Applications

Compatible

All OSS applications should work with ALSA through the OSS emulation layer.

Native (0.9.0)

Name	Description
aconnectgui	aconnectgui is a FLTK based frontend for aconnect
AlsaMixerGui	fltk based alsamixer frontend
ALSA Patch Bay	A graphical patch bay app for the ALSA sequencer API. Supports FLTK 1.1 and GTKmm 2.
AlsaPlayer	MP3/WAV/MOD/others Real-Time player
alsa-xmms	ALSA plugin for XMMS. Integrated in next XMMS release(after 03/23/03).
ametro	ALSA MIDI Metronome. This program is a little, simple MIDI Metronome using the ALSA sequencer, made in Kylix.
amSynth	a real-time, polyphonic, Analogue Modelling SYNTHesizer
Ardour	Multitrack Digital Audio for Linux
ASeqView	ALSA sequencer event viewer
Bristol Synthesiser	Bristol Synthesiser emulation package
CLM	Common Lisp Music is a music synthesis and signal processing package
Unofficial Csound for Linux	Csound is a software synthesis package in the tradition of so-called music-N languages
ecamegapedal	graphical a realtime audio processor
ecasound	harddisk recording, audio processing etc..
ecawave	graphical sound file editor
Esound 0.2.25	The Enlightened Sound Daemon mixes several audio streams for playback by a single audio device
fische	Fische provides standalone sound visualisation under linux using the ALSA and SDL libraries
gamix	Another GTK ALSA mixer
gephex	GePhex is a modular video effect framework. We support a wide range of input devices like soundcards, joysticks, webcams and midi-devices.
GENPO	The GENeral Purpose Organ - emulates many pipe, theatre and reed organs.
GLAME	Gnu/Linux Audio Mechanics sound editor and filter network GUI
GNOME ALSA Mixer	An audio mixer for GNOME which supports ALSA 0.9.x.
Gstreamer	a development framework for creating applications like media players, video editors, streaming media broadcasters
iiwusynth	IIWU Synth is a software, real-time synthesizer
JACK	Jack Audio Connection Kit
JAZZ++	A full size midi sequencer
jMax	A visual programming environment for interactive real-time music and multimedia
Kalsatools	Kalsatools: AlsaModularSynth, Kaconnect, and KWaveView
Melys	Melys Midi sequencer
Mpegspdif	Utility that can be used in sending MPEG-audio through S/PDIF interface to some external decoder that supports IEC 61937 for MPEG
Mplayer	Movie Player for Linux
MusE	MusE is a MIDI/Audio sequencer with recording and editing capabilities
Open Sound World	OSW is an open-source environment for real-time music-event and signal processing. A graphical-patching environment and a command-line "server" mode are available for Linux/ALSA.
Pd	Pd is a real-time software system for live musical and multimedia performances
PDAudio Recorder (Linux)	PDAudio Recorder (Linux) is an application intended to be run on HP iPAQ PDAs running the Linux/Familiar distribution. See Core Sound's web site for more information: http://www.core-sound.com
pmidi	pmidi is a program to play midi files through the ALSA sequencer
Protux	A practical and powerful audio tool using the power of keyboard+mouse combination (without clicks) to speed up the process of audio production.
qtvision	KDE application to watch TV on the desktop.
Rosegarden	Integrated MIDI sequencer and musical notation editor
SDL	Simple DirectMedia Layer is a cross-platform multimedia library
Seq24	Seq24 is a real-time midi sequencer for live techno performance.
sfront	A translator that converts MP4-SA files into efficient C programs that generate audio
simsam	simsam plays MIDI-triggered samples via ALSA or JACK
Snd	Snd is a sound editor
SndLib	SndLib is a library of sound-related functions
SoundTracker	music tracker for X / GTK+
Squeak	Squeak is an open, highly-portable Smalltalk-80 implementation whose virtual machine is written entirely in Smalltalk.
tapiir	a software multi-tap-delay, real-time sound processing application
TCVP	An all-purpose multimedia framework.
terminatorX	terminatorX is a realtime audio synthesizer that allows you to \"scratch\" on digitally sampled audio data (*.wav, *.au, *.ogg, *.mp3, etc.) the way hiphop-DJs scratch on vinyl records.
TiMidity++	MIDI to WAVE converter/player
TK-707	A midi drum/rhythm sequencer based on Roland TR-x0x machines
Virtual Keyboard	Virtual Keyboard with the ALSA sequencer support
XAMIXER2	GTK ALSA mixer
xine	xine is a free, gpl-licensed video player for unix-like systems
XLV	Another light and fast development framework to build media players, converters, ...
Xmcd	Xmcd is the premier CD player/ripper program suite for UNIX and Linux platforms. For real-time CDDA playback, xmcd supports many architectures including native ALSA.
ZynAddSubFX	ZynAddSubFX is a powerful realtime, multi-timbral software synthesizer.

Native (-0.5.0)

*** NB 0.5 drivers and older are considered deprecated and are no longer supported by ALSA Developers ***

Name	Description
fOX Mixer	Windows 95 style mixer
MikMod	module player (IT, XM, S3M, MTM, 669, STM, ULT, FAR, MED, MOD)
mpg123	player for MPEG-1 layer I, II, III files
RAT	Robust Audio Tool (mbone conferencing tool)
XAMIXER	GTK ALSA mixer
WMMixer	WMMixer for AfterStep & WindowMaker
WIDI	MIDI player by Isaku Yamahata
x11amp plugin	ALSA output plugin for x11amp
xmms plugin	ALSA output plugin for xmms
TiMidity++	MIDI to WAVE converter/player
FreeAMP	Free Audio Music Player
KMikMod	A mikmod version for the KDE desktop
XMP	xmp is a free module player for UNIX
YIFF	Sound server for games and applications