# YuE2 Studio

> YuE2 Studio is a single Windows app (Rust and React in Tauri) built on yue2.cpp, a C++ port of YuE2, so no Python is needed. It writes a melody-and-chord score, lets you edit it, then renders a full song with vocals; it also does covers via SheetSage2 transcription, six-stem splitting, MIDI and karaoke. It needs an NVIDIA GPU with 6 GB+ VRAM (AMD/Intel experimental). Code is MIT, but YuE2 weights are CC BY-NC 4.0 with a creator permission, so companies need a licence. Linux builds are experimental and untested; no macOS. Same developer as ACE-Step Studio.

- Repository: https://github.com/timoncool/YuE2-Studio
- Official docs: https://github.com/timoncool/YuE2-Studio#readme
- Checked: 2026-10-15

## What it replaces
- Suno: Full songs with vocals from a prompt or lyrics, Covers and restyles of an uploaded song (Cover), Splitting a song into vocal and instrument stems (Get Stems) (partial). Songs with an editable score, covers and stems on Windows; YuE2 weights limit company use.

## Facts, with sources

| Question | Status | Answer | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on my machine? | Confirmed | Yes, offline desktop app on your own GPU | https://github.com/timoncool/YuE2-Studio#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Code licence | Confirmed | MIT | https://github.com/timoncool/YuE2-Studio/blob/main/LICENSE | 2026-10-15 |
| Model weights licence | Partial | YuE2 weights are CC BY-NC 4.0 with an extra creator permission | https://github.com/multimodal-art-projection/YuE#license | 2026-10-15 |
| Commercial use | Partial | Individual creators may monetise outputs; companies need a commercial licence for the YuE2 weights | https://github.com/multimodal-art-projection/YuE#license | 2026-10-15 |
| Paid services needed? | Partial | None required; OpenRouter is optional for the writing assistant (a local Gemma model is the alternative) | https://github.com/timoncool/YuE2-Studio#what-you-can-do | 2026-10-15 |
| Hardware | Confirmed | GPU with 6 GB+ VRAM (NVIDIA CUDA; AMD/Intel experimental); CPU fallback is many times slower; 4-10 GB disk | https://github.com/timoncool/YuE2-Studio#what-it-needs | 2026-10-15 |
| Operating systems | Partial | Windows 10/11 x64; Linux .deb and AppImage experimental and untested by the author; no macOS | https://github.com/timoncool/YuE2-Studio#linux-experimental | 2026-10-15 |
| Setup effort | Confirmed | Easy; self-updating Windows installer or portable folder | https://github.com/timoncool/YuE2-Studio#readme | 2026-10-15 |

GitHub: 731 stars, 89 forks, last push 2026-10-16, archived: no.
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