A downloadable tool for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android

FamiStudio - NES Music Editor

FamiStudio is a very simple, DAW-style, music editor for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is designed for both chiptune enthusiasts and the NES homebrew community.

Features:

Modern DAW-style UI with piano roll, no hexadecimal anywhere
Instrument & Envelope edition
DPCM Sample Editor
NSF import
Full Undo/Redo support
Copy & Paste support
Note drag & drop with audio preview
Import from FamiTracker FTM & Text (official 0.4.6)
Export to various formats (WAV, ROM, NSF, FamiTone2, FamiStudio Text, FamiTracker Text)
Volume, fine pitch, vibrato effect tracks
Slide notes (portamento)
Arpeggios
NES sound engine (CA65, NESASM, ASM6)
MIDI input support
MIDI import/export
Audio expansions supported: VRC6, VRC7, FDS, MMC5, Namco 163, Sunsoft S5B and EPSM.
Windows, MacOS, Linux and Android versions (on the Google Play Store).

Tutorial for Desktop

Here is a 20 min tutorial that will teach you how to make a song from scratch

Tutorial for FamiStudio mobile

If you are using the mobile version of FamiStudio, please check out this tutorial to get you started!

For updates, source code and documentation, please visit www.famistudio.org.

More information

Status	Released
Category	Tool
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
Rating	Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars (114 total ratings)
Author	BleuBleu
Tags	8-Bit, chiptune, MIDI, Music, NES (Nintendo Entertainment System), Retro

Download

Use GOOGLE PLAY button below!

External

Download

FamiStudio421-LinuxAMD64.zip 23 MB

Download

FamiStudio421-MacOS.zip 22 MB

Download

FamiStudio421-WinInstaller.zip 23 MB

Install instructions

Windows

Simply download and run the installer (.msi). If you get a security warning simple click "More Info..." and discard the warning. A shortcut to FamiStudio and the included demo songs will be added to your Start Menu. You will need install the VS2015 runtime (x86) which you can download here.

MacOS

Download and uncompress the file anywhere and the launch FamiStudio app. The demo songs and included in the zip. The app is unsigned and might require you to ignore a few warning and you may need to grant it a few permissions if you are running Catalina.