The easy-daw Engine, on your desktop.
The browser is where you create. Companion Studio is the native audio engine that unlocks low-latency recording and monitoring, professional audio interfaces, and local processing — while your project stays exactly where you left it in easy-daw.
- OS
- Ubuntu 20.04+ / Fedora 34+ / any distro with glibc 2.31+
- CPU
- x86_64 or aarch64, dual-core minimum
- RAM
- 4 GB minimum
- Disk
- 500 MB free
- Audio
- ALSA or JACK (PulseAudio/PipeWire also supported via ALSA compatibility layer)
- Real VST3 plug-in hosting via the native sidecar — scan, load and use your installed VST3 instruments and effects.
- VST3 plug-in state is now fully saved and restored with your project (component + controller state, Steinberg-conformant).
- New secure pairing: a short 6-character verification code with explicit Approve/Deny in the Companion (replaces the old 8-digit code).
- Bridge now listens on port 47800.
- Crash attribution and degraded mode: a misbehaving plug-in is identified and isolated instead of taking down the session.
- Every platform build is now compiled natively for its own architecture (x64/arm64 build-flag fix).
- Windows now ships as a proper one-click NSIS installer instead of a portable ZIP.
- This beta is not code-signed. Windows SmartScreen and macOS Gatekeeper will show a first-run warning — see the installation guide.
- ASIO drivers on Windows require Steinberg's ASIO SDK; the Companion falls back to WASAPI-friendly buffer sizes.
- Download the portable
.zip. - Extract it somewhere (Documents\easy-daw-Companion).
- Double-click easy-daw-Companion.exe.
- Windows SmartScreen may warn — this beta isn't code-signed. Click More info → Run anyway.
- Sign in with your easy-daw account, click Pair with browser, and start creating.
- Download the
.zipmatching your CPU (Apple Silicon or Intel). - Unzip → drag easy-daw Companion.app to Applications.
- First launch: Right-click the app → Open → Open in the Gatekeeper prompt, or use System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.
- Grant microphone access when prompted.
- Sign in, pair with the browser, start creating.
- Download the AppImage matching your CPU (x64 or ARM64).
- Make it executable:
chmod +x easy-daw-Companion-*.AppImage
- Run:
./easy-daw-Companion-*.AppImage - Optional: install AppImageLauncher for menu shortcuts + auto-updates.
- Sign in, pair with the browser, start creating.
Why am I seeing a security warning?
easy-daw Companion Studio is currently part of our Closed Beta. As an independent software company, we've prioritized engineering, stability, and performance before purchasing Apple and Microsoft code-signing certificates.
Because of this, Windows SmartScreen and macOS Gatekeeper may display a warning the first time you install the application. These warnings are expected for unsigned beta software. Code signing and notarization are planned before public launch.
Support easy-daw
easy-daw is built independently. Optional contributions help fund:
- infrastructure (servers, storage, bandwidth)
- development hardware (audio interfaces, monitors)
- AI services (mix coaching & chord assistance)
- cloud services
- code-signing certificates (Apple + Microsoft)
- ongoing engineering
Supporting easy-daw is completely optional. Bug reports, feedback, referrals, and the music you create with easy-daw are equally appreciated.