Notable software MIDI editors and sequencers are listed in the following table.
Software Platform License Developer Editing interface Notes Aegis Sonix Amiga Aegis Development Score, keyboard, and an instrument editor Music sequencer and a score editor. Anvil Studio Windows Willow Software Score, piano roll, tablature, event list Full-featured MIDI editor & sequencer with staff, piano roll, percussion, event list, and audio editors. Ardour FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, Windows Paul Davis, and The Ardour Community Piano roll, event list MIDI support began with version 3. Aria Maestosa Linux, macOS, Windows MIDI sequencer/editor with score, keyboard, guitar, drum and controller views. B-Step Sequencer macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS (iPad), Android, Raspberry Pi Monoplugs A step sequencer to create arpeggios, chord progressions, basslines or percussions. Available as VST, Audio Units or standalone program. Band-in-a-Box macOS, Windows (also previously for Atari ST) PG Music Accompaniment sequencer with audio loops and more. Cakewalk by BandLab Windows BandLab Technologies Piano roll, event list Steinberg Cubase macOS, Windows (also previously for Atari ST) Steinberg Score, piano roll, drum editor, event list Deluxe Music Construction Set AmigaOS, macOS Electronic Arts Digital Performer macOS, Windows Mark of the Unicorn (MOTU) DirectMusic Producer Windows Microsoft Part of DirectMusic SDK. Finale macOS, Windows MakeMusic, Inc.Score Composition and sequencing program, with various versions, including freeware (version 2008 and earlier) "NotePad" version (with very limited features). Discontinued. FL Studio Windows, macOS, Android, iOS Image-Line Piano roll, step sequencer GarageBand macOS, iOS Apple Import only, saves to native format. Guitar Pro Linux, macOS, Windows Arobas Music Indaba Music macOS, Windows JFugue Linux, macOS, Windows (Java-based) Programming library (API). KeyKit Linux, Windows LilyPond FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, Windows Live macOS, Windows Ableton Piano roll Logic Pro macOS (also previously for Windows & Atari ST) Apple/Emagic (formerly named C-Lab)Piano roll, step editor, event list LMMS Linux, macOS, OpenBSD, Windows Piano roll, step sequencer DAW; VST, LADSPA support. MIDI editor displaying notes positions on a virtual keyboard. As of March 30, 2011 no MIDI aftertouch support. MAGIX Samplitude Windows MAGIX Master Tracks Pro Windows GVOX (originally Passport Designs) Full-featured GUI MIDI sequencer with notation screen (requires supplied Anastasia TrueType or Type1 font), event editor, MCI, SMPTE sync., etc. Tested to work under Win 10 1903. MIDI Converter Studio Windows ManiacTools MIDI file converter, karaoke converter. MidiEditor Linux, Windows Markus Schwenk Piano roll Open-sourced on GitHub. Mixcraft Windows Acoustica Audio and MIDI sequencer, support for VSTis, MIDI recording, editing, and playback.Mozart Windows David Webber Music notation software for simple tunes to full scores of up to 64 parts.MuLabWindows, macOSMutools MIDI and audio full DAW. Support for customizable modular DSP graphs. For electronic music, but not only.MultitrackStudioWindows, macOS, iOSBremmers Audio Design MIDI and audio full DAW, simple user interface, flexible MIDI editing. MusE Linux Piano roll, event list Open source midi and audio work station with support for VST, DSSI, LADSPA and LV2. MuseScore Linux, macOS, Windows, iOS (partial) Werner Schweer Score Music notation software with full MusicXML support. Piano roll editor, unlimited parts. good stability below 300 000 notes, edit multiple files at once, user friendly GUI, portable edition. Musink Windows Lee Reid Music notation freeware with MIDI output, loop, and playback functionality. Notation Composer Windows, with Wine support Notation Software Score, piano roll Full featured notation software program and MIDI sequencer. NoteEdit Linux Jörg AndersMIDI based score writerDefunct; last stable release September 2006. NoteWorthy Composer Windows Noteworthy Software Can import and export MIDI data, but only edit and display it as a musical score. Runs correctly in Wine. Overture macOS, Windows Sonic Scores (formerly called Geniesoft) Score, piano roll, MIDI sequencer Notation, tab, piano roll, MIDI/step sequencing, VST/VSTi host, hybrid DAW, video sync. Pagan Android Quintin F Smith Base 12 variable size step sequencer Pro Tools macOS, Windows Avid Score, piano roll, event list Qtractor Linux Audio MIDI multi-track sequencer application written in C++ in the Qt framework. REAPER Linux, macOS, Windows Cockos Score, piano roll, event list Supports guitar tabs and MIDI2Tab conversion with TabEditor plug. Reason macOS, Windows Propellerhead Piano roll Renoise Linux, macOS, Windows Tracker Demo version available. Rosegarden Linux Score, piano roll, event list Audio, MIDI sequence, record. Win VST support, LADSPA, JACK. Scala Linux, macOS, Windows Manuel Op de Coul Specializes in tuning; converts ascii score file to MIDI. Seq24 Linux, Windows Piano roll MIDI loops sequencer. Sibelius macOS, Windows Avid (originally Sibelius Software) Score, piano roll, tablature Live scoring of sheet music from MIDI input.SignalWebSignalPiano roll, event listStudio OnemacOS, WindowsPreSonusScore, piano roll, drum editor TineFune Linux, Windows TineFune, LLC Piano roll, event list MIDI sequencer with a Web Browser GUI, no windows or menu clutter. TuxGuitar FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, Windows (Java-based) Tablature Tablature editor. Z-Maestro Windows "Lite" version: limited tracks, I/O.
See also List of scorewriters Comparison of free software for audio MIDI Show Control MIDI Show Control software List of music software :Category:MIDI standards
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