Linux Music Software Finder

Find out how your current music-production workflow translates to Linux — what runs natively, what can work through Wine and yabridge, and the practical native Linux alternatives when it doesn’t. Or explore the growing range of DAWs, plugins, instruments and other music software available for Linux.

Built for musicians moving from Windows or macOS to Linux, and for Linux users looking for new production tools.

Music software covered by the guide

The guide covers a wide range of music-production software, including DAWs, native Linux VST3, CLAP and LV2 plugins, and Windows plugins that may work through Wine and yabridge. It includes major ecosystems such as Native Instruments and Kontakt, Waves, FabFilter, Arturia, iZotope and UAD, alongside Linux-native synths, samplers, mixing and mastering tools, audio restoration software and other production utilities.