Comparison of MIDI editors and sequencers

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Notable software MIDI editors and sequencers are listed in the following table.

Software Platform License Developer Editing interface Notes
Aegis Sonix Amiga Template:Proprietary Aegis Development Score, keyboard, and an instrument editor Music sequencer and a score editor.
Anvil Studio Windows Template:Proprietary Willow Software Score, piano roll, tablature, event list Full-featured MIDI editor & sequencer with staff, piano roll, percussion, event list, and audio editors.
Ardour FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, Windows Template:Open source Paul Davis, and The Ardour Community Piano roll, event list MIDI support began with version 3.
Aria Maestosa Linux, macOS, Windows Template:Open source MIDI sequencer/editor with score, keyboard, guitar, drum and controller views.
B-Step Sequencer macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS (iPad), Android, Raspberry Pi Template:Proprietary Monoplugs A step sequencer to create arpeggios, chord progressions, basslines or percussions. Available as VST, Audio Units or standalone program.
Band-in-a-Box macOS, Windows
(also previously for Atari ST)		 Template:Proprietary PG Music Accompaniment sequencer with audio loops and more.
Cakewalk by BandLab Windows Template:Proprietary BandLab Technologies Piano roll, event list
Steinberg Cubase macOS, Windows
(also previously for Atari ST)		 Template:Proprietary Steinberg Score, piano roll, drum editor, event list[1]
Deluxe Music Construction Set AmigaOS, macOS Template:Proprietary Electronic Arts
Digital Performer macOS, Windows[2] Template:Proprietary Mark of the Unicorn (MOTU)
DirectMusic Producer Windows Template:Proprietary Microsoft Part of DirectMusic SDK.
Finale macOS, Windows Template:Proprietary MakeMusic, Inc. Score Composition and sequencing program, with various versions, including freeware (version 2008 and earlier) "NotePad" version (with very limited features). Discontinued.[3]
FL Studio Windows, macOS, Android, iOS Template:Proprietary Image-Line Piano roll, step sequencer
GarageBand macOS, iOS Template:Proprietary Apple Import only, saves to native format.
Guitar Pro Linux, macOS, Windows Template:Proprietary Arobas Music
Indaba Music macOS, Windows Template:Proprietary
JFugue Linux, macOS, Windows (Java-based) Template:Open source Programming library (API).
KeyKit Linux, Windows Template:Proprietary
LilyPond FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, Windows Template:Open source
Live macOS, Windows Template:Proprietary Ableton Piano roll
Logic Pro macOS
(also previously for Windows & Atari ST)		 Template:Proprietary Apple/Emagic (formerly named C-Lab) Piano roll, step editor, event list
LMMS Linux, macOS, OpenBSD, Windows Template:Open source Piano roll, step sequencer DAW; VST, LADSPA support. MIDI editor displaying notes positions on a virtual keyboard. As of March 30, 2011 no MIDI aftertouch support.
MAGIX Samplitude Windows Template:Proprietary MAGIX
Master Tracks Pro Windows Template:Proprietary GVOX (originally Passport Designs) Full-featured GUI MIDI sequencer with notation screen (requires supplied Anastasia TrueType or Type1 font), event editor, MCI, SMPTE sync., etc. Tested to work under Win 10 1903.
MIDI Converter Studio Windows Template:Proprietary ManiacTools MIDI file converter, karaoke converter.
MidiEditor Linux, Windows Template:Open source Markus Schwenk Piano roll Open-sourced on GitHub.
Mixcraft Windows Template:Proprietary Acoustica Audio and MIDI sequencer, support for VSTis, MIDI recording, editing, and playback.
Mozart Windows Template:Proprietary David Webber Music notation software for simple tunes to full scores of up to 64 parts.
MuLab Windows, macOS Template:Proprietary Mutools MIDI and audio full DAW. Support for customizable modular DSP graphs. For electronic music, but not only.
MultitrackStudio Windows, macOS, iOS Template:Proprietary Bremmers Audio Design MIDI and audio full DAW, simple user interface, flexible MIDI editing.
MusE Linux Template:Open source Piano roll, event list Open source midi and audio work station with support for VST, DSSI, LADSPA and LV2.
MuseScore Linux, macOS, Windows, iOS (partial) Template:Open source Werner Schweer Score Music notation software with full MusicXML support. Piano roll editor, unlimited parts. good stability below 300 000 notes, edit multiple files at once, user friendly GUI, portable edition.
Musink Windows Template:Proprietary Lee Reid Music notation freeware with MIDI output, loop, and playback functionality.
Notation Composer Windows, with Wine support Template:Proprietary Notation Software Score, piano roll Full featured notation software program and MIDI sequencer.
NoteEdit Linux Template:Open source Jörg Anders MIDI based score writer Defunct; last stable release September 2006.
NoteWorthy Composer Windows Template:Proprietary Noteworthy Software Can import and export MIDI data, but only edit and display it as a musical score. Runs correctly in Wine.
Overture macOS, Windows Template:Proprietary Sonic Scores (formerly called Geniesoft) Score, piano roll, MIDI sequencer Notation, tab, piano roll, MIDI/step sequencing, VST/VSTi host, hybrid DAW, video sync.
Podium Windows Template:Proprietary Zynewave
Pro Tools macOS, Windows Template:Proprietary Avid Score, piano roll, event list
Qtractor Linux Template:Open source Audio MIDI multi-track sequencer application written in C++ in the Qt framework.
REAPER Linux, macOS, Windows Template:Proprietary Cockos Score, piano roll, event list Supports guitar tabs and MIDI2Tab conversion with TabEditor plug.
Reason macOS, Windows Template:Proprietary Propellerhead Piano roll
Renoise Linux, macOS, Windows Template:Proprietary Tracker Demo version available.
Rosegarden Linux Template:Open source Score, piano roll, event list Audio, MIDI sequence, record. Win VST support, LADSPA, JACK.
Scala Linux, macOS, Windows Template:Proprietary Manuel Op de Coul Specializes in tuning; converts ascii score file to MIDI.
Seq24 Linux, Windows Template:Open source Piano roll MIDI loops sequencer.
Sibelius macOS, Windows Template:Proprietary Avid (originally Sibelius Software) Score, piano roll, tablature Live scoring of sheet music from MIDI input.
Signal Web Template:Open source Signal Piano roll, event list
Studio One macOS, Windows Template:Proprietary PreSonus Score, piano roll, drum editor
TineFune Linux, Windows Template:Proprietary TineFune, LLC Piano roll, event list MIDI sequencer with a Web Browser GUI, no windows or menu clutter.
TuxGuitar FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, Windows (Java-based) Template:Open source Tablature Tablature editor.
Z-Maestro Windows Template:Proprietary "Lite" version: limited tracks, I/O.

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