Ardour
A professional digital audio workstation for recording, editing and mixing audio and MIDI.GetGPL-2.0+
Stargate
An all-in-one digital audio workstation with built-in instruments, effects, a wave editor and flexible routing.
GPL-3.0 · Downloads from github.com
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Open source
- Source
- GitHub
- stargatedaw
- Verified
- 2026
About Stargate
Stargate combines a pattern-based DAW with its own suite of instrument and effect plugins, a basic wave editor and a routing matrix that makes sidechaining straightforward. It aims to cover a full music production workflow, with a particular eye on electronic music.
Releases include separate macOS disk images for Intel and Apple silicon. The latest release dates from January 2024 and source activity has been sparse since, so treat it as lightly maintained.
Information
- Source code
- stargatedaw/stargate
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Website
- github.com
- Download
- github.com
- Category
- Media
- Evidence checked
- Tags
Maco links to each project’s official download. Check its release notes for macOS version and Apple silicon support. The verification date records our license and source review, not a security audit.
Sources and image credits
- github.com/stargatedaw/stargate
- github.com/stargatedaw/stargate/blob/main/LICENSE
- github.com/stargatedaw/stargate/releases
- icon.png: Stargate DAW contributors. GPL-3.0; upstream app icon, trademarks retained.
License and artwork notices
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