openDAW
The facts below are what the maker publishes about openDAW, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From openDAW's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| openDAW | Free | Free and runs in browser; no required login |
The facts
Each one read from openDAW's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audio and MIDI
- It can record audio and MIDI from multiple devices and includes tools for editing notes and arranging tracks.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Cloud collaboration
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Collaboration
- Multiple people can work in the same project at once for feedback, group composition and peer learning.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Export visuals
- The Shadertoy visualizer can export visuals as MP4 files at resolutions up to 4K.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Instruments and effects
- The product page lists built-in instruments including synthesizers, samplers and a drum machine, along with audio and MIDI effects.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integration
- Schools can connect openDAW to their own Nextcloud server to store and sync student projects on institution-controlled infrastructure.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker presents openDAW for students, teachers and schools, including hands-on music production and learning to code audio.checked 11 Oct 2026
- MIDI sequencing
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Mixer and export
- The mixer supports effects, send effects, different outputs, volume and panning, and can export stems as a ZIP file.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Multitrack editing
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Noise reduction
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Open source
- The project is released under the AGPL-3 license.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The education page says openDAW requires no account and that schools can keep student work within their own institution's control.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- openDAW is a web-based digital audio workstation for creating music in a browser.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Scripting
- Werkstatt and Spielwerk let users write audio effects and MIDI processors in JavaScript inside openDAW.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker invites users to discuss features and updates on Discord and offers personal tours by appointment.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- Web browserchecked 20 Sep 2026
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