼)
• klystrack - Chiptune tracker (◼)
• milkytracker - music creation tool inspired by Fast Tracker 2 (◼)
• Renoise - a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) using a tracker-based approach. ©
• schism - ImpulseTracker clone aiming at providing the same look&feel (◼)

Audio Editors

• audacity - fast, cross-platform audio editor (◼)
• eisenkraut - A multi-channel and hi-res capable audio file editor (◼)
• kwave - sound editor for KDE (◼)
• LAoE - Rich featured graphical audio sample editor featuring multi-layers, floating-point samples, volume-masks, variable selection-intensity, spectrogram editing, and plugins 2011
• mhwaveedit - Simple and fast GTK2 sound editor (◼) 2013
• ReZound - ReZound aims to be a stable, open source, and graphical audio file editor primarily for but not limited to the Linux operating system. 2008
• Shuriken beat slicer - beat slicer with beat detection and time stretching capabilities. Easy QT4 interface to slice up drum loops, assign hits to MIDI keys, and change the tempo of loops in real-time.
• smasher - Cross-platform audio loop slicer designed to create sliced loops from WAV, MP3, FLAC or AIFF files in seconds without a sequencer 2013
• Sound Studio - A simple (minimal) light-weight tool for editing smaller soundfiles. Because Sound Studio uses Sox, it can cope with a wide variety of audio file formats. 2013
• sweep - Audio editor and live playback tool (◼)

Samplers

• avldrums.lv2 - drum sample player plugin dedicated to Glen MacArthur's AVLdrums. Rapidly sequence and mix midi-drums. ▒

• bliss - Performance sampler featuring scalable & themeable GUI, VSTi sampling, 8 macro assignments, dual zero delay feedback filters, sample editor, 7 built-in effects, flexible modulation, parameter morphing and highest offline resampling quality using 512 points SINC algorithm. ©

• dgedit - drum kit editor for DrumGizmo (◼)

• drumgizmo - multichannel, multilayered, cross-platform drum plugin and stand-alone application. It enables you to compose drums in midi and mix them with a multichannel approach (◼) ▒

• freewheeling - live looping musical instrument (◼)

• giada - hardcore loop machine (◼) ▒

• hydrogen - advanced drum machine/step sequencer (◼)

  • hydrogen-drumkits - drumkits for Hydrogen (◼) ▒
  • hydrogen-drumkits-effects - collection of unusual drumkits for Hydrogen (◼) ▒

• kluppe - Loop-player and recorder designed for live use. (◼)

• linuxsampler-all** - Realtime audio sampler. (Standalone, DSSI, LV2 and VST) ▒

  • ls16 - DSSI plugin offering a front-end to the LinuxSampler library. ▒

• luppp - Music creation tool, intended for live use. (◼) ▒

• petri-foo - MIDI controllable audio sampler - successor of specimen. (◼)

• qsampler - LinuxSampler GUI frontend based on the Qt toolkit. (◼)

• redux - Sample-based instrument, combined with a powerful phrase sequencer. ©

• samplv1** - Polyphonic sampler synthesizer. (◼)

• sooperlooper - Looping sampler. (◼)

• sooperlooper-lv2 - Looping sampler plugin. ▒

• superboucle - Loop application synced with jack transport.

• tapeutape - Highly configurable midi-controlled virtual sampler.

Effects/Processing

Collections

• calf-plugins - Calf Studiogear - audio effects and sound generators (◼)
• dpf-plugins - audio plugin collection from DISTRHO ▒
• freaked-plugins - Granulator, pre-delay, reverb tail and distortion LV2 Plugins ▒
• tal-plugins - Togu Audio Line Plugins (Dub-3, Filter/-2, NoiseMaker, Reverb/-2/-3, Vocoder-2) ▒
• amb-plugins -reverb) - ambisonics LADSPA plugins (◼)
• arctican-plugins - Arctican Plugins ▒
• artyfx - Arty FX plugin suite ▒
• avw.lv2 - collection of Voltage Controlled LV2 modules (◼) 2013
• caps-lv2 - LV2 port for the CAPS Audio Plugin Suite ▒
• caps - C* Audio Plugin Suite (CAPS) comprises a range of classic sound effects and a few more basic audio DSP units, signal and noise generators. (◼)
• cmt - a collection of LADSPA plugins (◼) ▒
• drowaudio-plugins - dRowAudio Plugins (LV2 & VST) ▒
• fomp - 1 auto-wah, 1 EQ, 3 chorus, 5 filters, and 3 oscillators LV2 plugins. (◼) ▒
• foo-plugins - small set of LADSPA plugins (Lookahead Limiter/Transient Architect) ▒
• infamous-plugins - creative LV2 plugins ▒
• invada-studio-plugins-ladspa - Invada Studio Plugins - a set of LADSPA audio plugins (◼) ▒
• invada-studio-plugins-lv2 - Invada Studio Plugins - a set of LV2 audio plugins (◼) ▒
• juced-plugins - Juced Plugins ▒
• leet-plugins - LEET LADSPA plugins ▒
• Linux Studio Plugins - Collection of LV2/LADSPA/VST/standalone audio processing applications
• mda-lv2 - Paul Kellett's MDA 36 high-quality plugins ported to LV2 (◼)
  • mda-vst - Paul Kellett's MDA plugins ported to VST ▒
  • mod-mda-lv2 - Paul Kellett's MDA plugins ported to LV2 (MOD version) ▒
• mod-utilities - LV2 plugin utilities (filters/gain/switches/meter) ▒
• psi-plugins - small collection of LV2 plugins ideal for (but not limited to) electronic music.
• ste-plugins - stereo LADPSA plugins (◼) ▒
• swh-lv2 - Steve Harris's SWH plugins ported to LV2 (◼) ▒
• swh-plugins - Steve Harris's LADSPA plugins (◼) ▒
• tap-plugins - Tom's Audio Processing LADSPA plugins (◼) ▒
• teragonaudio-plugins - audio plugins from Teragon Audio ▒
• vcf-plugins - VCF LADSPA plugins ▒
• vco-plugins - LADSPA plugin sporting anti-aliased oscillators (◼) ▒
• x42-plugins - Collection of LV2 plugins (◼) ▒
• zam-plugins - Plugins for high quality audio processing (◼) ▒

