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Ardour vs LMMS: catalog facts
Ardour	LMMS
Freemium The source is free software and Linux distributions package ready-made builds at no cost…	Free Free and open source under the GPL 2.0.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
A complete DAW with unlimited tracks, unlimited undo and a genuinely flexible mixer Floating-point processing and support for hardware control surfaces	Piano roll, beat sequencer, song editor and mixer in one free program Over fifteen instrument plugins included before you add anything
Official prebuilt binaries are paid, though the price is up to you A steep learning curve if you have not used a DAW before	No audio recording, so live instruments and vocals need another program Stable releases are infrequent; 1.2.2 dates from 2020
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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