Ableton is letting musicians build browser-style extensions for Live

June 2, 2026 Terrence O’Brien

Art for Ableton’s Extension SDK showing a terminal window and some files on a desktop.
Hack your DAW. | Image: Ableton

Ableton already has Max for Live, which allows users to build MIDI effects, synths, and samplers for its digital audio workstation (DAW). But now with its Extensions SDK, features can be added to Ableton Live with common JavaScript. Where Max is largely limited to MIDI and audio processing, Extensions can touch almost any part of the DAW simply by right-clicking within your Live set.

The company provides a handful of example extensions that include the ability to bulk rename tracks, sketch out song arrangements, and slice up samples. The idea is that extensions can simplify tedious tasks, provide creative sparks, or even connect Live to oth …

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