From idea to final mix, Pro Tools offers seamless end-to-end audio production that covers every stage of the creative process. Start with non-linear Sketches to play with loops, MIDI, and recordings, and then move to the timeline to refine your arrangements using world-class editing and mixing tools.
Trusted by top professionals and aspiring artists alike, Pro Tools is used on almost every top music release, movie, and TV show. And because the Pro Tools session format is the industry’s universal language, you can take your project to any producer or studio around the world.
Beyond the comprehensive assortment of included plugins, instruments, and sounds, your Pro Tools subscription/license also delivers quarterly feature updates, new plugins, and sound content every month with Inner Circle* rewards and Sonic Drop to keep you inspired.
Speech to Text
(Pro Tools Studio / Ultimate™)
Speech-to-text accelerates audio post dialog editing and music production workflows using a local AI/ML model to analyze audio files for speech/lyric information which is displayed as text directly in context with each clip
Transcribe session audio and save in files for re-use
View text contextually on timeline, and click to locate and select words
Dedicated Transcript window for birds-eye-view of all speech in a session
Search and locate speech on the timeline
Find, preview, and utilize alternate takes
Supports auto-detection of language (21 total) and multichannel analysis
Splice Integration
(Pro Tools Intro / Artist / Studio / Ultimate™)
Splice—a cloud-based music creation platform—is now integrated into Pro Tools and puts millions of royalty-free one-shots, loops, and sound effects at the fingertips of all Pro Tools users
“Search with Sound” - instant AI analysis of timeline audio to find creative matches
Browse musical loops and samples, as well as sound effects, and audition in-place with correct key and tempo
Dock Splice in the Edit window, or open in a floating window, and drag samples directly to the timeline
Users who create a Splice account will be able to access 2,500+ free samples, or subscribe for $12.99/month and gain access to the full library
MIDI Improvements
(Pro Tools Intro / Artist / Studio / Ultimate™)
MIDI Note Labels
Support for creating and using custom labels on the keyboard displays of MIDI Editor windows for Instrument and MIDI Tracks
A new MIDI Editor View that shows only notes that have Note Labels
MIDI Operations
In both MIDI Editors next to the “TRACKS” tab, you will now find a new “MIDI OPERATIONS” tab. From there, you can access each of the available MIDI Operations. The Legacy Event Operations window is now called "MIDI OPERATIONS"
MIDI Live Mode
A new global setting is now available under the Options menu that allows you to switch between the legacy mode and the new MIDI Live Mode, which synchronizes the recorded Audio of a MIDI recording.
MIDI Monitoring Improvements
(Pro Tools Intro / Artist / Studio / Ultimate™)
Input Monitoring is now also available for MIDI tracks
Non-MIDI/Instrument Tracks are now excluded from “Input Monitoring follows Selection” logic
Default Thru
When Input Monitoring for Instrument Tracks was introduced in last year’s release, the Default Thru functionality was removed. Well, now it’s back and even better!
Avid Video Engine Native Support for Apple Silicon
(Pro Tools Studio / Ultimate™)
The Avid Video Engine now runs natively on Apple silicon, bringing improved performance for playback, exporting files, and overall user experience with Apple's ARM-based processors on Mac computers
Supports both ARM-based and Intel-based Macs, and will switch to running via Rosetta emulation when enabled for Pro Tools
Non-Lethal Applications - Cue Pro integrartion
(Pro Tools Studio / Ultimate™)
Avid have partnered with Non-Lethal Applications to create Cue Pro - a powerful dialogue editing and ADR logging tool
Superimpose overlays directly over the Pro Tools video output, providing instant visual feedback as you create and edit ADR cues
The innovative Cue Pro Connect plugin seamlessly integrates and saves all Cue Pro project data directly inside your Pro Tools session - streamlining your workflow and simplifying handoffs to other engineers or departments
Create multiple timelines for multi-language cue management, import cues from anywhere, and monitor or edit ADR cue sheets live across your local network
The Cargo Cult - Matchbox 2 Support
(Pro Tools Studio / Ultimate™)
The Cargo Cult Matchbox 2.0 offers faster and more reliable reconforming processes between Pro Tools and Media Composer and other NLE’s
New Smart-Conform automation executes the reconform on a per-clip basis, enabling Matchbox to carefully move clips and automation around and clean up all the little scraps of “conform shrapnel”—saving the editor hours of tedious cleanup work after every reconform
Matchbox 2.0 also provides a constant side by side comparison of the old and new pictures with changes highlighted in red, letting you easily jump between old and new cuts for reference, and even copy/paste an entire event in perfect sync with the new cut
Multi-Clip Pro Tools to AAX Plugin Drag and Drop
(Pro Tools Intro / Artist / Studio / Ultimate™)
It is now possible to drag and drop multiple clips at a time from the timeline into an AAX plugin and they will be handled as separate samples
Using the Object Grabber tool, combinations of mono and stereo clips can be dropped into plugins that support multi-file drag and drop import.
Playlist Improvements
(Pro Tools Intro / Artist / Studio / Ultimate™)
New preference to determine if a new playlist is added to the top or bottom of the list.
Visual feedback when selecting an alternate playlist.
Dashboard Update
(Pro Tools Intro / Artist / Studio / Ultimate™)
Updated UI and improved experience for all
Improved template experience
New ‘Learn’ tab
Notification tab to be informed of important updates
Persistent Sign In state
Mute Safe
(Pro Tools Intro / Artist / Studio / Ultimate™)
An option has been added to prevent accidentally bulk changing the mute state of tracks.
Host-Based Mixer Accuracy
(Pro Tools Studio / Ultimate™)
We have improved playback accuracy of existing volume, mute, bus/object toggle, and post-fader send level/mute automation whenever one or more of these, or their related VCA or trim controls, are touched.
Improvement applies to all automation modes.
Decreased Size of ADM Export
(Pro Tools Studio / Ultimate™)
ADM exports no longer include automation breakpoints during periods of silence, which can decrease the overall size of the resulting file in many cases.
S4/S6 New PEC/DIR Meter Workflow
(Pro Tools Ultimate™)
Pro Tools 2025.6 changes the way the PEC/DIR meters work with S4/S6 Post Modules
Requires EUCON 2025.6 or later
The system now works much more like traditional Film PEC/DIR workflows
ARA Support
(Pro Tools Intro / Artist / Studio / Ultimate™)
Support has been added for:
Dreamtonics Synthesizer V
Waves Sync Vx ARA plugin support
macOS:
Latest versions of macOS Ventura 13.7.x, Sonoma 14.7.x, or Sequoia 15.4.x (see notes below)
M4, M3, M2, M1 or Intel Dual Core i5 or faster
For more information on supported computer models, please click here
Windows:
Windows 10 (22H2), Windows 11 (24H2)
64-bit Intel Core Processor (i3 2GHz or faster recommended)
For more information on supported computer models, please click here
All Computer Systems:
16GB RAM
Internet connection (needed for installation, activation)
15GB of free space for installation
One or more hard disk drives dedicated for audio record and playback, formatted HFS+ Journaled for Mac or NTFS for Windows. For more information, see this article
For HDX or HD Native (PCIe), a PCIe slot (incl. one power connection on motherboard) is required, or you can use a compatible Thunderbolt expansion chassis (available Thunderbolt port required)
For HD Native Thunderbolt, an available Thunderbolt port is required
For other CoreAudio/ASIO audio devices, an available USB or Thunderbolt port is required
iLok account/access (iLok 2, iLok 3 (USB A or USB C), or iLok Cloud
