Play
Plug in a MIDI keyboard and it just works, or play from the computer keyboard, on-screen keys and drum pads.
Free and open source · v0.2.0
Open it and
make music.
A friendly music studio for Windows, macOS and Linux. Plug in a keyboard and play, sing into a microphone, add effects, mix, and share your song. No account, no subscription, no setup screen.
Windows 10/11 · macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel) · Linux AppImage and .deb
1
Plug in
Any MIDI keyboard works straight away. No keyboard? Use your computer keys or the on-screen pads.
2
Play
The first thing you see is a track that already makes sound. Press R and you're recording.
3
Share
Export the finished song as an MP3 to send to friends, or a WAV in full quality.
Everything you need
A whole studio, without the learning curve.
Sounds
Built-in synths and drum kits, plus a browser that loads SoundFont (SF2), SFZ and plain audio files.
Sound packs
Download free pianos, drums, saxophones, flutes and a full General MIDI set from inside the app.
Record
Record what you play as notes, or your voice and guitar through a microphone, with a level meter and monitoring.
Edit
Move, stretch, split and duplicate clips. Fix notes in a piano roll, program beats on a drum grid, quantize in one click.
Effects
Reverb, delay, EQ, compressor, distortion, chorus, gate, de-esser and pitch correction, with one-click vocal presets.
Mix
Faders, pan and meters for every track, and a master limiter so a loud song never distorts.
Stay in time
A metronome, a count-in before you record, and a loop range for practising one section over and over.
Share
Export the whole song as MP3 or WAV, with the reverb and echo tails left to ring out.
Relax
Undo and redo everything. Try ideas freely: nothing you do is permanent.
Take the tour
Clear screens, big controls.
Lay out your song: every instrument and voice gets its own lane of clips.
Free, for real
No account. No subscription. No catch.
Oxbeat is free software under the GNU GPL. Nobody can take it away from you, lock your songs behind a paywall or show you ads. Your project is a plain folder on your computer, with your recordings inside.
- Works offline, no sign-in
- The same app on Windows, macOS and Linux
- Written in Rust, with a real-time audio engine built for low latency
- Open code anyone can read, fix and improve
Sound packs
More instruments, one click away.
Open Add Track → Store inside Oxbeat and install any of these. Every pack is free to use in your own music and ships with its licence.
Complete set
GeneralUser GS
Pianos, guitars, strings, brass, synths and drum kits in one small bank.
Drums
Sam's Sonor Drums
A real Sonor Force 3001 kit, recorded with several velocity layers.
Woodwinds
MTG Solo Saxophones
Soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones played note by note.
Woodwinds
Ixox Flute
A soft, breathy concert flute.
Synths
Cowsynth
Quirky sample-based synth organs, pads and plucks.
Download
Get Oxbeat for your computer.
Pick your system and download the installer from the releases page.
Windows
Windows 10 and 11
.exe installermacOS
Apple Silicon (M1 and newer)
.dmg · aarch64macOS
Intel Macs
.dmg · x86_64Linux
Any distribution, or Debian and Ubuntu
.AppImage · .debThe installers aren't code-signed yet, so your computer asks before the first launch. On Windows click More info → Run anyway; on macOS right-click the app and choose Open.