Free alternatives to Kontakt 8

by Native Instruments·$299

Stub entry: commercial sampler platform by Native Instruments, current version Kontakt 8.

1. 1

   Decent SamplerFree

   by Decent Samples

   Large ecosystem of free libraries in a light player.

   Free sample player that loads instrument libraries in the DecentSampler format on Windows, macOS, Linux and iOS.

   

   VST3 VST2 AU AAX Standalone·Windows macOS Linux

2. 2

   sforzandoFree

   by Plogue Art et Technologie

   Plays any SFZ library, rock solid.

   Free SFZ 2.0 sample player from Plogue with a deliberately minimal one-instrument interface.

   

   VST3 AU AAX CLAP Standalone·Windows macOS Linux