Can you run Logic Pro on Windows?

Best option: Rented cloud Mac (partly works, see license warning). Native alternatives: Ableton Live, FL Studio, REAPER.

No official versionNo official version

Apple makes Logic Pro for Mac and iPad only. Logic Pro for Mac requires a Mac with Apple silicon. There is no Windows version.

Sources: Apple, Apple · Verified

Official platforms: Mac, iPad (all Logic Pro platforms)

What works instead

RouteResultCost
Rented cloud Mac Partly works Subscription
macOS virtual machine on a PC Not recommended Does not work Free

Rented cloud Mac

Partly works

License warning. Apple's macOS license allows leasing a Mac only for developer services (continuous integration, building and testing software), with a minimum lease of 24 hours. Using a rented Mac for creative work is outside those terms.

Sources: Apple, Amazon Web Services · Verified

Logic Pro can run on a rented Mac controlled from Windows over remote desktop. RentAMac lists Logic Pro as an audio production use case.

  • Audio comes back over a remote desktop stream (RentAMac uses AnyDesk), so low latency recording and live monitoring are not realistic.
  • Your local audio interface and MIDI controllers are not attached to the remote Mac.
  • Apple's license limits leased Macs to developer services, so music production is outside its leasing terms.

Setup steps

  1. Choose a plan with a Mac rental provider. RentAMac starts from $3.97 a day billed monthly. (RentAMac)
  2. Install AnyDesk on your computer. RentAMac provides remote desktop access through AnyDesk. (RentAMac, AnyDesk)
  3. Connect to the rented Mac with the access instructions the provider gives you. You get an admin user and can install software. (RentAMac)
  4. Sign in to the App Store on the rented Mac with your Apple Account. Downloading apps requires one. (Apple)
  5. Buy Logic Pro for $199.99 or use it through Apple Creator Studio. The rented Mac must have Apple silicon and macOS 15.6 or later. (Apple, Apple)

Cost: Subscription. Mac rental is billed by the day or month (RentAMac from $3.97 a day billed monthly), plus Logic Pro at $199.99 or Apple Creator Studio.

The latency and hardware limits follow from working over remote desktop. No provider we checked publishes audio latency figures.

Sources: Apple, Apple, RentAMac · Verified

macOS virtual machine on a PC

Not recommended Does not work

License warning. Apple's macOS license does not allow macOS to be installed, used or run on any non-Apple-branded computer. Virtual copies are allowed only on Apple computers that already run macOS.

Source: Apple · Verified

Does not work. Logic Pro requires Apple silicon, which a Windows PC does not have, and Apple's license forbids macOS on non-Apple hardware.

  • Requires a Mac with Apple silicon.
  • Against Apple's macOS license on a Windows PC.

Cost: Free. There is no working route to pay for.

Sources: Apple, Apple · Verified

Known blockers

Logic Pro for Mac requires Apple silicon, so it cannot run on an Intel or AMD Windows PC, even in a virtual machine.

Source: Apple · Verified

Apple's license allows leasing a Mac only for developer services, which does not cover renting a Mac for music production.

Source: Apple · Verified

Native alternatives on Windows

Ableton Live

One-time purchase

Full DAW for Windows 10 and 11, sold as a one-time purchase in Intro, Standard and Suite editions.

Source: Ableton · Verified

FL Studio

One-time purchase

Windows DAW with lifetime free updates for the edition you buy.

Sources: Image-Line, Image-Line · Verified

REAPER

One-time purchase

Light, fast DAW with a 60 day full evaluation and a $60 personal license.

Sources: Cockos, Cockos · Verified

Sources

  1. Apple software license agreement for macOS (sections 2B, 2M and 3). Apple, license terms. Accessed 17 Oct 2026.
  2. Amazon EC2 Mac instances. Amazon Web Services, vendor. Accessed 17 Oct 2026.
  3. Logic Pro. Apple, vendor. Accessed 17 Oct 2026.
  4. Logic Pro technical specifications. Apple, vendor. Accessed 17 Oct 2026.
  5. Mac as a Service. RentAMac, vendor. Accessed 17 Oct 2026.
  6. Buy Ableton Live 12. Ableton, vendor. Accessed 17 Oct 2026.
  7. FL Studio. Image-Line, vendor. Accessed 17 Oct 2026.
  8. FL Studio pricing and editions. Image-Line, vendor. Accessed 17 Oct 2026.
  9. Download REAPER. Cockos, vendor. Accessed 17 Oct 2026.
  10. Purchase REAPER. Cockos, vendor. Accessed 17 Oct 2026.
  11. Download AnyDesk. AnyDesk, vendor. Accessed 17 Oct 2026.
  12. GarageBand for Mac. Apple, vendor. Accessed 17 Oct 2026.

Record last verified 17 October 2026. Ratings from third-party compatibility databases are linked to their original pages. How we verify.

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