At 30,000 daily downloads, Image-Line‘s FL Studio is among the most popular Digital Audio Workstations (DAW) on the planet. We’re now on FL Studio 2024, which is named so for the year it was released, with FL Studio 2025 seemingly coming soon.
Keen FL Studio users and testers currently have access to the FL Studio 2025 beta and have been trying out a wealth of new features on the DAW. FL Cloud, an accompanying product by Image-Line, is also expecting some updates, as hinted at by CEO Constantin Koehncke in his exclusive interview with MusicTech. “We’re going to continuously expand our offering in FL Cloud,” he said. “The goal is to have access to the right set of tools, some free, some paid, but most importantly, all integrated directly with FL Studio to make it easy and fast for users to get creative.”
So, with that in mind, what can we expect in FL Studio 2025 and FL Cloud, when can producers get their hands on it, and what surprises could be in store?
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What’s been announced for FL Studio 2025 so far?
FL Studio 2025 Beta 2 has been available since 28 March, giving test users the chance to check out upcoming features and provide feedback to the Image-Line team. There’s plenty more to be implemented into the final release, but some notable features and improvements, according to COO Scott Fisher, include:
Workflow
- FL Studio now has better handling of duplicate sample names when exporting to a ZIP file.
- You can now delete and add Mixer Tracks as needed, with the maximum number of Insert Tracks now increased to 500, up from 125.
- Insert one track, Insert mixer tracks or add Tracks from a preset list.
- Additional per-Clip ‘Disabled’ declicking option for Fade in and Fade out envelopes.
- Added support for FL Studio Remote Version 2.
- Deleting Mixer and Playlist Tracks can now be undone.
- You can now choose to keep the Communications Panel open to use Manual or other Tabs more easily.
- The Mastering window can now update previews in real time based on parameter changes.
- You can now show the Sample and Content preview for folders in the Tab Menu ‘Columns’ view mode.
New plugins
- FL Studio Mobile Rack: Lets you access all FL Studio Mobile plugins separately or combined as Instruments or Effects
- Patcher: A new VFX Script effect plugin.
Updated plugins
- Drumaxx
- FLEC
- FPC
- Transporter
- Drumaxx
- Fruity Balance
- Fruity Granulizer
- Fruity Slicer
When will FL Studio 2025 be available?
There’s no official word on when the final release of FL Studio 2025 will be available. However, given how long the Beta and Beta 2 versions have been available, we wager that FL Studio 2025 is perhaps only a couple of months, or even a few weeks, away. For reference, FL Studio 2024 was released in July 2024, so we could be looking at a similar timeline.
How much will FL Studio 2025 cost?
Good news for current FL Studio users — FL Studio 2025 will be a free upgrade, as promised by the Lifetime Free Updates pledge by Image-Line on FL Studio.
For new users, the price will likely remain similar to FL Studio 2024:
- Fruity Edition: $99/£89
- Producer Edition: $179/£199
- Signature Bundle: $269/£279
- All Plugins Edition: $449/£469
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What can we expect in FL Cloud?
FL Cloud is a platform by Image-Line that offers over a million royalty-free samples, third-party plugins, AI mastering, music distribution and more. It integrates neatly with FL Studio, too.
We’re yet to hear any official word on what’s coming for FL Cloud in 2025. However, speaking on the development of FL Cloud, Koehncke said to MusicTech: “We’re going to continuously expand our offering in FL Cloud…We’ve tripled the size of our sound catalogue since we launched. The goal is to have access to the right set of tools, some free, some paid, but most importantly, all integrated directly with FL Studio to make it easy and fast for users to get creative.”
So, producers can likely expect more partnerships with plugin developers and sample creators this year, and perhaps an update to current features.
Will FL Studio 2025 be available on other platforms?
FL Studio Mobile is currently the best option for producing on the Image-Line DAW when you’re away from the computer. You can’t sync projects between platforms, but you can export from FL Studio Mobile to FL Studio desktop. The app is currently on version 4.7, so we may see an update in 2025 alongside FL Studio 2025.
Elsewhere, we’ve seen a few people on Reddit threads and in FL Studio forums asking if we’ll ever see FL Studio come to game consoles like Nintendo Switch, Sony PS5 and Microsoft Xbox. Some users have even produced on FL Studio using a Steam Deck. In our interview with Koehncke, we asked the Image-Line CEO whether FL Studio console is such a crazy idea after all. His response? Vague, but interesting.
“We just want to be wherever somebody’s thinking about creating music; it’s about being wherever your users might be,” he said.
It’s doubtful that FL Studio 2025 will drop with a Nintendo Switch 2 port at the ready, but we expect producers aren’t far off from DAW makers giving them beatmaking powers on their favourite console.
You can read the full rundown of new features in the Image-Line FL Studio manual.
Read more FL Studio news on MusicTech.
