Google Docs for music.

Ampico is a multiplayer DAW for writing music together in real time. Multiple people can edit the same session and every change syncs instantly.

Ampico interface showing the piano roll editor

Features

Real-time collaboration

Create or join a session and compose together. Every edit syncs instantly. Exchange ideas with a built-in chat overlay.

Instruments & audio

Velocity-layered piano, subtractive synth, and a 6-op FM synth. Import and edit audio files. Per-track effects, mixer, and automation lanes.

Composition tools

21 scales, 5 temperaments, quarter-tone grids. Arpeggiate, strum, ornament, counterpoint, stamp patterns. All from single-key shortcuts.

Game mode

Timed composition challenges with constraints.

Full manual →

Download

Alpha build. This is an early, unsigned macOS build for tinkerers and curious testers. A signed public beta with one-click install is coming. Join the mailing list to know when.

macOS

11 Big Sur or later · Apple Silicon

Download .zip ↓

Windows and Linux builds will land with the public beta.

Run on macOS

Unzip Ampico-macOS.zip.
Open Terminal, navigate to the folder containing Ampico.app, and run:
```
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "Ampico.app"
```
Why is this needed?

Ampico isn't yet signed with an Apple Developer certificate, so macOS quarantines it on download. The command removes that flag. The signed public beta won't need this step.
Double-click Ampico.app to open it.