GarageBand

Apple's free music creation app for Mac, iPhone and iPad with virtual instruments, Drummer and lessons.

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Pricing: Free
Platforms: macOS, iOS
Categories: Audio & music

About GarageBand

GarageBand is Apple's entry-level music creation studio for Mac, with versions for iPhone and iPad. It includes a sound library of instruments, loops and presets for guitar and voice, guitar and bass amp and stompbox models, and Drummer, a virtual session drummer with 28 drummers and three percussionists across several genres that plays along with a song. Built-in piano and guitar lessons, including artist lessons, give real-time feedback on your playing. Songs sync through iCloud so ideas started on an iPhone or iPad can be continued on a Mac.

Good for

Beginners, students, hobbyists and songwriters on Apple devices who want to record ideas, play virtual instruments or learn piano and guitar at no cost.

Watch out for

Apple-only; there is no Windows or web version. The current Mac App Store version requires macOS 15.6 or later. Advanced editing, mixing and plugin workflows are better served by Logic Pro.