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Mixxx DJ Software

Everything you need to perform live DJ mixes.

Completely free
Windows, macOS and Linux
Open source

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Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by Flathub
License: GPL-2.0 — Open source (copyleft)confirmed by Flathub, Wikidata
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by Flathub, Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms)
Account required: not documented
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by Flathub
Watermark: not documented
Ads: not documented
Platforms: Windows, macOS and LinuxEstablished by Linux: Flathub, Wikidata · macOS: Homebrew, Wikidata · Windows: Wikidata
Publisher: The Mixxx Development Team
Latest version: 2.5.6 (25 March 2026)
Latest activity: 12 July 2026

Overview

File formats mentioned: MP3, FLAC, OGG, AAC and M4A.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“Crates and playlists for organizing your music” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
“Support for many DJ MIDI and HID controllers out-of-the-box” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

Mixxx DJ Software is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-2.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

Open source code
Commercial use allowed

About

Mixxx is free DJ software that gives you everything you need to perform live DJ mixes. Blend songs together with automatic BPM matching and remix on-the-fly with looping and hot cues. Whether you're a pro DJ or just getting started, Mixxx has you covered. Mixxx works with ALSA, JACK, OSS and supports many popular DJ controllers. Key features include: Parallel or split scratchable waveform displays MP3, OGG, WAVE, FLAC, and optional AAC (M4A) playback WAVE, OGG, and optional MP3 recording Fast, database-powered library Crates and playlists for organizing your music Reads iTunes, Traktor, and Rhythmbox libraries Cross-platform - works on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux Shoutcast and Icecast broadcasting Support for many DJ MIDI and HID controllers out-of-the-box Advanced MIDI scripting engine for maximum flexibility Vinyl emulation with Serato, Traktor, and Mixvibes timecode support Beat and key detection ReplayGain volume normalization Automatic crossfading with Auto DJ Skinnable interface with several skins bundled

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Homebrew (platforms) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) — 6 November 2026
Facts collected from Wikidata (licence, platforms) — 5 November 2026
Last technical check: 5 November 2026
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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