Sample library platform
Find, perform, and shape sounds beyond their natural boundaries. A free, open platform that puts sound transformation at your fingertips – built with care and simplicity in mind.
Find
Floe's unified browser works across all your libraries with comprehensive search, tags (mood, type, genre), and categorisation. The sound you need is always a few clicks away, whether you're hunting for something specific or exploring new territory.
Perform
Every library shares the same intuitive interface. Velocity, modulation, and pitch bend work as expected. Comprehensive preset systems and macro controls put sound customization at your fingertips, letting you shape sounds with ease.
Transform
Take sounds beyond their natural boundaries. Layer instruments across libraries, sculpt with loop and crossfade controls that bridge multisampling and synthesis, then process through built-in effects. Start with rich timbres and shape from there.
Growing ecosystem
Already in use by professionals, Floe is alive and improving. More packages are becoming available including community libraries and professional content. Browse all packages →
Port of Etherealwinds Harp 2: Community Edition by Versilian Studios.
Professional-grade indie software
Floe is a passion project by Sam Windell, a developer & sound-designer who also runs sample library company FrozenPlain. Shaped by direct feedback from professional composers for film and television, it offers a curated, streamlined approach focused on what matters: performance, simplicity, and usability.
Complete but not completed
Floe already contains all the essential parts of a great product, but it's built for continuous refinement and expansion over time. We have ambitious goals for the project while maintaining a commitment to backwards compatibility.
Focus on making music
We want people to enjoy the meaningful creative act of music-making. No accounts, no subscriptions, no interruptions — just musical creation. Openness is at the core of Floe and its libraries.
Built on a solid foundation
Built on the proven architecture of FrozenPlain's Mirage, used in professional productions for years, Floe is the next evolution, designed with careful attention to reliability and performance.
Why open-source?
Floe is built as open-source software, meaning its code is freely available for anyone to see, modify, and improve (it's GPL licensed).
While this might seem like a technical detail, it offers some potentially very valuable benefits:
- Any developer can pick it up and keep it running on future systems, ensuring longevity
- If you need a specific feature, you could hire a developer to create your own customised version
- Most importantly, open-source transparency builds trust — you or any community developer can verify that the program genuinely serves meaningful music creation rather than employing dubious business tactics
Technical Details
- Plugin formats: CLAP, VST3, AU
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
- Type: Sample-based synthesiser/ROMpler
- Library format: Floe library format (open - Lua scripting required)
- DAW compatibility: Logic Pro, Cubase, Studio One, FL Studio, Ableton Live, Reaper, and many more