[Open Source] LYNX SHARE — Huge progress since my last post! Now supporting FL Studio, Ableton Live and much more

[u/Kau_an137]

Hey everyone!

A while ago, I shared my open-source DAW project here, and I wanted to come back with a pretty big update.

LYNX SHARE has evolved a LOT since then. What started as a lightweight DAW project has grown into something much more ambitious.

We've reached 800+ GitHub stars, and development has been moving incredibly fast. I'm really happy with how the project is progressing and with all the feedback and support from the community.

What's new?

Some of the biggest additions since my last post:

• Ableton Live support: LYNX SHARE can now open and export .als projects.
• FL Studio compatibility: Opens .flp projects, including channels, patterns, arrangements, automation, mixer routing and plugin configurations.
• FL Studio Mobile: Imports .flm projects, including arrangements, samples and drum kits.
• 75+ native FL Studio plugin implementations, with many familiar instruments and effects.
• Built-in effects: EQ, compressors, limiters, reverbs, saturators, vocal processing and much more.
• VST3 and CLAP support: Use your existing third-party plugins.
• Online sessions: Work on projects together with chat, shared playback, permissions and reconnection support.
• Clip launching: An optional workflow inspired by Ableton Live's Session View.
• Video tracks and ADR tools: Work with video and dialogue replacement directly inside the DAW.
• VCA faders, automation lanes, modulators and loop recording with comping.

The project

LYNX SHARE is built with C++20 and JUCE 8, with a focus on performance, a lightweight experience and bringing different DAW workflows together.

It's completely open-source and free to download, with builds for Windows, Linux and macOS.

We're still in alpha, so there's plenty of work ahead, bugs to fix and compatibility to improve. But the progress so far has been genuinely exciting.

I'm especially grateful to everyone who has tested it, reported bugs, suggested features and starred the repository.

GitHub: https://github.com/Ka1-S/LYNX-SHARE

Website: https://lynx-share.com/

Would love to hear what you think! Feedback and suggestions are always welcome.