ablx.live

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31 extensions · 12 authors · updated 2026-07-09

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arrangement

Arrangement Helper

Builds structured arrangements by creating named, colored sections on a MIDI track. Current version 0.0.8; requires Ableton Live Suite 12.4.5 beta.

ArrangementWorkflow free
audio-tools

Basic Pitch

Converts audio clips to MIDI using Spotify's Basic Pitch neural network, running fully offline on macOS and Windows. Current version 1.0.3; requires Ableton Live Suite 12.4.5 beta.

Audio toolsMIDI tools free
midi-tools

Bass Mutator by Müsslin V6

Generates and mutates MIDI basslines in Ableton Live 12, with groove variation, octave jumps, ghost hits, and visual MIDI feedback. Distributed as an experimental Extensions SDK (.ablx) tool.

MIDI toolsGenerative free
audio-tools

BBenCut

Applies the BBCut breakbeat-cutting algorithms (a SuperCollider library by Nick Collins, ported to TypeScript) to audio clips in Live's Arrangement View via a right-click action. Offers ten configurable cut procedures (BBCutProc11, WarpCutProc1, SQPusher, CageCut, etc.) and non-destructively replaces the clip with a sequence of rearranged looping clips.

Audio toolsGenerative free
fun

Bird Game

A Flappy Bird-inspired game that runs inside Ableton Live and converts each play run into a MIDI clip; works on macOS and Windows. Current version 1.1.0; requires Ableton Live Suite 12.4.5 beta.

FunGenerative free
midi-tools

Chord Progression Helper

Builds chord progressions from any key and writes them into a MIDI clip. Current version 0.5.1; requires Ableton Live Suite 12.4.5 beta.

MIDI toolsGenerative free
midi-tools

Chord Voicing Helper

Detects chords in a MIDI clip and lets you apply and preview different voicing strategies. Current version 1.0.2; requires Ableton Live Suite 12.4.5 beta.

MIDI tools free
generative

ChromaFlux

Randomizes Instrument Rack parameters with a configurable mode and intensity. Current version 0.0.7; requires Ableton Live Suite 12.4.5 beta.

GenerativeUtilities free
midi-tools

CORVEN by MÜSSLIN

MIDI arpeggio engine for Ableton Live 12 that auto-generates arpeggios with four musical variations and writes them into the active MIDI clip. Offers Root, Style, Emotion, and Length controls plus randomize and session memory.

MIDI toolsGenerative free
arrangement

Cue Templates

Installs pre-built cue marker sets into an Ableton Live arrangement, shipping six genre templates and supporting custom templates with drag-and-drop reordering. Distributed as a prebuilt cue-templates.ablx (v0.1.0) committed in the repository; requires Live 12.2+ on macOS or Windows.

ArrangementOrganizationWorkflow free
fun

Doom

Runs the original 1993 DOOM Shareware fully offline inside Ableton Live on macOS and Windows. Current version 1.0.0; requires Ableton Live Suite 12.4.5 beta.

Fun free
generative

Drum Rack Jumbler

Manipulates Drum Rack devices: swaps pad mappings, randomizes or centers pad panning, pitch-shifts Simpler pads by +/-1, +/-12, or +/-24 semitones, and resets pitch shifts. Works with Drum Racks on tracks or nested inside Instrument Racks.

GenerativeFunWorkflow free
workflow

Duplicate Track

Duplicates a track without copying its clips. Current version 0.0.7; requires Ableton Live Suite 12.4.5 beta.

WorkflowUtilities free
integration

Freesound Sampler

Searches Freesound.org and downloads sounds directly into your tracks, with OAuth login and an 'Inspire Me' button. Current version 1.1.3; requires Ableton Live Suite 12.4.5 beta.

IntegrationAudio tools free
generative

gary-extension (SA3 Ableton Extension)

Brings Stable Audio 3 (SA3) generation, transformation, and continuation to audio tracks via three right-click actions: Transform, Continue, and Generate Selection. Requires an SA3 HTTP backend, or use the experimental v0.1.0 builds with an embedded sa3.cpp engine shipped as separate CPU, Vulkan, CUDA, and Mac Metal .ablx variants.

GenerativeAudio toolsIntegration free
midi-tools

GRAV DUCK by MÜSSLIN

Chord engine for Ableton Live 12 that generates harmonic progressions with an editable piano-roll preview and writes results directly to MIDI clips. Controls include root, scale, color, inversions, and arpeggiator settings.