EQ

• eq10q - LV2 equalizer (◼) ▒
• fil-plugins - parametric equalizer LADSPA plugin (◼) ▒
• luftikus - analog modeled equalizer ▒
• lv2fil - Stereo and mono LV2 plugins, four-band parametric equalisers ▒

Other FX

• abgate - LV2 noise gate plugin (◼)
• autotalent - pitch correction LADSPA plugin (◼) ▒
• beatslash-lv2 - A set of LV2 plugins to slash, repeat beats. ▒
• blop-lv2 - collection of LV2 CV plugins (◼) ▒
• blop - Bandlimited wavetable-based oscillator plugins for LADSPA hosts. (◼) ▒
• creox - a real-time sound/effects processor.
• deteriorate-lv2 - set of LV2 plugins to deteriorate sound quality ▒
• drc - digital room correction (◼)
• freqtweak - Realtime audio frequency spectral manipulation (◼)
• g2reverb -reverb LADSPA plugin ▒
• glitch - Multi-effects audio plugin with sequencer ©
• go-dsp-guitar - A cross-platform effects processor / amp simulator for electric guitars and other instruments. Supports JACK and remote control through web interface.
• guitarix - Rock guitar amplifier for Jack (Standalone/LADSPA/LV2) (◼) ▒
  • gxplugins - extra lv2 plugins from the guitarix project ▒
• gxvoxtonebender - Fuzz Tonebender LV2 plugin ▒
• holap - Holborn Audio DSSI and LADSPA audio plugins including DSP effects and a FM synthesizer ▒
• ir.lv2 - LV2 IR reverb (◼) ▒
  • ir.lv2-1.2 - LV2 IR reverb (1.2 version) ▒
• klangfalter - convolution reverb audio plugin (LV2/VST) ▒
• lv2vocoder - LV2 vocoder plugin (◼)
• mod-distortion - analog distortion emulation plugin ▒
• mod-pitchshifter - Pitch Shifter LV2 effects ▒
• paulstretch - Extreme sound time-stretch (◼)
• phasex - Phase Harmonic Advanced Synthesis EXperiment (◼)
• pitcheddelay - pitch-shifting delay ▒
• playitslowly - Plays back audio files at a different speed or pitch (◼)
• radium-compressor - audio compressor for JACK (◼)
• rakarrack - Simple and easy guitar effects processor for GNU/Linux (◼)
• rev-plugins - reverb LADSPA plugin (◼)
• rkrlv2 - Rakarrack LV2 Plugin Ports ▒
• rubberband-ladspa - LADSPA plugin for audio pitch-shifting (◼)
• sonic - Simple utility to speed up or slow down speech (◼)
• soundstretch - Stretches and pitch-shifts sound independently (◼)
• Schroeder - Modeled reverb based on Schroeder reverberator. ©
• stretchplayer - Audio file player with time stretch and pitch shifting (◼)
• terminatorx - realtime audio synthesizer (◼)
• vm.lv2 - virtual machine plugin bundle (Control, CV, Audio, Atom) ▒
• vocoder-ladspa - LADSPA Vocoder Plugin ▒
• vocproc - LV2 plugin for pitch shifting and vocoding (◼)
• wah-plugins - auto-wah LADSPA plugin (◼)
• wasp-ladspa - WASP LADSPA plugin ▒
• zita-at1 - JACK autotuner (◼)
• zita-rev1 - pro-audio reverb effect (◼)

DJing / Vinyl emulation

• mixxx - Digital Disc Jockey Interface (◼)
• xwax - open-source vinyl emulation software for Linux with timecoded vinyl support (◼)

Synthesizers

Additive

• add64 - additive synthesizer for JACK ▒
• andes - Sound synthesiser based on Perlin noise
• triceratops-lv2 - polyphonic additive software synthesizer plugin ▒
• vertigo - 256 oscillators additive synth with resynthesis and sound morphing. Imports WAV and BMP. Very accurate recreation of complex musical phrases, drumloops, speech and simple tones. ©
• yoshimi - software synthesizer based on ZynAddSubFX (◼)
• zynaddsubfx - Realtime software synthesizer for Linux (◼) ▒

