Software · Audio & music
pxtone collab
pxtone collab is a music production program, available on Linux.
- Completely free
- Linux
- Open source
Overview
pxtone collab is a music production program, available on Linux.
File formats mentioned: OGG and WAV.
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
- “Multiplayer Music Sequencer” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
- “Collaborative editing: host a server and have others connect and work with you!” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
- “MIDI input: Record notes either live while the song is playing, or using keyboard controls to step through time.” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
At a glance
All of pxtone collab is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.
Its licence (MIT) is a permissive open source licence: use, modification and redistribution are allowed, including in commercial projects.
Strengths
- Open source code
- Commercial use allowed
About
About: pxtone collab (ptcollab) is a sample-based music editor where you can collaborate with friends! It's based off the music engine of pxtone, a music editor developed by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya, the creator of Cave Story and Kero Blaster. Features: ptcollab has many standard features you might expect from a music editor. If you've used pxtone collage before, the following will be familiar: Note and parameter input (pan, volume, portamento, fine-tuning, effects) Instrument import (ptvoice, ogg, wav, ptnoise) Song parameter settings (tempo, time signature) In addition, ptcollab supports: Collaborative editing: host a server and have others connect and work with you! Session recording: save a frame-by-frame recording of a session and play it back later! MIDI input: Record notes either live while the song is playing, or using keyboard controls to step through time. This is a unofficial flatpak package, approved by the community.
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)
Sources and checks
- Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) —
- Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
- Last technical check: 8 November 2026
- Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)
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