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Soundcraft

SoundCraft is a free, open-source digital audio workstation (DAW) that reimplements the classic Pro Tools workflow in pure Rust.

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SoundCraft is a free, open-source digital audio workstation (DAW) that reimplements the classic Pro Tools workflow in pure Rust. It offers multitrack recording and editing, a full mixer with inserts, sends, buses, VCAs and breakpoint automation, a MIDI editor with built-in synths, video tracks, and full command-line scriptability. It's aimed at audio engineers who want a familiar Edit/Mix workflow in a cross-platform, scriptable package, running natively on macOS, Windows, Linux and FreeBSD, and in the browser.

Platform availability

Available on 3 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid (not listed)
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux

Other devices

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

72/100 Good

Maintained
72last commit 0 days ago
Popular
631,452 GitHub stars
Easy to install
554 install platforms, install notes
Light to run
No data
Security check
100no serious findings, CI, tests

Based on 4 of 5 factors.

GitHub stars
1,452
Open issues
108
Last commit
2026-10-11
Latest release
v0.5.0
License
Apache-2.0
Activity
rising

Checked today - source: GitHub (storytold/soundcraft)

Resources & Compatibility

Requirements not published yet.

First-install notes

  • Download and install Grab the latest signed build for your platform - macOS (universal), Windows, Linux (AppImage, deb, rpm or Flatpak), or FreeBSD - from the GitHub releases page; a WebAssembly build also runs in the browser. source

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Common questions

Can I control Soundcraft actions from outside the GUI?

Yes. Soundcraft is fully scriptable from the command line and can also be driven by an AI agent.

Does it support third-party audio plugins?

Yes. It supports CLAP, VST3, and Audio Units plugins, saves plugin state in the session, and creates plugin instances off the audio thread.

Can I use a browser build instead of installing a desktop app?

Yes. There is a WebAssembly build that runs in the browser, in addition to signed desktop builds.

Can I import or export MIDI data?

Yes. It supports Standard MIDI File import and export, and it can export MusicXML from the score editor.

Which video codecs can the picture track decode?

It decodes H.264, ProRes, and Motion JPEG in pure Rust, with timecode burn-in and sync offset.

Answers sourced from github.com

Community

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