Subtractive

• amsynth - Two oscillator software synthesizer. (◼)
• blepvco - LADSPA, minBLEP-based, hard-sync-capable oscillator plugins. (◼) ▒
• bristol - Vintage synthesizer emulator. (◼)
  • monobristol - Simple GUI for Bristol. (◼)
• cursynth - Cursynth is a polyphonic music synthesizer that runs graphically inside your terminal. ▒
• discovery - Virtual Analog synthesizer. ©
• discovery pro - Virtual Analog synthesizer + sampler. ©
• helm - Polyphonic synthesizer. ▒
• ob-xd - OB-Xd is based on the Oberheim OB-X. ▒
• sineshaper - Monophonic synth plugin with two oscillators and waveshapers. (◼)
• synthv1 - Old-school polyphonic synthesizer. (◼) ▒
• whysynth - DSSI Soft Synth Interface. (◼)
• wolpertinger - Subtractive synth with a sharp bandpass filter. ▒

FM

• adlplug - FM synthesizer plugins, based on OPL3 and OPN2 sound chip emulations ▒
• dexed - FM Plugin Synth closely modeled on the Yamaha DX7, including midi cartridge librarian/manager for the DX7. ▒
• hexter - Yamaha DX7 modeling DSSI plugin (◼) ▒
• OPL - The OPL is a digital sound synthesis chip developed by Yamaha in the mid 1980s ▒
• juce-opl - Emulation of the Yamaha OPL sound chip used in PC sound cards from the 90s. ▒
• oxefmsynth - 8 operators FM synth

Wavetable

• sorcer - Sorcer polyphonic wavetable synth LV2 plugin ▒
• wsynth-dssi - hack on Xsynth-DSSI to allow wavetable synthesis (◼) ▒

Other synths

• drumkv1 - old-school drum-kit sampler (◼) ▒
• fabla - Fabla drum sampler plugin instrument ▒
• foo-yc20-vst - VST implementation of a 1969 designed Yamaha combo organ, the YC-20. ▒
• qsynth - fluidsynth MIDI sound synthesiser front-end (◼)
• Tracktion BioTek - new generation of software synth that combines the sounds of nature with a complex synthesis engine to create weird and wonderful organic soundscapes. ©
• argotlunar - Realtime granulator LV2/VST plugin ▒
• din - digital audio synthesizer (◼)
• drmr - An LV2 sampler plugin that (currently) plays hydrogen drum kits ▒
• fluid-soundfont-gm - Fluid (R3) General MIDI SoundFont (GM)
• fluid-soundfont-gs - Fluid (R3) General MIDI SoundFont (GS)
• fluidr3-gm-soundfont - Fluid (R3) Mono GM SoundFont from MuseScore 2
• fluidsynth/-static - Real-time MIDI software synthesizer with plugins for media players (◼) ▒
• freebirth-data - Bass synthesizer/sample player/sequencer -- sound samples (◼)
• freebirth - Bass synthesizer/sample player/sequencer (◼)
• gmorgan - MIDI rhythm station emulator software (◼)
• newtonator - LV2 synth that produces unpredictable sounds ▒
• paraphrasis - spectral modeling synthesizer
• u-he Diva - Virtual Analogue synthesizer ©
• u-he Hive - Uncomplicated, flexible, CPU-friendly hybrid synthesizer ©
• u-he Podolski - free, straightforward, CPU-efficient virtual analogue synthesizer. One oscillator, one filter, one envelope and an arpeggiator / sequencer. ©
• u-he Repro - Meticulously modelled reproductions of two famous analogue synthesizers ©
• u-he Triple Cheese - Unusual freeware synthesizer without traditional oscillators/wavetables/FM/phase distortion/analogue modelled filters, capable of some surprising sounds. ©
• u-he Zebra 2 - sound-design playground with numerous sound sculpting tools ©
• u-he Zebralette - A free synthesizer and an introduction to Zebra2’s fantastic oscillators. ©
• xsynth-dssi - classic-analog (VCOs/VCF/VCA) style software synthesizer (◼)
• pianoteq - Virtual piano based on physical modeling of real instruments. ©
• organteq - Physically modelled pipe organ. ©

Modular synths

• ams - Realtime modular synthesizer for ALSA (◼)
• BEAST/BSE - music composition and modular synthesis application
• ingen - modular audio processing system for Jack and LV2 based systems. ▒
  • ams-lv2 - set of Voltage Controlled LV2 modules for Ingen ▒
• mcp-plugins - LADSPA plugins designed for Alsa Modular Synth (◼) ▒
• omins - collection of LADSPA plugins aimed at modular synthesizers (◼)
• spiralsynthmodular - object orientated music studio ▒
• Sunvox - a small, fast and powerful modular synthesizer with pattern-based sequencer (tracker) ©
• u-he Ace - , Compact, clear synthesizer, with a careful selection of modules and semi-modular architecture ©
• u-he Bazille - large polyphonic modular system with digital (PD, FM based) oscillators, multimode filters, modulation options, and more ©

Organ simulators

• aeolus - Synthesised pipe organ emulator (◼)
• azr3-jack - drawbar organ simulator (◼)
• horgand - JACK capable organ softsynth (◼)
• setbfree - DSP tonewheel organ (◼)

