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Indie Music tools

23 music products built by independent developers and small teams.

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AIVA

AI music composition assistant

AI music generator for composing soundtracks and instrumental music in many styles, with editable MIDI.

Free plan · Web, Mac, Windows, Linux · Website ↗

Ardour

Open-source digital audio workstation

Cross-platform DAW for recording, editing and mixing audio and MIDI.

Free plan · Mac, Windows, Linux · Website ↗

BandLab

Free online music creation and social platform

Browser and mobile DAW for making and sharing music, with collaboration and a creator community.

Free plan · Web, iOS, Android · Website ↗

Beatoven.ai

AI background music for videos and podcasts

AI tool that composes royalty-free background music tailored to the mood of videos and podcasts.

Free plan · Web, API · Website ↗

Bitwig Studio

DAW for music production and performance

Digital audio workstation with modular sound design, clip launching and cross-platform support including Linux.

Paid · Mac, Windows, Linux · Website ↗

Epidemic Sound

Royalty-free music and sound effects for creators

Subscription library of royalty-free music and sound effects for YouTube, podcasts and commercial video.

Free plan · Web, iOS, Android · Website ↗

Flat

Online music notation and collaboration

Web-based music notation editor for composing and sharing sheet music, with an education version.

Free plan · Web, iOS, Android · Website ↗

Hookpad

Songwriting tool built on music theory

Web-based sketchpad for writing chord progressions and melodies with built-in music theory guidance.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

LALAL.AI

AI stem splitter and vocal remover

AI service that separates vocals, instruments and voice from audio and video files.

Free plan · Web, Mac, Windows, API · Website ↗

LMMS

Free open-source music production software

Cross-platform music production app with sequencer, synthesizers, samples and plugin support.

Free · Mac, Windows, Linux · Website ↗

Moises

AI music separation and practice app

App for musicians that separates tracks into stems, detects chords and changes tempo and pitch.

Free plan · Web, iOS, Android, Mac, Windows · Website ↗

Mubert

AI-generated royalty-free music

Platform for generating royalty-free music tracks and streams with AI for creators and apps.

Free plan · Web, API, iOS, Android · Website ↗

MuseScore Studio

Free music notation software

Open-source music notation software for composing, arranging and printing sheet music.

Free · Mac, Windows, Linux · Website ↗

Renoise

Tracker-based digital audio workstation

DAW built around a vertical tracker interface for composing, sampling and sound design.

Paid · Mac, Windows, Linux · Website ↗

SOUNDRAW

Royalty-free AI music for creators

AI music generator that creates customizable royalty-free tracks for videos and content.

Paid · Web, API · Website ↗

Soundtrap

Collaborative online music studio

Browser-based music and podcast studio for recording and collaborating, used widely in education.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

Stable Audio

AI music and sound effects generation

AI audio generator from Stability AI for creating music and sound effects from text prompts.

Free plan · Web, API · Website ↗

Suno

Make songs with AI from a text prompt

AI music generator that creates full songs with vocals and instrumentals from text prompts or lyrics.

Free plan · Web, iOS, Android · Website ↗

Surge XT

Free open-source hybrid synthesizer

Open-source synthesizer plugin and standalone app with many oscillator and filter types.

Free · Mac, Windows, Linux · Website ↗

Udio

AI music generation

AI service for generating and remixing music tracks with vocals from text prompts.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

Ultimate Vocal Remover

Free open-source AI vocal remover

Desktop app that uses AI models to separate vocals and instruments from songs.

Free · Mac, Windows, Linux · Website ↗

Uppbeat

Free music for creators

Royalty-free music and sound effects for YouTubers and creators, with free and paid plans.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

Vital

Spectral warping wavetable synthesizer

Wavetable synth plugin with visual modulation, available free with paid preset packs.

Free plan · Mac, Windows, Linux · Website ↗

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