Demucs
Demucs is a free, open-source audio and music app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Code for the paper Hybrid Spectrogram and Waveform Source Separation. It has 3,307 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at adefossez/demucs.
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- Audio & music production
- Actively maintained
About Demucs
This is the officially maintained Demucs now that I (Alexandre Défossez) have left Meta to join Kyutai. Note that I'm not actively working on Demucs anymore, so expect slow replies and no new feature for now.
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What is Demucs?
Demucs is a free, open-source audio and music app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Code for the paper Hybrid Spectrogram and Waveform Source Separation. It has 3,307 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at adefossez/demucs.
Is Demucs free and open source?
Yes. Demucs's source code is public on GitHub under the MIT license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Demucs?
Download it from the repository or build it from source by following the README on GitHub.
Is Demucs still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Aug 31, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.