Audio utilities

Misc

• sox - Swiss army knife of sound processing (◼)
• declick - a dynamic digital declicker for audio sample files.
• ecasound - command-line multitrack-capable audio recorder and effect processor (◼)
• fadecut - toolset to rip audiostreams, cut, fade in/out and tag the resulting audiofiles (◼)
• gwc - Audio file denoiser (◼)
• libsox-fmt-all - All SoX format libraries (◼)
• Linux Show Player a free cue player designed for sound-playback in stage production. The goal of the project is to provide a complete playback software for musical plays, theater shows and similar. (◼)
• nama - Multitrack recording with Ecasound (◼)
• pianobooster - Learn the piano just by playing a game, inspired by Guitar Hero (◼)
• Samplecat - a program for cataloguing and auditioning audio samples.
• showq - MIDI controllable audio player (◼)
• silan - commandline tool to detect silence in audio-files
• silentjack - silence detector for the JACK audio system (◼)
• sync-audio-tracks - Audio tracks synchronization command-line tool for video editors that don't support it
• taptempo - A command line tap tempo. Hit enter key with style and you'll get the corresponding number of beats per minute (BPM). (◼)
• timemachine - JACK audio recorder for spontaneous and conservatory use (◼)

Meters & Analysis

• easyssp - audio visualization plugin (spectrometer/goniometer) (LV2 & VST) ▒
• baudline - Time-frequency browser designed for scientific visualization of the spectral domain - Fourier, correlation, transfer function, impulse response, and raster transforms
• bitmeter - diagnosis tool for JACK audio software (◼)
• brp-pacu - audio analysis tool (◼)
• ebumeter - Loudness measurement according to EBU-R128 (◼)
• extace - waveform viewer (◼)
• jaaa - audio signal generator and spectrum analyser (◼)
• jackmeter - a basic command line meter for the JACK audio system (◼)
• japa - JACK and ALSA Perceptual Analyser (◼)
• jkmeter - horizontal or vertical bargraph audio level meter for Jack Audio Connection Kit (◼)
• lufsmeter - measures loudness similar to the human perception of loudness. (LV2/VST) ▒
• meterbridge - Collection of Audio meters for the JACK audio server (◼)
• QLoud - tool to measure loudspeaker frequency and step responses and distortions
• siggen - a set of tools for imitating a laboratory Signal Generator, generating audio signals out of Linux's /dev/dsp audio device. (◼)
• Scope - Simple oscilloscope ©
• sonic-visualiser - View and analyse the contents of music audio files (◼)
• spek - acoustic spectrum analyser
• xoscope - digital oscilloscope (◼)

Tuners & Metronomes

• fmit - Free Music Instrument Tuner (◼)
• gtick - Metronome application (◼)
• gtkguitune - Guitar and other instruments tuner
• gtklick - simple metronome GUI for JACK (◼)
• gxtuner - Tuner for Jack (◼)
• lingot - accurate and easy to use musical instrument tuner

MIDI Utilities

• jack-keyboard - Virtual MIDI keyboard for JACK MIDI (◼)
• timidity - Software sound renderer (MIDI sequencer, MOD player) (◼)
• abcmidi - converter from ABC to MIDI format and back (◼)
• arpage - MIDI Arpeggiator w/ JACK Tempo Sync. ▒
• gmidimonitor - GTK application that shows MIDI events (◼)
• jack-midi-clock - JACK client that sends MIDI beat clock pulses ▒
• jackass - JACK-MIDI support for VST hosts, including Wine apps ▒
• kmidimon - MIDI monitor using ALSA sequencer and KDE user interface (◼)
• midi-matrix.lv2 - 3-in-1 plugin with GUI (MIDI channel filtering/rerouting/multiplication) ▒
• mididings - MIDI router and processor based on Python (◼)
• MidiJoystick - MidiJoystick is a MIDI client for the Jack Audio Connection Kit on Linux, which lets you use your joystick to emit MIDI commands
• midimsg-lv2 - set of plugins to transform midi output ▒
• midisox - a SoX-like workalike, for handling MIDI files
• pizmidi-plugins - collection of cross-platform MIDI processing plugins. ▒
• pjb.au MIDI scripts - Various MIDI utilities and scripts
• qmidiarp - MIDI arpeggiator for ALSA (◼)
• QmidiCtl - A MIDI Remote Controller via UDP/IP Multicast
• qmidinet - MIDI Network Gateway via UDP/IP Multicast (◼)
• QXGEdit - Editor for MIDI System Exclusive files for XG devices (eg. Yamaha DB50XG).
• qxgedit - MIDI System Exclusive files editor (◼)
• SendMIDI - multi-platform command-line tool makes it very easy to quickly send MIDI messages to MIDI devices from your computer.
• simple-sysexxer - GUI tool to create backups of the memory contents of MIDI devices
• swami - MIDI instrument editor application (◼)
• vmpk - Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard (◼)

Transcoding

• qwinff - GUI for FFmpeg, a powerful command-line media converter. FFmpeg can read audio and video files in various formats and convert them into other formats. (◼)
• ambdec - Ambisonic decoder for first and second order (◼)
• audiotools - Collection of audio handling programs for the command line (◼)
• dir2ogg - audio file converter into ogg-vorbis format (◼)
• ffmpeg2theora - Theora video encoder using ffmpeg (◼)
• ffmpeg - Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files (◼)
• gigedit - instrument editor for Gigasampler files (◼) ▒
• gigtools - command line tools for Gigasampler and DLS Level 1/2 files (◼) ▒
• mediainfo-gui - graphical utility for reading information from audio/video files (◼)
• mediainfo - command-line utility for reading information from audio/video files (◼)
• mp3diags - find issues in MP3 files and help to solve them (◼)
• mp3splt-gtk - GTK interface to split MP3 and Ogg Vorbis files without reencoding (◼)
• mp3val - program for MPEG audio stream validation (◼)
• mplayer - movie player for Unix-like systems (◼)
• sfarkxtc - Converts soundfonts from legacy sfArk v2 file format to sf2 (◼)
• soundconverter - GNOME application to convert audio files into other formats (◼)
• transmageddon - video transcoder for Linux and Unix systems built using GStreamer (◼)
• winff - graphical video and audio batch converter using ffmpeg or avconv (◼)
• zita-bls1 - binaural stereo signals converter (◼)
• lame - MP3 encoding library, frontend application, and other sound analysis/convenience tools (◼)
• vorbis-tools - OGG Vorbis encoder/decoder, player, information tool, and splitter (◼)
• mp3info - An MP3 technical info viewer and ID3 1.x tag editor (◼)

