DAWs - Google Sheets

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2	List of low cost and free DAWs. Data is believed to be correct as of the date of 01/2026
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4	UPDATE: This data synced to GitHuib for easier collaboration:
5	https://github.com/snetting/AffordableDAWs
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8	Mature DAWs
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10	DAW	Cost €	Functions			VSTs		OS				Link
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12	LMMS	0	✔	-	✔	~6	~6	✔	✔	✔		https://lmms.io/
13	Rosegarden	0	✔	✔		0	0			✔		https://www.rosegardenmusic.com/
14	Ardour	0	✔	✔	✔	0	0	✔	✔	✔		https://ardour.org/
15	Cakewalk (Bandlab)	0	✔	✔	✔	5	6+	✔	✔			https://www.cakewalk.com/
16	HDRec	0	✔	✔		0	4+				✔	https://www.amigaos.net/software/110/hd-rec
17	Audacity	0		✔		0	?	✔	✔	✔		https://www.audacityteam.org/
18	Waveform Free	0	✔	✔	✔	?	15	✔	✔	✔		https://www.tracktion.com/products/waveform-free
19	Garage Band	0	✔	✔	✔	?	4+		✔			https://www.apple.com/mac/garageband/
20	Sequel	0	✔	✔	✔	?	18+	✔				https://www.steinberg.net/sequel/
21	Fender Studio (Free)	0		✔			13+	✔		✔		https://fi.fender.com/pages/fender-studio
22	Reaper	60	✔	✔	✔	3	15	✔	✔	✔		https://www.reaper.fm/
23	Renoise	68	✔	✔	✔	?	26+	✔	✔	✔		https://www.renoise.com/
24	Ableton Live Intro	79	✔	✔	✔	4	21	✔	✔			https://www.ableton.com/en/
25	Bitwig Studio Essentials	99	✔	✔	✔	3	17	✔	✔	✔		https://www.bitwig.com/
26	FL Studio Fruity Edition	99	✔	-	✔	35	70	✔	✔			https://www.image-line.com/
27	Cubase Elements	99	✔	✔	✔	2	45	✔	✔			https://www.steinberg.net/cubase
28	Studio One Artist	100	✔	✔	✔	5	28	✔	✔			https://www.presonus.com/en-US/studio-one.html
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31	Other DAWs of Note (under development)
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33	DAW	Cost €	Functions			VSTs		OS				Link
34			MIDI	Audio	VST	Instrument	Effects	Windows	OSX	Linux	AmigaOS
35	Radium	0	✔	✔	✔	?	?	✔	✔	✔		http://users.notam02.no/~kjetism/radium/
36	ZRythm	0	✔	✔	✔	?	?	✔	✔	✔		https://www.zrythm.org/
37	LNXStudio	0	✔	✔		?	?	✔	✔			https://lnxstudio.sourceforge.io/
38	Beat DJ	10USD per month or 700USD 1 time (Discount code: PRO500 or PRO4LIFE500)		✔		Internal ~700	Internal 7	✔	✔	✔		https://www.soniare.net/beatdj?f=spread
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