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QsynthFluidSynth
Free

Free and open source under the GPL version 2 or later.

 Free

Free and open source under the LGPL 2.1.

Linux Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Graphical control of FluidSynth
  • Plays MIDI through SoundFont 2 files
  • Supports SoundFont 2, SoundFont 3 and DLS banks
  • Plays MIDI files from a built-in command shell
  • Linux focused
  • Requires FluidSynth to be installed
  • No graphical interface; needs a separate front end such as QSynth
  • Requires SoundFont files to produce sound
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later License: LGPL-2.1-only
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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