Comparison of Digital Audio Editors - General

General

Basic general information about the software: creator/company, license/price etc.

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Digital audio editor Creator / developer Software license Microsoft Windows Mac OS X iOS Linux BSD Online Network storage External hardware
ACID Pro Sony Proprietary Yes No No No No No
Acoustica Acon Digital Media Proprietary Yes No No No No No
Ardour The Ardour Community GNU GPL No Yes No Yes No No NFS
Audacity Audacity Team GNU GPL Yes Yes No Yes Yes No NFS
Audiobook Cutter Free Edition Meline and Philipp Henkel Proprietary (Freeware) Yes No No No No No No No
AudioChain AudioChain Developer GNU GPL Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
AudioDesk Mark of the Unicorn Proprietary No Yes No No No No
Audiotool Hobnox Proprietary No No No No No Yes
Audition Adobe Systems Proprietary Yes Yes No No No No
BIAS Peak BIAS Proprietary No Yes No No No No
Cubase Steinberg Proprietary Yes Yes No No No No Requires hardware dongle
Diamond Cut ART Diamond Cut Productions Proprietary Yes No No No No No ? ?
Digital Performer Mark of the Unicorn Proprietary Yes Yes No No No No
Ecasound Kai Vehmanen GNU GPL No Yes No Yes Yes No ? ?
FL Studio Image-Line Proprietary Yes No Yes No No No
GarageBand Apple Proprietary No Yes Yes No No No
Goldwave Goldwave Inc. Shareware Yes No No No No No
Jokosher Jokosher GNU GPL Yes No No Yes No No NFS
Kristal Kreatives Proprietary (Freeware) Yes No No No No No
Live Ableton Proprietary Yes Yes No No No No
LMMS LMMS GNU GPL Yes Yes No Yes No No NFS
Logic Express/Studio Apple Proprietary Terminated (last version: 5.5.1) Yes No No No No
Meteor Multi Track Recorder 4PocketsAudio Proprietary No No Yes No No No
Mixcraft Acoustica Proprietary Yes No No No No No
MP3 Recorder Studio ManiacTools Proprietary Yes No No No No No
mp3DirectCut Martin Pesch Freeware Yes No No WINE No No
mp3TrueEdit iThinkApps.com Proprietary Yes Yes No No No No
MuLab MuTools Proprietary Yes Yes No No No No
MultitrackStudio Bremmers audio design Proprietary Yes Yes No No No No
MusE MuseE GNU GPL No No No Yes No No NFS
n-Track Fasoft Proprietary Yes No No No No No
Nuendo Steinberg Proprietary Yes Yes No No No No
NU-Tech Leaff Engineering Proprietary Yes No No No No No
Podium Zynewave Proprietary Yes No No No No No
Podium Free Zynewave Freeware Yes No No No No No
Pro Tools Avid Proprietary Yes Yes No No No No MediaNet (proprietary) Ilok required for all PT9 systems, other systems require a Digidesgin/avid interface, Pro Tools Free was the only exception.
Pyramix Merging Technologies Proprietary Yes No No No No No Support for USB & Firewire audio interfaces and optional proprietary external hardware
Qtractor Qtractor GNU GPL No No No Yes No No NFS
REAPER Cockos Proprietary Yes Yes No WINE No No
Reason Propellerhead Software Proprietary Yes Yes No No No No
Record Propellerhead Software Proprietary Yes Yes No No No No
Renoise Renoise Team Proprietary Yes Yes No Yes No No
ReZound Davy Durham GNU GPL No No No Yes No No
RiffWorks Sonoma Wire Works Proprietary Yes Yes No No No No
Rosegarden Rosegarden GNU GPL No No No Yes No No NFS
SADiE SADiE Proprietary Yes No No No No No DSP hardware required
MAGIX Samplitude MAGIX Proprietary Yes No No No No No
MAGIX Sequoia MAGIX Proprietary Yes No No No No No
SONAR Cakewalk Proprietary Yes No No No No No
Sound Forge Sony Proprietary Yes Yes No No No No
Soundbooth Adobe Systems Proprietary Yes Yes No No No No
Soundscape 32 Mackie Proprietary Yes No No No No No External 2U rack unit
SoX Chris Bagwell, et al. GNU GPL Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
SpectraLayers Sony Proprietary Yes Yes No No No No
Studio One PreSonus Proprietary Yes Yes No No No No SoundCloud
Sweep Conrad Parker GNU GPL No No No Yes Yes No
Total Recorder HighCriteria Shareware Yes No No No No No
Tracktion Mackie Proprietary Yes Yes No No No No
Traverso DAW Traverso GNU GPL Yes Yes No Yes No No NFS
Usine Sensomusic Proprietary Yes in Development No No No No
VirtualDJ Atomix Productions Proprietary Yes Yes No No No No Optional MIDI controller, CDJs, DJ mixer with vinyl emulation software and CDs.
WaveLab Steinberg Proprietary Yes Yes No No No No
WaveSurfer Centre for Speech Technology at KTH BSD-like Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
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