Platform information checked 2026-10-28. Use provider-linked desktop downloads or the official Android APK. The Linux ZIP may require .NET; Flathub packages dependencies. The official site links Google Play, but its store-page fetch timed out, so no Play price claim is made. No installer or APK was executed. Specialized NES/Famicom composition, not a full DAW or a license to redistribute included game-song demonstrations. Use your own or separately licensed compositions and samples. iPhone price/platform are separate from the free Android/desktop scope.
Use the publisher’s linked store or documented APK channel. AltStack does not host APK files. A player or independent client does not grant access to paid subscription content.
Create NES/Famicom chiptunes with a piano roll, instrument envelopes and audio or console-oriented exports on desktop or Android.
Free desktop and Android composer
Official desktop and GitHub Android builds are free. The separately distributed iPhone App Store app is paid (USD 4.99 observed on the US store); do not label iOS free. Hardware and optional external software have separate costs. Specialized NES/Famicom composition, not a full DAW or a license to redistribute included game-song demonstrations. Use your own or separately licensed compositions and samples. iPhone price/platform are separate from the free Android/desktop scope.
FamiStudio · Unmodified MIDI-input configuration screenshot from official FamiStudio documentation, avoiding third-party game music or artwork.Product image: BleuBleu and FamiStudio contributors · MIT · Original image; layout scaled to fit. Unmodified MIDI-input configuration screenshot from official FamiStudio documentation, avoiding third-party game music or artwork. Full notice.Logo: BleuBleu and FamiStudio contributors · MIT · Original image; layout scaled to fit. Official project logo; no endorsement implied. Full notice.
About FamiStudio
Create NES/Famicom chiptunes with a piano roll, instrument envelopes and audio or console-oriented exports on desktop or Android. Visit the project website to check the currently available deployment options.
Release status
Provider downloads or installation route reviewed; AltStack did not install or execute the application.
Install on your computer · Instructions checked 2026-10-28
Use the official website’s desktop release links or the GitHub Android APK. The separately distributed iPhone App Store edition is paid and is not part of the free-platform claim.
For Linux, review the provider’s .NET requirements for the ZIP distribution or its Flathub packaging option.
Start a small original composition and review the sound, input and MIDI settings for your equipment before importing existing work.
Save and reopen the project and check an intended export on the small sample. Do not redistribute commercial game music or artwork merely because demonstration files are present.
Specialized NES/Famicom composition, not a full DAW or a license to redistribute included game-song demonstrations. Use your own or separately licensed compositions and samples. iPhone price/platform are separate from the free Android/desktop scope. These are documentation-based starting steps; AltStack did not install the application or execute its packages.
Self-hosting & quickstart specs
License
MIT
Deployment
Local application on the provider-supported free platforms
Free edition / costs
Free desktop and Android composer. Official desktop and GitHub Android builds are free. The separately distributed iPhone App Store app is paid (USD 4.99 observed on the US store); do not label iOS free. Hardware and optional external software have separate costs. Specialized NES/Famicom composition, not a full DAW or a license to redistribute included game-song demonstrations. Use your own or separately licensed compositions and samples. iPhone price/platform are separate from the free Android/desktop scope. Pricing evidence.
Devices / hardware
Use provider-linked desktop downloads or the official Android APK. The Linux ZIP may require .NET; Flathub packages dependencies. The official site links Google Play, but its store-page fetch timed out, so no Play price claim is made. No installer or APK was executed. Specialized NES/Famicom composition, not a full DAW or a license to redistribute included game-song demonstrations. Use your own or separately licensed compositions and samples. iPhone price/platform are separate from the free Android/desktop scope. No universal RAM minimum was verified.
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