Now you can write ableton Live extensions in python instead of TypeScript

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  1. xterminatorapps

    xterminatorapps Noisemaker

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    Ableton's Extensions SDK (Live 12) is TypeScript only. I made a Python SDK on top of it, so you can write the same extensions in Python.

    You develop against a small bridge with Python then package it into a normal .ablx.

    It covers the host API: context-menu actions, plus reading and writing tracks, clips, MIDI notes, scenes, devices and parameters.
    The .ablx runs on Windows and macOS with nothing for your users to install.
    Same ceiling as the SDK underneath: request/response only, so no transport, automation, realtime or observers.

    Docs: https://xterminatorapps.github.io/ableton-python-sdk/
    Source: https://github.com/XTERMINATORAPPS/ableton-python-sdk
    Install: pip install ableton-extensions

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    Tell me what you think.
     
    xterminatorapps, Jun 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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    oooo!! this is great! LLMs are better at writing in python too for all the n00bs and vibe coders. TY!
     
    curtified, Jun 9, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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  4. xterminatorapps

    xterminatorapps Noisemaker

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    Yes , Try it out. :)
     
    xterminatorapps, Jun 9, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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