Windows

Adobe Audition

Adobe

Professional audio workstation (DAW)

Adobe Podcast

Adobe

AI-powered audio recording and enhancing

Ardour

Ardour Dev.

Professional DAW/hard disk recorder

Audacity

Audacity Team

Free multi-track audio recorder and editor

C

Cakewalk by BandLab

BandLab Technologies

Free professional-grade DAW

F

FL Studio 21

Image-Line

Music production DAW with lifetime updates

G

GarageBand (via Mac)

Apple Inc.

Apple's free DAW (MacOS only)

G

GoldWave

GoldWave Inc.

Digital audio editor with real-time effects

H

Hydrogen Drum Machine

Hydrogen Dev.

Pattern-based drum machine

L

LMMS

LMMS Dev.

Free cross-platform DAW and beat maker

M

MixPad Multitrack Recorder

NCH Software

Free multitrack audio mixing software

O

Ocenaudio

Ocenaudio Dev.

Easy cross-platform audio editor

FreewareAudio Software

R

Reaper

Cockos

Affordable highly customisable DAW

SoundBridge

Radikal Technologies

Free DAW with cloud project backup

Soundtrap

Soundtrap AB

Browser-based collaborative DAW by Spotify

Steinberg Cubase

Steinberg

Professional music production suite

Studio One

PreSonus

Streamlined DAW with powerful mixing

T

Tracktion Waveform Free

Tracktion

Free unlimited-track DAW

W

WavePad Audio Editor

NCH Software

Audio and music editor