MIDI toolsGenerative free
midi-tools

GravRoll by Müsslin

Creative MIDI generation toolkit for Ableton Live 12 combining style generation, chord/pad, arp pulse, and bass anchor engines with variation, humanize, and scale-correct functions. Aimed at fast electronic music sketching; released at v4.2.0.

MIDI toolsGenerativeWorkflow free
midi-tools

GRIMOIR by Müsslin

Ableton Live 12 Extensions SDK tool that generates complete MIDI ideas across four layers (Bass, Chords, Arp, Lead), with three write modes: FULL, CHORD, and BASS. Released at v1.0.0 as a development build.

MIDI toolsGenerative free
workflow

Live Studio

A modular 'super-extension' for Ableton Live 12 that bundles many production modules behind a tabbed webview with a command palette and a bring-your-own-key AI copilot supporting several providers. Includes panels such as a piano roll, mixer, step sequencer, and EQ curves, plus in-host audio analysis like the FFT-based Resonance Mix Radar; requires Live 12.4.5b+.

WorkflowGenerativeAudio tools free
integration

Loophole

Runs an in-process MCP server on loopback so MCP clients like Claude can read and edit the open Live Set, with every write grouped into one undo step. Also registers five right-click commands: Lock to Scale, Humanize, Gain Stage Doctor, Build Arrangement from Session, and Clean Up Set.

IntegrationWorkflowUtilities free
midi-tools

Mutate

Generates randomized variations of MIDI clips, mutating velocity, timing, duration, probability, and notes via a dialog, with quick actions such as randomize-velocity and swap-notes. Variations can be written to new take lanes so the original clip is preserved.

MIDI toolsGenerative free
midi-tools

Notation

Converts MIDI clips into engraved sheet-music notation via a right-click Render command, with options for quantization, time signature, and legato. Exports scores as PNG, SVG, or MusicXML.

MIDI toolsUtilities free
audio-tools

Paulstretch for Live

Performs extreme audio time-stretching by embedding libpaulstretch, a modern C++ rewrite of Nasca Octavian Paul's Paulstretch algorithm compiled to WebAssembly, with a dialog UI including a stretch-multiplier envelope editor. Requires Ableton Live 12.4.5 Suite or later; prebuilt .ablx files are provided via GitHub Releases.

Audio tools free
arrangement

Session to Arrangement Bridge

Transfers all Session View clips into Arrangement View with full fidelity. Current version 0.0.8; requires Ableton Live Suite 12.4.5 beta.

ArrangementWorkflow free
arrangement

Skeleton Key

Injects a full song-arrangement skeleton in one click: six labeled sections, four tracks (Drums, Bass, Melody, Effects), genre-specific MIDI patterns, and cue points synced to the project Scale Mode. Includes eight genre presets from House to UK Garage, with per-layer toggles for individual tracks and patterns.

ArrangementGenerativeWorkflow free
fun

Snake

Lets you play Snake inside Ableton Live and turns your gameplay into a MIDI clip. Current version 0.0.7; requires Ableton Live Suite 12.4.5 beta.

FunGenerative free
midi-tools

Snare Roll Builder

Generates genre-specific snare rolls into MIDI clips in Ableton Live, with eight genre presets and customizable length, velocity, and pitch parameters. Distributed as a prebuilt snare-roll-builder.ablx (v0.1.0) committed in the repository; requires Live 12.2+ on macOS or Windows.

MIDI toolsGenerative free
workflow

Track Creator

Creates multiple audio or MIDI tracks at once from a simple dialog. Current version 0.0.6; requires Ableton Live Suite 12.4.5 beta.

WorkflowOrganization free
midi-tools

Transpose Clips

Transposes every MIDI clip in the Live Set by a chosen number of semitones. Current version 0.1.0; requires Ableton Live Suite 12.4.5 beta.

MIDI toolsUtilities free
generative

Vivarium

Opens a small falling-sand ecosystem simulation in a modal dialog and records what the simulated world does back to the audio track it was opened from. The simulation lives only inside the dialog and ends when it is closed; only the recording persists in the Set.

GenerativeFun free
audio-tools

Waveform Editor

Opens an audio clip in a sample-level waveform and pitch editor for spot-fixing pops, clicks, clipping, and tuning without leaving Ableton Live. Renders the clip to a temporary file, edits it in a modal canvas with Waveform, Pitch (TD-PSOLA), and Spectral tabs, then imports the result onto a new track; handles monophonic pitch material only.

Audio toolsWorkflow free
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