---
name: "qtractor"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "qtractor"
version: "1.6.4-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/qtractor"
---

# qtractor(1)

An Audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer

## NAME

Qtractor - An Audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer

## SYNOPSIS

**qtractor** \[*options*\] \[*session-file*\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **qtractor** command-line options.

**Qtractor** is an audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer application written in C++ with the Qt framework. Target platform is Linux, where the Jack Audio Connection Kit (JACK) for audio and the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) for MIDI are the main infrastructures to evolve as a fairly-featured Linux desktop audio workstation GUI, specially dedicated to the personal home-studio.

## OPTIONS

**-s, --session-id** \<*uuid*\>

-

  Set session identification (uuid)

**-?, --help**

-

  Displays help on command-line options.

**-v, --version**

-

  Show version information.

## FILES

Configuration settings are stored in ~/.config/rncbc.org/Qtractor.conf

## AUTHOR

Qtractor was written by Rui Nuno Capela.

This manual page was written by Gürkan Sengün \<gurkan@phys.ethz.ch\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).