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a highly automated and intuitive digital audio workstation - official mirror

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About zrythm/zrythm

Zrythm is a free and open-source digital audio workstation tailored for both professionals and beginners, offering an intuitive interface and robust functionality. It is written in C++23 using Qt/QML and JUCE, and supports cross-platform use. Key capabilities include clip looping, adaptive snapping, multiple lanes per track, a piano roll (MIDI editor) with velocity editor, audio editor with adjustable gain/fades, audio/MIDI recording with takes, a wide variety of track types, support for VST3, CLAP, LV2, LADSPA, and AudioUnit plugins, Type 0 and 1 MIDI file support, WAV audio file import, built-in plugin browser, undoable user actions with undo history, hardware-accelerated UI, SIMD-optimized DSP, and multiple language support including Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, French, and German. Some features from v1 are not yet ported.

Key Features

Clip looping and cloning
Adaptive snapping
Multiple lanes per track
Piano roll (MIDI editor) with velocity editor
Audio editor with adjustable gain/fades
Audio/MIDI recording with takes
Wide variety of track types for every purpose
Support for VST3, CLAP, LV2, LADSPA and AudioUnit plugins
Type 0 and 1 MIDI file support
WAV audio file import

Pros & Cons

Pros
  • Free and open-source with no licensing costs
  • Highly automated workflows reduce manual editing
  • Intuitive interface suitable for both beginners and professionals
  • Powerful mixing and automation capabilities
  • Extensive plugin format support (VST3, CLAP, LV2, LADSPA, AudioUnit)
  • Cross-platform availability (Linux, Windows, macOS)
  • Hardware-accelerated UI for smooth performance
Cons
  • Some features from v1 not yet ported (e.g., clip linking/stretching, chord pad, stem export)
  • Relatively new/active development; may have occasional instability or incomplete documentation

Best For

Music production and recordingAudio editing and mixingMIDI composition and sequencingSongwriting with chord assistancePodcast or field recordingMultitrack audio recording