CD/DVD Ripping

• asunder - graphical audio CD ripper and encoder (◼)
• handbrake - versatile DVD ripper and video transcoder (GTK+ GUI) (◼)
• sound-juicer - GNOME CD Ripper (◼)
• ogmrip - Application for ripping and encoding DVD (◼)
• cdparanoia - audio extraction tool for sampling CDs (◼)
• yaret - console tool to turn CDs into encoded music (◼)
• ripit - Textbased audio CD ripper (◼)
• gramofile - transfer sound from gramophone records to CD (◼)
• ripperx - GTK-based audio CD ripper/encoder (◼)
• abcde - A Better CD Encoder (◼)

System utilities

JACK

• aj-snapshot - make snapshots of JACK connections (◼)
• cadence - set of tools useful for audio production ▒
• catia - JACK Audio Patchbay with A2J Bridge and JACK transport integration. ▒
• claudia - LADISH frontend, focused at session management ▒
• gjacktransport - access to the JACK's transport mechanism as touchable slider (◼)
• jack-capture - program for recording soundfiles with jack (◼)
• jackd2-firewire - JACK Audio Connection Kit (FFADO and FreeBoB backends) (◼)
• jackd - JACK Audio Connection Kit (◼)
• jackeq - routes and manipulates audio from/to multiple sources (◼)
• jack-link - JACK transport timebase bridge to Ableton Link ▒
• jack-mixer - JACK Audio Mixer (◼)
• jack-rack - LADSPA effects "rack" for JACK (◼)
• jack-tools - various JACK tools: dl, record, scope, osc, plumbing, udp, play, transport (◼)
• laditools - Linux Audio Desktop Integration Tools (◼)
• patchage - modular patch bay for Jack audio and Alsa Midi (◼)
• qjackctl - User interface for controlling the JACK sound server (◼)
• qjackrcd - Qt4 application to record JACK server outputs (◼)
• rotter - JACK client for transmission recording and audio logging (◼)
• studio-controls - small application to allow setting up audio for semi-pro audio work.
• zita-mu1 - organise stereo monitoring for Jack Audio Connection Kit (◼)

ALSA

• a2jmidid - Daemon for exposing legacy ALSA MIDI in JACK MIDI systems (◼)
• aconnectgui - graphical ALSA sequencer connection manager
• alsa-tools-gui - GUI based ALSA utilities for specific hardware (◼)
• alsa-tools - Console based ALSA utilities for specific hardware (◼)
• alsa-utils - Utilities for configuring and using ALSA (◼)
• zita-ajbridge - alsa to jack bridge (◼)
• alsa-control - GUI based ALSA default soundcard and volume configurator with Dmix, Dsnoop and Softvol support

Firewire

• ffado-mixer-qt4 - FFADO D-Bus mixer applets (QT4) (◼)
• libraw-bin - raw image decoder library (tools) (◼)
• libraw10 - raw image decoder library (◼)
• libraw1394-11 - library for direct access to IEEE 1394 bus (aka FireWire) (◼)
• libraw1394-tools - library for direct access to IEEE 1394 bus (aka FireWire) (◼)

Plugin hosts & adapters

• carla/carla-git - Carla is an audio plugin host, with support for many audio drivers and plugin formats, MIDI CC automation and OSC control. ▒
  • carla-bridge-linux/win/wine32/64 - Carla bridges for loading linux / windows 32/64 bits plugins ▒
  • carla-lv2/vst - audio plugin host (LV2/VST plugins) ▒
• festige - graphical interface for fst and dssi-vst, allowing you to run Windows VST plugins on Linux. ▒
• airwave 2016 - Airwave is a WINE-based VST bridge, that allows for the use of Windows 32- and 64-bit VST 2.4 audio plugins with Linux VST hosts
• dssi-vst - Adapter for VST an VSTi audio plugins ▒
• linvst - LinVst enables Windows VSTs to be used as Linux VSTs in Linux VST-capable DAWs.
• mod-host - LV2 host for JACK, controllable via socket or command line ▒
• synthpod - Synthpod is an LV2 host ▒
• vst-bridge - VST bridge for Windows vst on Linux ▒
• wineasio - Wine ASIO driver for JACK ▒
• yabridge - A modern and transparent way to use Windows VST2 plugins on Linux

