# Pro Tools

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Pro Tools and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Long-established music recording software that one commenter calls the industry standard, though critics find it complicated to use.

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Reaper by Cockos](https://hackerapproved.com/p/reaper.md): 58 recommend
- [Ableton Live](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ableton-live.md): 54 recommend
- [Bitwig Studio](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bitwig-studio.md): 35 recommend
- [Logic Pro](https://hackerapproved.com/p/logic-pro.md): 29 recommend
- [Ardour](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ardour.md): 29 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.avid.com/pro-tools)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Pro Tools", https://hackerapproved.com/p/pro-tools/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).