Open Source Linux MIDI Software
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MIDI Software for Linux
View 16 business solutionsBrowse free open source MIDI software and projects for Linux below. Use the toggles on the left to filter open source MIDI software by OS, license, language, programming language, and project status.
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Hydrogen
An advanced drum machine with pattern-based programming
Hydrogen is an advanced drum machine for GNU/Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. It's main goal is to bring professional yet simple and intuitive pattern-based drum programming. -
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Fx FloorBoard
Graphical editor software for many Boss and Roland effect & synth unit
Editors for the BOSS GT-1, 3, 5, 6, 8, Pro, 10, 100, 001 Guitar Multi-Effects Processors, and the BOSS GT-1B,6B,10B Bass Multi-Effects Processors. And for the Katana Amplifier. and various Boss and Roland guitar synths. This software can visually edit parameters via Midi,USB, or Bluetooth(via external device on some units) on the Multi-Effects/Amp/Synth Processor. -
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TuxGuitar is a multitrack guitar tablature editor and player written in Java-SWT, It can open GuitarPro, PowerTab and TablEdit files.
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GrandOrgue
Virtual Pipe Organ Software
Official development of GrandOrgue has moved to GitHub, please visit https://github.com/GrandOrgue/grandorgue that is our new home! GrandOrgue is a sample based pipe organ simulator. When connected to MIDI keyboards and an audio system, it can accurately simulate the sound of a real pipe organ. This application has builds for Linux, Windows and OS X. -
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Qtractor
An Audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer
Qtractor is an Audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer application written in C++ around the Qt framework. The target platform will be Linux, where the Jack Audio Connection Kit (JACK) for audio, and the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) for MIDI, -
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Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard
Virtual MIDI controller for Linux, Windows and OSX
VMPK is a virtual MIDI piano keyboard for Linux, Windows and OSX. Based on Qt and Drumstick the program is a MIDI event generator using the computer's alphanumeric keyboard and the mouse. It may be used also to display received MIDI notes. -
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Aria Maestosa is a midi sequencer/editor. It lets you compose, edit and play midi files with a few clicks in a user-friendly interface offering score, keyboard, guitar, drum and controller views. Git repository: https://github.com/ariamaestosa/ariamaestosa
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A multi-platform software synthesiser emulating (somewhat inaccurately) pre-GM MIDI devices such as the Roland MT-32, CM-32L, CM-64 and LAPC-I. In no way endorsed by or affiliated with Roland Corp. Source hosted at: http://www.github.com/munt/
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midi editing software for use with the Roland GR-55 and Boss SY-300 and GP-10 guitar synthesizer, to allow graphical representation of the internal settings and parameters of the GR-55. Realtime editing and patch data backups, bulk patch editing.
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Impro-Visor
Leadsheet notation with auto-generated playback, improvisation advice
Impro-Visor® is a music notation tool for producing monophonic lead sheets, specifically intended to help the improviser. Chord symbols are used to generate backing tracks automatically. Improvisation advice exists in the form of note coloration, database of licks, and automatic lick generation from grammars. Grammars can be learned automatically from transcriptions. Styles can be edited and created by the user. Other features include generation of roadmaps for understanding keys and idiomatic chord progressions, chord voicing keyboard, MIDI and MusicXML export. See http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~keller/jazz/improvisor for general information, including tutorials. Support and additional resources are through the user group https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/impro-visor/info. The most recent source code, since summer of 2015, is housed here: https://github.com/Impro-Visor/Impro-Visor This started when SourceForge was down for over one week during an active development period. -
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FluidSynth
A real-time SoundFont software synthesizer
A real-time software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications. It can be used for live audio synthesis of MIDI events or for rendering MIDI files to disk, using SoundFont instruments. It can also be embedded in other applications. This is not a application with a graphical user interface, however there are several GUI applications which utilize FluidSynth. -
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Patch editor for the Boss ME-25 guitar multi effects and Roland GR-20 guitar synthesizer. The software allows desktop tweaking and editing of the ME-25 internal parameters, making patches a lot easier to create.
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HuMidi
Play MIDI like a human in ROBLOX with automatic sustain pedals.
HuMidi is a universal piano auto player for ROBLOX. It plays even the most generic MIDI file with great depth, thanks to the humanization and automatic sustain pedal generation algorithms. The pedals are generated with a thorough analysis of the MIDI data, adding more depth to your performance that no other MIDI players could! Personally have been tested in: - Visual Pianos - Starving Pianists - Digital Piano - Piano's Got Talent This tool is universal, as long as the piano in-game allows to be played on a keyboard. -
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Piano Booster
Boost your Piano playing skills
A MIDI file player that teaches you how to play the piano. PianoBooster is a fun way of playing along with a musical accompaniment and at the same time learning the basics of reading musical notation. see: https://www.pianobooster.org/ -
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The Pure Data (short Pd) project on SourceForge unifies the extensions (or externals) written for the Pure Data Graphical Computer Music System written by Miller Puckette with contributions from many others.
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Psycle is a Music tracker (like FastTracker 2 or Impulse Tracker) combined with plugin modularity. It supports its own plugin API, the VST2 plugin standard, and a tracker style sampler playback.
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Rosegarden
MIDI sequencer for Linux with music notation and audio
The MIDI sequencer that features a rich understanding of music notation along with basic support for digital audio -
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MuseScore
Free music notation & composition software
MuseScore is a free and open-source music notation software designed for composers, arrangers, educators, and musicians of all levels. It allows users to write, edit, and print professional-quality sheet music with no limitations or subscription fees. MuseScore Studio supports a wide range of instruments and ensembles, from solo piano and guitar to full orchestras and choirs. The software is easy to learn while still offering powerful tools for advanced notation and score layout. With support for MIDI input and formats like MusicXML and MIDI, MuseScore integrates smoothly with other music software and workflows. Built by a global open-source community, MuseScore continues to evolve through active development and community contributions. Support MuseScore at http://musescore.org/en/donate -
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Bristol is synth emulation package for a diverse range of vintage synthesisers, electric pianos and organs. The application consists of a multithreaded audio synthesizer and a user interface called brighton.
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stgigasoundfonts
My SoundFonts
One of the places where one can download my SoundFont files in case musical-artifacts.com or soundfonts.kor.ninja or Google Drive or mega is unusable for any reason. -
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Midi router
Midi router
Midi router - anywhere to anywhere. Midi Router Client is an advanced, cross-platform tool designed to route and manipulate MIDI signals in real time. It allows users to create virtual MIDI ports, map MIDI events (e.g., CC to pitch wheel), monitor inputs, and build custom controls like program change dropdowns—all with minimal latency Documentation: https://shemeshg.github.io/MidiRouterClient-mdbook Github and support: https://github.com/shemeshg/MidiRouterClient step by step install: https://shemeshg.github.io/MidiRouterClient-mdbook/guide/installation.html ! Windows: Scoop installs are more reliable and update instantly, so Scoop is recommend. Winget is available but may lag behind. -
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Tone.js
A Web Audio framework for making interactive music in the browser
Tone.js is an open source Web Audio framework for creating interactive music in the browser. It has advanced scheduling capabilities, synths, effects and more. Tone.js is built to be useful and familiar to both musicians and audio programmers. It has common DAW (digital audio workstation) features for those looking to schedule events and tinker with pre-built synths and effects. There’s also a great selection of high-performance building blocks for signal-processing programmers familiar with languages like Max/MSP. With Tone.js they can create their own synthesizers, effects, and complex control signals.
