Best Digital Audio Workstation Software & Apps (2025)

Best Digital Audio Workstation Apps and Services

Handpicked collection of the most popular and highly-rated Digital Audio Workstation applications

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MAGIX Music Maker

Freemium

Magix Music Maker is a digital music editor software.

energyXT

Commercial

energyXT is a music production software.

Traverso DAW

Open Source

Traverso DAW is a cross-platform multitrack audio recording and audio editing suite with support for CD mastering and non-linear processing.

Buzz

Free

Buzz is a Digital Audio Workstation with a unique top-down approach to music composition known as a tracker interface.

Frinika

Open Source

Frinika is a free, complete music workstation software.

Anvil Studio

Free

Anvil Studio is a multitrack MIDI and audio editing, digital audio workstation software.

MuLab

Freemium

MuLab is an inspiring music production studio.

Soundation Studio

Freemium

Soundation is a powerful online music studio with professional features like recording, effects, virtual instruments and over 700 free loops and sounds.

Pure Data

Open Source

Pure Data (Pd) is a visual programming language for creating interactive computer music and multimedia works.

Rosegarden

Open Source

Rosegarden is a free software digital audio workstation program developed for Linux with ALSA and Qt4.

Sony ACID Pro

Commercial

ACID Pro is a professional digital audio workstation (DAW) software program.

AudioTool

Free

Audiotool is a powerful online DAW right in your browser with a built-in publishing platform to share your creations.

Qtractor

Open Source

Qtractor is a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application for Linux.

Cubase

Commercial

Cubase is a music software for music recording, arranging and editing as part of a digital audio workstation.

OpenMPT

Open Source

OpenMPT is an open source audio module tracker for Windows.

Reason

Commercial

Reason is a digital audio workstation for creating and editing music and audio.

Reaper

Commercial

REAPER is a multitrack recording and a digital audio workstation created by Cockos. The current version is available for Microsoft Windows and macOS – beta versions are also available for Linux.