Pulseaudio

• padevchooser - PulseAudio Device Chooser (◼)
• paman - PulseAudio Manager (◼)
• paprefs - PulseAudio Preferences (◼)
• pavucontrol - PulseAudio Volume Control (◼)
• pavumeter - PulseAudio Volume Meter (◼)
• pulseaudio-module-jack - jackd modules for PulseAudio sound server (◼)
• pulseaudio-module-lirc - lirc module for PulseAudio sound server (◼)
• pulseaudio-module-x11 - X11 module for PulseAudio sound server (◼)
• pulseaudio-utils - Command line tools for the PulseAudio sound server (◼)
• pulsemixer - command-line mixer for PulseAudio with a curses interface (◼)
• pulseaudio - PulseAudio sound server (◼)

Other system utilities

• jalv - tool to run LV2 plugins as stand-alone applications (◼) ▒
  • jalv.select - GUI to select lv2 plugs from a list and run them with jalv ▒
• linux-image-rt-686-pae - Linux for modern PCs (meta-package), PREEMPT_RT
• linux-image-rt-686-pae - Linux for modern PCs (meta-package), PREEMPT_RT
• realtimeconfigquickscan - Linux configuration checker for systems to be used for real-time audio
• rtirq-init - startup script for realtime-preempt enabled kernels (◼)
• rtkit - Realtime Policy and Watchdog Daemon (◼)

Network streaming/broadcasting

See https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted/#media-streaming for the main list

• Open Broadcaster Software - recorder and streamer for live video content (◼)
• autoradio - radio automation software (◼)
• gpac - GPAC Project on Advanced Content (◼)
• larigira - radio automation software based on MPD
• vlc-nox - multimedia player and streamer (without X support) (◼)
• vlc - multimedia player and streamer (◼)
• zita-njbridge - Jack clients to transmit multichannel audio over a local IP network (◼)

Icecast clients

• darkice - Live audio streamer (◼)
• darksnow - simple graphical user interface to darkice (◼)
• ezstream - easy media streaming client over icecast servers (◼)
• ices2 - Ogg Vorbis streaming source for Icecast 2 (◼)
• idjc - graphical shoutcast/icecast client (◼)
• liquidsoap - audio streaming language (◼)
  • liguidsoap - control GUI for liquidsoap (◼)
  • liquidsoap-plugin-all - audio streaming language -- all plugins (◼)
• oggfwd - basic icecast source client for audio and video streaming (◼)

Lighting

• D::Light - mobile, flexible solution to control modern lighting/performance technology. ©
• hyperion - An opensource 'AmbiLight' implementation controlled using the RaspBerry Pi
• OLA - The DMX512 standard for Digital MultipleX is used for digital communication networks commonly used to control stage lighting and effects. (◼)
• Q Light Controller+ (QLC+) - a free and cross-platform software to control DMX or analog lighting systems like moving heads, dimmers, scanners etc.

Video

See also Linux4VJs VJ tools

• kdenlive - non-linear video editor (◼)
• Natron - Cross-platform open-source compositing software, used to produce visual effects.
• flowblade - Free & Libre multitrack non-linear video editor (◼)
• olive - Professional open-source NLE video editor (◼)
• Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve** - editing, color correction and professional audio post production, all in a single application ©
• CasparCG Server - professional software used to play out and record professional graphics, audio and video to multiple outputs.for broadcast production
• CHDK - Canon Hack Development Kit
• cinelerra - Cinema Production Software
• delvj - a cyborg video jockey extension for pure data processing
• dvgrab - grab digital video data via IEEE1394 and USB links (◼)
• ffdiaporama - Movie creator from photos and video clips (◼)
• frei0r-plugins - minimalistic plugin API for video effects, plugins collection (◼)
• Gephex - modular video jockey software
• glmixer - Graphic Live Mixer
• Lightworks - professional Non-Linear Editing (NLE) software supporting resolutions up to 4K. ©
• lives - Video Editing system allowing users to edit and create video (◼)
• Luz Studio - A live motion graphics editor and performer.
• Magic Lantern Firmware - a software enhancement that offers increased functionality to the excellent Canon DSLR cameras.
• mistserver - Live or Video on Demand streaming media server that works well in any streaming environment
• Moviepy - Python module for video editing, which can be used for basic operations (like cuts, concatenations, title insertions), video compositing (a.k.a. non-linear editing), video processing, or to create advanced effects.
• nageru - live video mixer, takes in inputs from one or more video cards, mixes them together and outputs a high-quality H.264 stream over TCP (◼)
• Nuke Studio - cutting-edge toolkits for node-based compositing, editorial and review ©
• openshot - Create and edit videos and movies (◼)
• pitivi - non-linear audio/video editor using GStreamer (◼)
• pydub - Manipulate audio with a simple and easy high level interface http://pydub.com
• Shotcut - a free, open source, cross-platform video editor
• synaesthesia - Program for representing sounds visually
• Veejay - realtime video sequencer and effects processor
• vid.stab - Video stabilization library
• xdmx - distributed multihead X server
• xjadeo - Video player with JACK sync (◼)
• ZS4 - advanced video editing and compositing software with over 150 built-in video effects. ©
• Syncplay - Synchronize playback of various video players via internet. (◼)

