# bitwig/dawproject

Open exchange format for DAWs

Repository: https://github.com/bitwig/dawproject
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dawproject
Language: HTML
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-07-12T10:16:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 46/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 31, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2275, "days_push": 417, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1018, forks 38 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:14.818021+00:00)

## What it is
DAWproject is an open, vendor-agnostic file format and reference implementation for exchanging project data (audio, notes, automation, plug-ins) between Digital Audio Workstations. It aims to preserve higher-level musical structure than MIDI or AAF allow.

## Use cases
- transfer a project between DAWs without exporting stems
- export notes, automation, and plug-in data in one file
- build a DAW importer/exporter for an open exchange format
- preserve musical-time structure when moving sessions
- avoid consolidating audio when migrating projects

## When to choose
- you are a DAW developer implementing project import/export
- you need richer fidelity than Standard MIDI Files or AAF provide
- you want a vendor-neutral, MIT-licensed interchange format

## When to avoid
- you only need simple MIDI note exchange
- you need video post-production interchange (AAF covers that)
- your DAW has not adopted the format yet

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: serialization, file-system, developer-tools
- domain: media, files, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: daw, music-production, file-format, interoperability, xml, audio

## Member repositories
- bitwig/dawproject (main) score 46

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:14.818021+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:09:27.749013+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bitwig/dawproject (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:14.818021+00:00, sha 00ce664efc0e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.