Download Ardour

Step 1: choose your download

Ardour is available for OS X and Linux. There is no release for Windows.

Linux users who want ready-to-run packages should read this information

Registering Is Recommended

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No "Download Managers" Please

Our download system will not operate properly with so-called "Download Managers" as used by some OS X (and Windows) users. Please do not attempt a download if you are using this sort of add-on tool for your browser.

Choose what you would like to download

Ardour 2.8.7 for OS X Intel (MacBook, Mini, iMac)
Ardour 2.8.7 for OS X PPC (PowerMac, PowerBook, G4/G5)
Ardour 2.8.7 source code for all platforms

The Importance of Paying Something

You are not required to pay anything for Ardour, but continuing development, bug fixes and support can only happen if there is money to support those activities. Only 3% of downloaders pay anything at all. Why not consider increasing that statistic by paying some amount (you can enter it in the box below)? Thanks.

I choose to pay US$ to download this software.

Some indicative pricing ... Sonar $250 | Reaper $50 | Samplitude $200 | SAWStudio $300-2500 | Sequoia $3000 | ProTools $200-7000+ | Nuendo $900 ...