3D Modeling/CGI

• blender - Very fast and versatile 3D modeller/renderer (◼)
• aqsis - 3D rendering solution adhering to the RenderMan(R) standard, binaries (◼)
• Ayam - a free 3D modelling environment for the RenderMan interface.
• EQUINOX-3D - The 3D modeler with the fastest, fully integrated ray-tracer. ©
• evolvotron - Generator of textures through interactive evolution (◼)
• flumotion - modern streaming media server built with a modular distributed design, giving you stability and scalability in offering high-quality streaming media.
• fluxus - A 3D game engine for livecoding worlds into existence.
• fractalnow - Fast, advanced fractal generator (◼)
• fraqtive - draws Mandelbrot and Julia fractals (◼)
• geomview - interactive geometry viewing program (◼)
• Houdini - Professionnal 3D animation solution using a procedural node-based workflow ©
• javamorph - Java morphing film-make program for pixel picture-input (◼)
• k3d - 3D modeling and animation system, binary files (◼)
• makehuman - Modelling of 3-Dimensional humanoid characters (◼)
• mandelbulber - 3D fractal renderer and animator (◼)
• meshlab - System for processing and editing triangular meshes (◼)
• Substance Designer - Material Authoring Tool ©
• Substance Painter - 3D Painting Software ©
• Substance Player - Easy material tweaking and visualization ©
• sunflow - rendering system for photo-realistic image synthesis (GUI) (◼)
• sweethome3d-furniture-editor - Sweet Home 3D Furniture Library Editor (◼)
• sweethome3d-furniture-nonfree - Interior 2D design application with 3D preview (additional non-free furniture) (◼)
• sweethome3d-furniture - Interior 2D design application with 3D preview (additional furniture) (◼)
• sweethome3d-textures-editor - Sweet Home 3D Textures Library Editor (◼)
• sweethome3d - Interior 2D design application with 3D preview (◼)
• VSXu Artiste - create stunning open GL based audio reactive visuals.
• VSXu Player - program that creates inspiring, beautiful pictures to your sound and music
• wings3d - Nendo-inspired 3D polygon mesh modeller (◼)
• yaprm - a free-as-in-freedom modeller to graphicaly design 3d scenes and generate POV-Ray-files for them.

Authoring

• aegisub - advanced subtitle editor (◼)
• devede - simple application to create Video DVDs (◼)
• gnome-subtitles - Subtitle editor for the GNOME Desktop environment (◼)
• subtitlecomposer - Subtitles editor for KDE (◼)
• subtitleeditor - Graphical subtitle editor with sound waves representation (◼)
• vlc-plugin-vlsub - VLC extension to download subtitles from opensubtitles.org (◼)

Signal processing/electronics

• cabbage-plugins-extra - csound development toolkit plugins (LV2 & VST, Extra) ▒
• cabbage-plugins - csound development toolkit plugins (LV2 & VST) ▒
• camomile - a dynamic vst plugin that loads Pure Data patches
• clam-networkeditor-examples - CLAM Network Editor, examples (◼)
• clam-networkeditor - CLAM Network Editor, prototyping tool for CLAM (◼)
• csladspa - LADSPA plugin for Csound (◼)
• csound-data - data files used by the csound library (◼)
• csound-utils - miscellaneous utilities for the Csound system (◼)
• csound - powerful and versatile sound synthesis software (◼)
• csoundqt - frontend for the csound sound processor (◼)
• eteroj.lv2 - Suite of Open Sound Control implementation (OSC) LV2 plugins. ▒
• IanniX - a graphical open source sequencer, based on Iannis Xenakis works, for digital art.
• lcd4linux - Grabs information and displays it on an external lcd (◼)
• lcdproc - LCD display driver daemon and clients (◼)
• lirc - infra-red remote control support (◼)
• nyquist - language for music composition and sound synthesis (◼)
• pd-csound - Csound external for PureData (◼)
• puredata - realtime computer music and graphics system (◼)
• Room EQ Wizard -room acoustics analysis software for measuring and analysing room and loudspeaker responses.
• Soundpipe - A library of high quality music DSP algorithms.
• supercollider-supernova - real time audio synthesis server (multiprocessor version) (◼)
• supercollider - real time audio synthesis programming language (◼)

Sample segmentation, analysis, programmable editors

• aubio-tools - library for audio segmentation -- utilities (◼)
• snd-gtk-jack - Powerful sound file editor that can be customized and extended using the Scheme programming language (◼)
• SndBite - audio editor specialized in linguistic research, designed for breaking large recordings into smaller components with great efficiency.
• wavesurfer - Sound visualization and manipulation program for speech/sound analysis and sound annotation/transcription (◼)

Score Editors

• musescore - popular professional level WYIWYG music score editor (◼)
• ariamaestosa - midi tracker/editor with keyboard, guitar, drum and controller views. ▒
• denemo - GTK+ front end to GNU Lilypond (◼)
• impro-visor - Jazz improvisation advisor ▒
• lilypond - program for typesetting sheet music (◼)
• nted - Musical score editor (◼)
• tuxguitar - Multitrack guitar tablature editor and player (gp3 to gp5) (◼) ▒

Media players

Graphical

• audacious - small and fast audio player which supports lots of formats (◼)
• clementine - modern music player and library organizer (◼)
• quodlibet - audio library manager and player for GTK3 (◼)
• rhythmbox - music player and organizer for GNOME (◼)
• vlc - multimedia player and streamer (◼)
• amarok - easy to use media player based on the KDE Platform (◼)
• ario - GTK+ client for the Music Player Daemon (MPD) (◼)
• cantata - KDE client for the music player daemon (MPD) (◼)
• exaile - flexible, full-featured audio player (◼)
• gmusicbrowser - graphical jukebox for large music collections (◼)
• gnome-music - Music is the new GNOME music playing application (◼)
• gpodder - podcast client and feed aggregator (◼)
• Groove Basin - Music player server with a web-based user interface (◼)
• guayadeque - lightweight music player (◼)
• lollypop - modern music player for GNOME
• musique - Simple but sophisticated graphical music player (◼)
• sonata - GTK+ client for the Music Player Daemon (MPD) (◼)

