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YADAW vs LMMS: catalog facts
YADAW	LMMS
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 2.0.
Linux, Android	Windows, macOS, Linux
Small download, under 20 MB Focused on quick sound effect creation	Piano roll, beat sequencer, song editor and mixer in one free program Over fifteen instrument plugins included before you add anything
Deliberately basic compared with full DAWs Android version is less functional	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: AGPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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