FamiStudio is a simple music editor for the Nintendo Entertainment System or Famicom. It is targeted at both chiptune artists and NES homebrewers.
Latest Hotfix 4.5.4 (November 12th 2026)
FamiStudio 4.5.4 was just released! This is a 100% community-contributed release. All changes are by Steo, unless otherwise noted.
Changes/Fixes:
Fixed incorrect GD3 info being imported to project upon importing a VGM file
Fixed mobile issue where tapping two different sequencer icons could register as a double-tap
Fixed video export issue where a DPCM note touching the end of the song retriggered on loop
Fixed NSF / VGM import issue that resulted in many fine-pitches incorrectly being -1
Fixed NSF / VGM import issue that caused fine-pitch to always reset to 0 on release
Fixed minor oscilloscope issues on mobile
Fixed crash regarding pasting notes without creating missing samples then using cut / copy
Fixed text import issue that caused tempos of 75 or lower to incorrectly give a tempo error
Fixed NSF / VGM import issue regarding MMC5 instruments not being compatible with 2A03
Fixed parsing of MIDI files containing system exclusive messages
Fixed crash on mobile when cancelling export then exporting again shortly afterwards
Fixed issue when importing N163 instruments into a project with a higher N163 channel count
Fixed issue where toggling "fully emulate when seeking" in settings wouldn't recreate players
Fixed cursor hotspot on Hi-DPI linux (Thanks eliasdaler!)
Fixed VRC7 ROM issues on real hardware (Thanks aeromodes!)
Added warning on note/period overflows when exporting (Thanks aeromodes!)
Minor localization changes (thanks to all the localizers!)
Latest Major Release 4.5.0 (April 5th 2026)
FamiStudio 4.5.0 was just released! This release, like the previous one, was primarily handled by Steo. Many thanks for their continued effort. This will likely remain the case for the foreseeable future while I focus on other projects.
Changes:
Added option to disable attack on DPCM, this will ignore initial DMC value
Added option to use DPCM sample colours in oscilloscope video export
Added option to import initial DMC values for NSF
Added scales to the piano roll context menu, right-click / long press an empty area to access
Added double click/tap in project explorer to open their properties
Added saving project export settings for each mode
Added DMC initial values to text export
Release notes of previous versions can be found in the documentation.
On Windows, simply download and run the installer (Setup.exe), which should take care of installing most dependencies. A shortcut to FamiStudio and the included demo songs will be added to your Start Menu. If you get a warning when installing or if the app crashes when running, please check out the documentation for the fix.
On macOS, download and uncompress the file anywhere and the launch the FamiStudio app. The demo songs are included in the zip. The app is unsigned and might require you to ignore a few warnings. If you do not have .NET installed, it should prompt you to install it.
On Linux:
If you are using the standalone version from the ZIP file, you will need to install .NET yourself. Please see the installation instructions for more information.
The FlatHub version should take care of installing all dependencies.
Documentation
Please visit the documentation page for detailed documentation.
Getting Started on Desktop
Here is a 20min video tutorial that will show you how to create a basic song from scratch.
Getting Started on Mobile
If you are using the mobile version of FamiStudio, please check out this tutorial to get you started!
