Ardour 9 Now Available For Linux, Mac & Windows - February 13, 2026

Ardour 9.0 – the latest major update to the open source DAW – is now available for Linux, Mac & Windows.

Here’s what’s new in Ardour 9.0:

• Pianoroll windows for MIDI editing.
• New bottom pane in the cue sequencer for editing MIDI and audio clips.
• Clips recording in the cue sequencer.
• Region effects.
• Real-time perceptual analyzer.
• Note brushing.
• Keyboard-driven automation editing.
• Mixer strips importing and exporting to exchange processing between sessions.
• Multitouch support for Windows and Linux.
• Improved New/Open/Recent Session dialog.
• Revamped ruler UI.
• Step recording improvements.
• Better AAF importing support.
• Faster UI on macOS.
• MIDI maps for newer Novation, Nektar, and Arturia gear.
• Improved support for Icon Pro Audio V1-M, P1-M, and P-NANO controllers.

Availability:

Ardour 9.0 is available now, as a ready-to-run program and source code.

 

I have very little programming experience but I would like to build this on my Windows machine by downloading the source code.Any help will be appreciated

 

https://discourse.ardour.org/t/building-ardour-on-windows-using-msys2/112412

But be warned, even for someone who knows how to build Windows software, this is an arduous exercise. Ardour developers are Linux folk, so very little concession is made for it to build on Windows easily, especially since the pre-requisites are tricky as some of them don't have Windows versions at all and require some fiddling about to get going.

Just go with a pre-built binary if you value your mind.

 

Last edited: Feb 16, 2026

With very little programming experience, do you want to build this yourself, or just use it on your Windows machine? If it’s the latter, you can search for "Ardour v9.0.0 Win x64" on the sister site.

 

Thanks a lot for letting me know it's available on sister site. I have never had experience with this DAW.I was looking to using it as well as taking a peek under the hood.

 

I want to mess with the code too.Thanks a lot for pointing me in the right direction.

 

Then the best way forward is to install Linux and a suitable dev environment for that.

 

It is better to search for info (Google).

Also it is possible to cross-compile Ardour (compile it for Windows in Linux). I'm almost sure that devs of Ardour compile it for Windows in Linux.