LMMS vs Logic Pro
LMMS and Logic Pro are both audio production software. LMMS is open source under GPL-2.0, with 11k GitHub stars. Logic Pro is a commercial product from Apple Inc.
Which to pick
- Pick LMMS when
- You want a free FL Studio-like DAW for composing electronic music.
- Pick Logic Pro when
- You make music on a Mac and want a full professional DAW for a low one-time price.
Side by side
A cross-platform digital audio workstation with a piano roll, beat sequencer, song editor, mixer and built-in synthesizers.
Apple's digital audio workstation for recording, composing and mixing, with a large library of instruments and loops.
The last stable release is old (1.2.2); newer features sit in long-running pre-releases, and audio recording is limited.
Mac and iPad only, so sharing sessions with Windows collaborators is awkward.
Usable
Production-ready
Desktop app
Desktop app and mobile app
C++ and Qt
Not published
Open source, GPL-2.0 (strong copyleft)
Closed source, sold by Apple Inc.
Use inside your business is unrestricted, but anything you distribute that includes it must be released under the same license.
Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code.
11k GitHub stars
3.3k Wikipedia readers a month on phones
Established: started 13 years ago, latest release v1.2.2.
Not known
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from makers' descriptions, Wikipedia, READMEs and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.