Audio and podcasting
Soundtrap alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
gridsound/daw★1,843 GitHub starsAGPL-3.0 licenceBrowser-based digital audio workstation using Web Audio API for multitrack recording and mixing.Open on GitHub ↗zrythm/zrythm★3,084 GitHub starslicence unclearFeatureful desktop digital audio workstation with multitrack editing, plugins, and automation.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Extensive commercial sample library (40,000+ loops) and biweekly sound pack drops
- Polished, platform-grade desktop app performance and low-latency engine
- Mature real-time collaboration at scale (video/chat inside studio, comments, autosave history)
- Pro effects suite (50+ effects, advanced vocal tuning, AI cleanup) and ongoing content updates
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Soundtrap, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.