Version control for music
Rootnote runs quietly alongside Ableton, Logic, Pro Tools, and FL Studio. Every save becomes a checkpoint you can return to, branch from, or compare — so nothing gets lost, and nobody has to guess who changed what.
Free while in beta · Works with your existing DAW, no migration
The problem
Music production hasn't caught up to how software gets built. Every producer who's collaborated on a track knows this friction first-hand.
Collaborators trade files like song_final_v12_FINAL.wav instead of tracked, restorable revisions.
Every remix or alternate edit becomes a new folder, not a branch that shares history with the original.
When a song succeeds, there's rarely a reliable log of who contributed what — so it's settled by memory, not evidence.
How it works
No new interface to learn. No file format to break. Rootnote captures the history around the workflow you already have.
The companion app watches your project and extracts a structured snapshot on every save — automatically, with no extra step.
Every snapshot becomes a recoverable checkpoint. Branch off a remix or alternate mix without duplicating the whole project.
Structured diffs on MIDI and automation, side-by-side stem comparison, and a clear log of who changed what.
The interface
Rootnote turns two versions of a session into a readable diff — the same way Git turns two versions of a file into one.
of independent artists have already collaborated with someone they've never met in person.
Source: Soundplate survey, 2025of music circulating online lacks accurate licensing attribution — a direct cost to writers and publishers.
Source: industry market research, 2025file exports required. Rootnote works from inside the DAW you already use, on every save.
Join the beta and start capturing it automatically — free while we're building with early studios and writers.
For investors
Rootnote is version-control and rights infrastructure for a market that has never had either — entering through collaboration, monetizing through the audit-ready record it generates.