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 4.5.2 (July 7th 2026)
FamiStudio 4.5.2 was just released! This release was entirely handled by Steo. Many thanks for their continued effort.
Changes:
Fixed export dialog issue where "Loop Count" and "Duration" options could both be disabled)
Fixed issue where a leading whitespace in the project name would break ROM / NSF exporti>
Fixed issue with FamiTracker exports where envelopes weren't truncated to max supported length
Fixed issue where sequencer didn't update when deleting a sample in "DPCM Sample" color modeo them
Fixed issue introduced in 4.5.0 regarding MIDI instruments no longer exporting as intended
Added option to replace arps in context menu follow in a major release)
Fixed crash with broken MIDI files (unexpected end of file)introduced in 4.5.0)
Fixed issue where pasting a pattern in the sequencer could lead to it containing an unsupported effectcate to 32)
Fixed issue with switching back to instrument arp after using an override
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!
