# zrythm/zrythm

a highly automated and intuitive digital audio workstation - official mirror

Repository: https://github.com/zrythm/zrythm
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zrythm
Homepage: https://www.zrythm.org
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: daw, music-composition, audio, midi, music-production, computer-music, music, juce, qml, qt6, cpp, cpp23
Last push: 2026-08-21T22:53:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2610, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": 650, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3102, forks 135 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:43.599631+00:00)

## What it is
Zrythm is a free, cross-platform digital audio workstation (DAW) for recording, editing, mixing, and producing music with audio and MIDI. It is written in C++23 using Qt/QML and JUCE, and supports major plugin formats like VST3, CLAP, LV2, LADSPA, and AudioUnit.

## Use cases
- record and edit audio and MIDI tracks
- compose music with a piano roll and chord assistance
- mix and automate tracks in a DAW
- host VST3, CLAP, LV2, and AudioUnit plugins
- produce music on Linux, macOS, or Windows
- time-stretch and loop audio clips

## When to choose
- you want a free, open-source DAW with auditable source code
- you need broad plugin format support including CLAP and LV2
- you want strong automation, chord tools, and MIDI editing features
- you work cross-platform, especially on Linux

## When to avoid
- you need the full v1 feature set today, as v2 is still porting features like clip linking, stem export, and plugin sandboxing
- you prefer a proprietary, commercially supported DAW with a large ecosystem
- you need VST2, DSSI, or SFZ/SF2 support in the current v2 release

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: audio-processing, gui
- domain: media, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cpp
- tags: daw, digital-audio-workstation, midi, music-production, music-composition, juce, qt6, qml, vst3, clap, lv2, free-software, audio, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- zrythm/zrythm (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:43.599631+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 2026-08-29T18:46:21.014254+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/zrythm/zrythm (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:43.599631+00:00, sha 03201b502ca5)
  - homepage: https://www.zrythm.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:42:52.780528+00:00, sha a85a8b395629)
  - site_page: https://www.zrythm.org/en/features.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:42:52.789582+00:00, sha 06dfdc58d124)
  - site_page: https://www.zrythm.org/releases (fetched 2026-08-29T09:42:52.791478+00:00, sha 8dd14a9aa434)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.