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REAPER supports all Windows versions from Windows XP to Windows 11.

REAPER supports Linux on Intel and ARM architectures, and the Windows version works well with WINE.

REAPER supports macOS 10.5* to macOS 26.

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The macOS Universal download is recommended for all modern macOS systems (10.15 and 11 and later). The macOS 64-bit Intel and 32-bit Intel versions are recommended for macOS versions 10.5-10.14.

REAPER 7.81: Software by humans, for humans

Changelog items below may include • links to more information.
Fades
  • use more descriptive names for fade shapes
  • support 2-parameter fades (curvature, S-curve as separate parameters)
  • add actions to set fade length or shape to default
  • optionally display item fade curve edit handles
  • add preferences to hide fade curve handles when fade is too small
  • add preference to allow mouse to edit S-curve for all fade shapes
  • improve accuracy of media item fade display
  • improve cursor feedback when hovering over crossfades
  • improve fade curve shapes when curvature is edited
  • improve mouse hit testing
  • make fade curve editing mouse responsiveness similar between arrange view and crossfade editor
  • support customizing default fade shapes
  • support inverted S-curve shapes
  • when mouse editing S shaped curve, target top half to change curvature, target bottom half to change S parameter
  • use fade curve color to draw fade/crossfade handles
Linux
  • add option in Preferences > General > Advanced (button) to enable IME support (thanks wastee) •
  • auto-detect if libSwell.colortheme is dark, and enable overrides like on macOS/Windows
  • default to loading a full GTK+, to improve compatibility with third-party GTK+ plug-ins (can be disabled by using --no-gtk command line parameter)
  • fix incorrect drawing of selection in comboboxes that contain UTF-8 text
  • fix keyboard focus after clicking away from some plug-ins
  • improve menu focus behavior relating to plug-ins
  • make focus/selection behavior of edit fields and editable combo boxes more closely match other OSes
Crossfade editor
  • add actions to cycle through fade shapes
  • add actions to increase/decrease fade width
  • add actions to nudge rade-in/fade-out start/end +/- 1/10 ms
  • respect link setting when editing fade curve
ReaScript
  • add IsDarkMode()
  • add [Track/Take]FX_[Get/Set]NamedConfigParm want_all_kb
  • add I_MIXFLAG for GetSetMediaItemInfo
  • support GetSetMediaItemInfo(C_FADEINSHAPE, C_FADEOUTSHAPE, D_FADEINDIR, D_FADEOUTDIR, D_FADEINDIR2, D_FADEOUTDIR2) •
  • support GetSetProjectInfo(PLAYBACK_STOP), to set an exact playback stop time
FX browser
  • improve window open speed when 'auto-clear search field on close' enabled •
  • exclude .txt files that lack a desc: line from JSFX list
  • exclude files of various extensions from JSFX list
macOS
  • fix various resize issues on newer macOS versions
  • improve support for F17-F20 keys (breaks existing assignments for these keys) •
MIDI
  • increase maximum length of MIDI program names and text events displayed in arrange view •
  • reduce memory use by storing per-note notation data only when needed
  • remove maximum length limit for per-note notation text •
Render
  • fix embedding regions when region start/end is a fractional sample outside the rendered area •
  • fix initial peaks display for very long renders
Themes
  • default to ignoring misc window theming on dark mode (can be overridden by a theme if desired)
  • add darkmode scalar for WALTER
VST3
  • append architecture info to bridged plug-ins when scanning
  • improve handling of bridged vs native plug-ins where the plug-ins have different filenames, prioritize native over bridged •
Big clock
  • fix garbage text display when displaying visual click image without beat count overlay [r=kFdsKSqTdv]
Color selector
  • add modeless color picker, with realtime preview, built-in palettes, project palette, user palettes
Insert FX
  • set new tracks to 'All MIDI inputs' when building multichannel routing with MIDI input mapping
JSFX
  • extend get_host_placement to support returning track name •
Media explorer
  • improve appearance in dark mode, support dark mode images for gen_up/refresh/back/forward/etc
MIDI input devices
  • allow forcing a MIDI input device to a particular channel when sending to the 'All MIDI Inputs' destination
Playback
  • respect Preferences > Audio > Playback > 'Stop/repeat playback at end of project' if the project length is greater than one audio buffer block •
Sample edits
  • fix menu item to delete existing sample edit
Spectrogram
  • add option to overlap peaks and spectrogram when in peaks+spectrogram mode
Track panels
  • obey theme 3D shadow color for line above help text •
Track templates
  • allow up to 1300 track templates to be listed in menus, up from 999 in 7.80, down from approx 2000 in 7.79 •
Video processors
  • allow resizing knob bank
Wave decoding
  • fix incorrect length reported for some ADPCM files
Windows
  • add experimental dark mode support in Preferences > General > Advanced (thanks Rob Kor)

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