Compose. Design. Automate.

Simple by design
Traditional DAWs can feel overwhelming. KiraStudio keeps things approachable with a straightforward piano roll, flexible instruments, and easy-to-understand effect chains - all in a lightweight, cross-platform app.
Shape your sound
Create instruments by combining sound "generators" and routing them through familiar effects like filters, delay, and reverb. While KiraStudio is currently focused on video game music, its sound engine is built to grow into other genres in the near future.
Automation at the core
Nearly every numeric parameter can be automated using curves and automation tracks. Shape your sound over time with precise, powerful curve editors built directly into the workflow.

News

July 10th 2026

Version 1.1.1 was just released and contains some fixes to bugs that were introduced in 1.1.0. Please check out the changelogs for more details.

July 5th 2026

KiraStudio 1.1.0 was just released! This is the first major update since the launch of the app.

This new version significantly expands its sound design capabilities with new effects and generators, while introducing powerful workflow improvements, enhanced MIDI support, custom tuning, and broad performance and usability enhancements across all platforms.

Please check out the highlights page for more details on the new features an how to use them.

February 7th 2026
Version 1.0.0 was just released! This represents 1000+h of work over 16 months, but this is only the start! There's much more planned, and KiraStudio will grow and evolve alongside the people who use it. Please check out the documentation for a 25 minute tutorial on both desktop and mobile.

Download

Windows
WindowsPortable (Free)*

*Please see the documentation if you get warnings while installing.

MacOS
MacOSApp Store
iOS
iOSApp Store
Android
AndroidGoogle Play Store

Features

Core Features
  • Make music on desktop (Windows/MacOS) or on the go (Android/iOS phone and tablet/iPad layout).
  • Add new channels and tracks, create and reuse patterns in the sequencer
  • Pop open the mixer view to quickly adjust volume, balance and connect effect chains
  • Use the fully-polyphonic piano roll to edit notes and their associated parameters (velocity, pan, etc)
  • Preview instruments in real-time using the on-screen piano, QWERTY input or a connected MIDI controller
  • Edit curves using various editors for ADSR envelopes, custom curves (LFO) and sequences
  • Control dynamics of various curves by choosing how their rate and scale are affected by velocity & aftertouch
  • Customize instruments by assembling sound "generators" in creative ways to create unique sounds
  • Route channels through effect chains
  • Edit custom wave tables or use one of the built-int presets in the WaveTable Editor
  • Load and lightly edit samples, set loop and stitch points in the Sample Editor
  • Switch to one of the user-contributed translations (French, Russian, Portuguese or Chinese)
Instruments
  • Oscillators : Saw, Square, Triangle, Sine, Noise and SuperSaw. Fully customizable to sound as clean or retro as you need
  • Frequency Modulation (FM) synthesis : 2/3/4 operators highly customizable FM synth
  • WaveTable : Wavetable with support for cycling through multiple-waveforms
  • PCM Sampler : Load samples, edit loop/stitch points and assign them to keys of the pianos
  • 8-Bit Calculator: ByteBeat interpreter allowing input of custom sound-generating equations
  • SoundFont : Simply load SF2 or SF3 (OGG compressed) and use any preset you want*
  • Yamaha emulation : YM2413, YM2612, YM3812, YMF262, YM2149, YM2610**
  • Famicom/NES emulation: Basic 2A03 channels and most audio expansions**
  • GameBoy emulation : Basic channels**

* Please see the documentation for limitations, especially when it comes to modulator support.

** Include multiple "fakebit" quality of life enhancements such as full polyphony support and infinite ROM storage. Please see the documentation for details on emulation limitations as this is app is not aiming at high hardware emulation accuracy.

Effects
  • Volume and Pan adjustments
  • Low-pass, high-pass, band-pass and notch filters
  • Three-band equalizer
  • Reverb (Freeverb and CloudSeed)
  • Chorus
  • Distortion
  • Compressor
  • Stereo delay
  • Bit crusher
Automation
  • Automate almost any numeric parameter with curves, automation track or as a note parameter
  • Choose from up to 3 types of curves : ADSR envelope, custom curve/LFO or sequence
  • Automation track editor with interpolated or stepped curves
Interopability
  • Import and export MIDI files
  • Export your songs to WAV and OGG
  • Load SoundFont SF2 and SF3 (OGG compressed)
  • Import samples from various formats (WAV, DMC and ADPCM-A ROM)