New MIDI plugins and chord tools of 2026, compared

Chord generators, sequencers and MIDI effects released lately. Many are free, so check the price column first.

32 plugins · 13 free · 5 on an intro deal right now

Top picks from this list

Every plugin is in the table below.

Utility

NeuralNote

DamRsnIndie

Audio to MIDIOpen-source audio-to-MIDI transcription

Free

Win · Mac

Instrument

Wave Theory

BangZillaIndie

MIDI melody generator, $59Turns a wavetable into a melody

$59

Mac · Win

Instrument

InstaComposer 4

W.A. Production

Chord, melody, drum MIDIWrites chords, melodies, bass and drums

Lowest price seenEnds Nov 30

$29.90~~Regular price after intro, per developer: $129~~−77%

Win · Mac

MIDI

Orra Key Pro

Orra AudioIndie

Key finder, MIDI chordsFinds the key, exports matching chords as MIDI

$29

Win · Mac

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Plugin	Price	VST3	AU	AAX	CLAP	LV2	Standalone	Copy protection	Buy
simpleSF2 simpleSoundbank	Free	✓	✓	—	✓	—	✓	?	Get simpleSF2 at itch.io
TeAr odoare	Free	✓	—	—	—	—	—	?	Get TeAr at GitHub
Triceratops Music Agent Aolin-MIR	Free	✓	—	—	—	—	—	None	Get Triceratops Music Agent at GitHub
Rackforge kalexis1994	Free	✓	—	—	—	—	—	None	Get Rackforge at GitHub
SubForge travisdk	Free	✓	—	—	✓	—	—	None	Get SubForge at GitHub
NeuralNote DamRsn	Free	✓	✓	—	—	—	—	None	Get NeuralNote at GitHub
VelCal SH4DOWSIX	Free	✓	✓	—	—	—	—	None	Get VelCal at GitHub
Tonefold vkfolio	Free	✓	—	—	✓	—	—	None	Get Tonefold at GitHub
TENANT RS-92 claudehenchoz	Free	✓	—	—	✓	—	—	None	Get TENANT RS-92 at GitHub
math-sonify Mattbusel	Free	✓	—	—	✓	—	—	None	Get math-sonify at GitHub
ViGAPhone ViGAWorld-FR	Free	✓	—	—	—	—	—	None	Get ViGAPhone at GitHub
SparkitRaw remiblaze	Free	✓	✓	—	✓	—	—	None	Get SparkitRaw at GitHub
Chordalys Mood Artlace	Free	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Get Chordalys Mood at itch.io
Temporal Array Vsevolod Kvachev	$7	✓	—	—	✓	—	✓	?	Buy Temporal Array at itch.io
Sonata MEY Audio Engineering	€10	✓	—	—	—	—	✓		Buy Sonata at wearemey.com
Hand Link Hand Link	$15	✓	✓	—	—	—	—	?	Buy Hand Link at itch.io
PolyArp IrisOrbit	$15	✓	✓	—	—	✓	✓	?	Buy PolyArp at irisorbit.io
GrooveBloom touski	$19 ~~$24~~	✓	—	—	—	—	—	Key file	Buy GrooveBloom at touski.net
Professor Bernstein's ArpEZator GhostBlock	$25	✓	✓	—	—	—	✓		Buy Professor Bernstein's ArpEZator at Gumroad
RU-8 SubverseLab	$25	✓	✓	—	—	—	✓	?	Buy RU-8 at subverselab.com
SL Guitar Sfoor Labs	$29 ~~$39~~	✓	✓	—	—	—	✓	?	Buy SL Guitar at sfoorlabs.com
cueMIDI GSILVER Audio	$29	✓	✓	—	—	—	—	?	Buy cueMIDI at gsilveraudio.com
Orra Key Pro Orra Audio	$29	✓	✓	✓	—	—	—	?	Buy Orra Key Pro at orraaudio.com
InstaComposer 4 W.A. Production	$29.90 ~~$129~~	✓	✓	✓	—	—	—	?	Buy InstaComposer 4 at waproduction.com
TONIC 2 zplane	€39	✓	✓	✓	—	—	—	?	Buy TONIC 2 at products.zplane.de
Misomidix Remi Blaze	$39	✓	✓	✓	✓	—	—	?	Buy Misomidix at Gumroad
SPRITZ Carbonated Audio	$49	✓	✓	✓	—	—	—	Account	Buy SPRITZ at carbonatedaudio.com
Riffer 4 MIDI Audiomodern	$49 ~~$69~~	✓	✓	✓	—	—	—	?	Buy Riffer 4 MIDI at audiomodern.com
Wave Theory BangZilla	$59	✓	✓	✓	—	—	—	?	Buy Wave Theory at bangzilla.audio
DRUW BEATSURFING	€59 ~~€179~~	✓	✓	✓	—	—	—	?	Buy DRUW at beatsurfing.com
HarmonyKeen Malsah Labs	$59	✓	✓	—	—	—	✓	?	Buy HarmonyKeen at harmonykeen.com
Looma Addwave	$70	✓	✓	—	—	—	—	?	Buy Looma at Gumroad

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