FamiStudio is a very simple music editor for the Nintendo Entertainment System or Famicom. It is targeted at both chiptune artists and NES homebrewers.
Latest Hotfix 4.1.3 (September 4th 2023)
Changes/Fixes:
Fixed "pop" when opening N163 projects or playing N163 songs
Fixed colors becoming progressively washed out when performing specific actions on Android
Fixed overwrite confirmation dialog not appearing if you type the exact same name of an existing project on Android
Fixed issue where envelope editor would let you set releases on FDS waveform
Fixed "Unassign unused DPCM instrument keys" cleanup option not working if another DPCM instrument was using the same piano key
Fixed bug introduced in 4.1.3 where notes were replaying their attack if a gap was left between the notes
Fixed issue where note attacks were re-triggers unconditionally when crossing the loop point when exporting to NSF/ROM/SoundEngine
Fixed loophole where you could disable note attacks on the DPCM channel by duplicating patterns
Fixed DPCM samples not importing correctly from FamiTracker TXT files
Fixed issue where arpeggios imported from FamiTracker files would not play sometimes
Fixed issue when exporting N163 songs to NSF/ROM/FDS/SoundEngine with instrument names only differentiated by special characters
Fixed QWERTY piano input getting stuck if pressing another key while holding a key
Names that are too long to fit in the project explorer are now truncated with ellipsis (...) on Desktop (was already the case on Mobile)
Upgraded to Android API level 33 (Android 13.0)
Release notes of previous versions can be found in the documentation.
On Windows, simply download and run the installer (Setup.exe), which should take care of installing most dependencies. A shortcut to FamiStudio and the included demo songs will be added to your Start Menu. If you get a warning when installing or if the app crashes when running, please check out the documentation for the fix.
On macOS, download and uncompress the file anywhere and the launch the FamiStudio app. The demo songs are included in the zip. The app is unsigned and might require you to ignore a few warnings. If you do not have .NET installed, it should prompt you to install it.
On Linux:
If you are using the standalone version from the ZIP file, you will need to install .NET yourself. Please see the installation instructions for more information.
The FlatHub version should take care of installing all dependencies.
Documentation
Please visit the documentation page for detailed documentation.
Getting Started on Desktop
Here is a 20min video tutorial that will show you how to create a basic song from scratch.
Getting Started on Mobile
If you are using the mobile version of FamiStudio, please check out this tutorial to get you started!