# MeadowlarkDAW/Meadowlark

A (currently incomplete) open-source Digital Audio Workstation

Repository: https://github.com/MeadowlarkDAW/Meadowlark
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/meadowlark
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: daw, music, audio, rust, editor
Last push: 2025-09-22T00:05:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 52/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 43, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1904, "days_push": 346, "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 1494, forks 49 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:52.991507+00:00)

## What it is
Meadowlark is a free and open-source Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) written in Rust for Linux, Mac, and Windows. It aims to provide recording, composing, editing, sound design, mixing, and mastering tools, though it is still incomplete and under active development.

## Use cases
- record and edit music tracks on linux
- free open-source alternative to FL Studio or Ableton
- mix and master audio projects
- compose music with a DAW
- sound design workstation
- cross-platform digital audio workstation

## When to choose
- you want a free, open-source DAW on Linux, Mac, or Windows
- you want to follow or contribute to an early-stage Rust audio project
- you prefer AGPL-licensed music software

## When to avoid
- you need a complete, production-ready DAW today
- you require mature plugin ecosystems and stability for professional work
- you need long-term support, since development has moved to Codeberg and the project is incomplete

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: experimental
- function: audio-processing, editor, gui
- domain: media, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform, rust
- tags: daw, music-production, recording, mixing, sound-design, work-in-progress, audio, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- MeadowlarkDAW/Meadowlark (main) score 52

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:52.991507+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 2026-08-30T04:33:20.137088+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/MeadowlarkDAW/Meadowlark (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:52.991507+00:00, sha a447fd867c1a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.