FL Studio 2025: AI-powered chat assistant, new Loop Starter for sparking creativity – and everything else you need to knowFL Studio 2025 is finally here, and Image-Line‘s flagship DAW – one of the most popular on the planet, it must be said – has been granted a plethora of exciting new updates.
Keen FL Studio users and testers have had access to and been trying out the features of the FL Studio 2025 beta for some time now, but the DAW’s latest update has now been rolled out to everyone.

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Let’s stop beating around the bush, shall we, and bring you all the latest updates and everything you need to know about FL Studio 2025.
FL Studio 2025: new features

Chief among the new additions in FL studio 2025 is perhaps Gopher, a new multi-lingual AI-powered assistant which is on-hand to answer any of your DAW navigation or music production-related questions.
A chatbot which has been “expertly-trained on all things FL Studio and music production” – including the FL Studio reference manual – Gopher provides instant answers to any music production query without the user ever having to leave the DAW. And hey, any time we regain making music instead of reading manuals is a good thing, right?
Also new to FL Studio 2025 is Loop Starter, which helps producers instantly generate and tweak ideas directly from the channel rack. Users can choose from nine genres at launch including drill, trap, amapiano and EDM, and Loop Starter loads up a selection of tempo-synced loops from the FL Cloud sample library. It also generates full, editable step sequencer tracks with one-shots based on the selected genre. Individual sounds or the entire stack can be regenerated, meaning users can quickly audition and find a sound they like.
You’ll also be pleased to know that Loop Starter is included with all editions of FL Studio 2025, and uses samples from FL Cloud’s free tier, meaning no subscription is required.
Elsewhere, FL Studio 2025 brings a new maximum limit of Dynamic Mixer Tracks – now 500 up from 125, a pretty significant jump.
FL Studio 2025 also comes with an update to Audio Clips; users can now stretch, pitch and reverse audio directly within the Clip Properties window.
Other new features include: Emphasis, a multi-stage compression mastering plugin (exclusive to the FL Studio All Plugins Edition); Mobile Rack, which brings seven low-CPU instruments and 29 effects from FL Studio Mobile to desktop; FLEX Enhancements, including a free 150-preset Melodic Techno FLEX Pack; a Bassline Generator, for instantly creating basslines matching any chord progression; and FL Studio Remote, a new application for iOS and Android enabling you to control the DAW from your smartphone.
Finally, there’s a new VFX Script plugin for turning Patcher setups into complex audio applications, and a selection of Vectorial UI Updates, too.
What does Image-Line say about FL Studio 2025?
Credit: Image-Line
“FL Studio has always been about getting ideas down quickly,” says Constantin Koehncke, CEO of Image-Line. “With Loop Starter and Gopher, we’re now introducing two new features designed to support the creative process – whatever your level. This is where we believe AI can truly support creativity: offering new ways to get creative without taking away any of the controls.”
Earlier this year, Koehncke explained in his exclusive interview with MusicTech the company’s plans to “continuously expand our offering in FL Cloud”. “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,” he went on.
Plugin updates
FL Studio 2025 also brings a series of updates to existing plugins in the FL Studio Cloud, including Drumaxx, FLEC, FPC, Transporter, Fruity Balance, Fruity Granulizer and Fruity Slicer.
 
FL Studio 2025: Pricing and availability
FL Studio 2025 is available now via the Image-Line website. Existing users will be pleased to know that the 2025 edition arrives as a free update – as promised by the Lifetime Free Updates pledge by Image-Line on FL Studio. However, if you’re just getting into the FL Studio ecosystem, pricing for each tier is as follows:

FL Studio Fruity Edition: $99/£89
FL Studio Producer Edition: $179/£199
FL Studio Signature Bundle: $269/£279
FL Studio All Plugins Edition: $449/£469

 
What do I need to know about 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.
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.
FL Cloud. Image: Image-Line
Is FL Studio 2025 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.
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.
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