Audiotool 3.0 has launched as a complete rebuild of the browser-based DAW, introducing real-time multiplayer creation for web browsers and tablets.
Alongside the update, the company released NEXUS, an open-source SDK. This software allows musicians and developers to construct their own instruments, plugins, and AI tools directly within the environment.
“I’ve spent most of my life in studios, and the thing that got in the way of creativity was almost never the people in the room. It was the software,” says Audiotool co-founder and producer Daniel Rowland. “Audiotool 3.0 takes that wall down. People can finally create together using any device, anywhere, and we’re giving them a way to build the tools tomorrow’s music will need.”
Sharing projects between producers has become easier over the years, yet differing devices, incompatible plugins and missing files can still slow sessions to a crawl.
Audiotool says its rebuilt platform is designed to remove those barriers by allowing users to collaborate in real time from virtually any device, with what it describes as the lowest latency of any online music production tool.
Beyond collaboration, Audiotool 3.0 also opens up the DAW itself through NEXUS. Rather than relying solely on built-in features, users can create their own instruments, effects, visualisers, educational tools, music games and hardware-connected apps. The SDK also supports AI integrations via MCP and Context I/O, allowing creators to connect their preferred large language models (LLMs) to the platform.
“Think Google Docs meets a creative sandbox like Fortnite or Minecraft. The DAW becomes a platform where creators can build, experiment, and make music together,” says Audiotool co-founder and CEO Andreas Jacobi. “And with low- and no-code development tools, people who never saw themselves as developers are bringing entirely new perspectives to how music is created. The next generation of music tools will be shaped by the people actually making the music.”
What it means
The release shifts the burden of innovation from the software company to its users. Producers can now bypass standard limitations by coding custom tools or integrating specific AI models without writing complex code. This approach aims to lower the entry barrier for non-developers to influence the future of music production software.
Launch partners for NEXUS include Splice, Ujam, BandM8 and Fraunhofer, with Audiotool inviting more music technology companies to bring their products to the platform. The company is also hosting its Let’s Build! hackathon series, which runs from now through 23 August.
More information is available at Audiotool.
