MainStage (2026) — Free Download for Mac

MainStage lets you take your Mac on stage. It features a full-screen interface optimized for live performance, complete hardware control, and a vast collection of plug-ins and sounds fully compatible with Logic Pro X.

Ideal for live performances

• Perform on stage using over 80 instruments, effects and MIDI plug-ins, work with Audio Unit plug-ins.

• Add your own sounds from Logic Pro X and GarageBand—take your studio to the stage.

• Touch Bar support on MacBook Pro computers makes it easy to edit and control your workspace layout and presentation process.

• Combine instruments and live sound, such as keyboards and vocals, in one fragment (patch).

• Switch between fragments (patches) without interrupting sound and fermatas.

• Create complex keyboard patches using splits and layers, Arpeggiator and other MIDI plugins.

• Perform with stereo or multi-channel backing tracks using the Playback plug-in.

• 64-bit architecture utilizes the entire system's RAM for complex sampled instruments.

Manage equipment

• Connect your favorite gear and use it to perform and control plugins.

• Use USB-compatible MIDI controllers: keyboards, pedals and drum pads.

• Instantly configure a wide range of equipment with automatic device recognition.

• Quickly assign controller buttons and faders to on-screen controls.

Made for the stage

• Customizable full-screen interface displays only what you need while you present.

• Smart Controls lets you customize on-screen controls for each section.

• The Mac display is visible from far away thanks to high contrast and a full-screen interface.

Tool plugins

Details

Platform: Mac
Size: 1.1 GB
Version: 4.2
Developer: Apple
Activation: Not required
Architecture: ARM
Release Year: 2026
Mode: Singleplayer

System Requirements

OS: macOS 26 Tahoe or later
Processor: Apple silicon M1 or better
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Apple GPU (integrated)
Storage: 8 GB available space