Command-line

• cmus - lightweight ncurses audio player (◼)
• moc - ncurses based console audio player (◼)
• mpd - a music server/player that allows local or remote access to audio files, streams and playlists. (◼)
• mpv - video player based on MPlayer/mplayer2 (◼)
• adplug-utils - audio player for AdLib (OPL2) and Sound Blaster (Dual OPL2/OPL3) audio formats (◼)
• gbsplay - emulates the sound hardware of the Nintendo Gameboy from .GBS module dumps (◼)
• modplug-tools - command line players for modplug formats (amf, ams, mod...) (◼)
• mp3blaster - Full-screen console mp3 and Ogg Vorbis player (◼)
• mpg123 - Command-line MPEG layer 1/2/3 audio player (◼)
• opencubicplayer - UNIX port of Open Cubic Player (◼)

Metapackages

• multimedia-ambisonics - Packages for working with ambisonics (3D surround sound)
• multimedia-audio-plugins - Audio processing plugins, synths and virtual instruments
• multimedia-devel - Extra packages for developers and package compiling
• multimedia-djing - DJ packages.
• multimedia-drums - Packages for drums & beats
• multimedia-firewire - Packages for your firewire audiocard / interface
• multimedia-graphics - Packages for making and editing artwork
• multimedia-guitar - Packages for playing with your (virtual) guitar gear
• multimedia-jack - JACK (Jack Audio Connection Kit) and ALSA related packages
• multimedia-ladi - LADI, Linuxaudio session management, packages
• multimedia-looping - Packages for looping music and audio
• multimedia-midi - MIDI related packages
• multimedia-mixing - Packages for mixing and mastering your music
• multimedia-musiciantools - Packages for musicians
• multimedia-players - Packages which makes your multimedia tools complete
• multimedia-recording - Packages for audio recording
• multimedia-samplers - Software samplers
• multimedia-soundsynthesis - Packages for sound synthesis
• multimedia-tasks - Debian Multimedia tasks for tasksel
• multimedia-timestretching - Packages for stretching music and audio
• multimedia-video - Video packages
• kxstudio-meta-audio-plugins- KXStudio meta-packages - Audio plugins
• kxstudio-meta-audio-plugins-collection - KXStudio meta-packages - Collection of good audio plugins
• kxstudio-meta-audio-plugins-dssi - KXStudio meta-packages - DSSI plugins
• kxstudio-meta-audio-plugins-ladspa - KXStudio meta-packages - LADSPA plugins
• kxstudio-meta-audio-plugins-lv2 - KXStudio meta-packages - LV2 plugins
• kxstudio-meta-audio-plugins-vst - KXStudio meta-packages - VST plugins

Linux Distributions

• KXStudio - KXStudio is a collection of applications and plugins for professional audio production. KXStudio provides Debian and Ubuntu compatible repositories and its own Linux Distribution currently based on Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS.
• DidJiX
• Tango Studio
• Ubuntu Studio

SAMPLES/PRESETS/RESOURCES

• Musical Artifacts - Helping to catalogue, preserve and free the artifacts you need to produce music.
• Freesound - a huge collaborative database of audio snippets, samples, recordings, bleeps, ... released under Creative Commons licenses that allow their reuse.
• CCMixter - Search engine for Creative Commons multimedia content
• Freepats project - Free and open instrument sets, samples, sound synthesis, music...

DOCUMENTATION

Other Software Lists

• Linux Audio Wiki - All apps
• linux-sound.org - Sound & Midi software for Linux
• Linux Software on KVR Audio
  • Effects
  • Instruments
  • Hosts
• Awesome Linux Software (audio section)
• Comparison of free software for audio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• LV2 Plugins list
• Wine-VST - Some VSTs tested under Linux with Wine and LinVst.

Documentation/Blogs

• Libre Music Production - News, articles, tutorials, interviews, tools, resources...
• Linux MAO Wiki (fr)
• Linux Audio Wiki
• KXStudio Manual - a good introduction to Linux Audio in general.
• Linuxaudio.org
• ALSA Hardware Compatibility list
• alsa.opensrc.org Wiki (Source)
• JACK Audio Wiki
• CommandLineFu - commands tagged audio
• Debian Wiki - Multimedia
• Arch Wiki - List of Applications

Communities/Forums

• IRC channels on the Freenode Network: #lad, #lau, ##linuxaudio, and #opensourcemusicians
• Linux Audio Mailing lists: Users, Developers, System Tuning, Announces
• /r/linuxaudio - Music and Audio on the Linux platform [RSS]
• Linux Audio Blogs/Planet [RSS]
• LinuxMusicians forum
• audio4linux Forum (de)

CONTRIBUTING

See CONTRIBUTING.md

MIRRORS

• https://gitlab.com/nodiscc/awesome-linuxaudio
• https://github.com/nodiscc/awesome-linuxaudio
• https://salsa.debian.org/nodiscc2-guest/awesome-linuxaudio

LICENSE

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