Any Linux Users Able to Purchase / Register / Run FL STUDIO 24?

[mjolnir]

I am gearing up to buy FL STUDIO, but I'm on Manjaro Linux.
Do any of you other Linux users have fully functional FL Studio happening at version 24?
Did you have any difficulties registering the demo to unlock it after you purchased?
Did you give up purchasing because of being on Linux?

Please let me know. Thanks.
Right now I have the demo mostly working, but I'm unsure of the Registration process, as it's changed recently.

[Trancit]

Here is a big forum thread of Looptalk about using FLS with Linux:
https://forum.image-line.com/viewtopic.php?t=259129

[mjolnir]

Here is a big forum thread of Looptalk about using FLS with Linux:
https://forum.image-line.com/viewtopic.php?t=259129

I'm not registered there yet and can't read the threads yet, but thank you nonetheless.
I'm still wondering about the current purchase / registration process.

In the past it was just a .REG file (windows registry) and that wen't okay.
But I think it's changed and now Linux use is uknown by the likes of me.

Image-Line firmly denies support of Linux (forever)... even though it otherwise works on Linux LOL

[mjolnir]

hmm okay. i found some videos and links and it looks like the offline install might still work. this is good.
i'm NOT 100% sure it will work since the videos show older versions of FL Studio, but it might work.
I glanced at the actual FL Studio on my computer and it looks like it might work.

Here is one (of a few different Google/Bing results)

also, unrelated, i found this video about how to install FL Studio using Wine Bottles and it shows how to change the GPU renderer from OpenGL to Vulkan (!)...



By the way, you don't have to "kill" any parts of the FL Studio install process.
Just wait. The final install section takes a long time, but it does actually end.
I think that's the part that installs some internet / web functionalities.
At least one of the YouTube videos says to terminate the process, but that's wrong.
Don't worry if it seems like it's freezing; it actually keeps installing.

Also, Geek UnInstaller shows some of the install parts, just like any other Windows (Un)Installer.
Good luck.

[torbuntu]

I'm using FL Studio on Fedora Silverblue. With bottles it is pretty easy to get going.
Create an application bottle.
Make sure to use wine version that is NOT wow64 (so kron4ek 10.3 for example. I am using kron4ek 10.2).
Install allfonts in the new bottle's dependencies.
Download the fl studio windows installer and run it from the bottle.
For registration I use "unlock with account" and it has not failed me yet I do the same setup in various bottles for different versions and betas etc...

Currently the only issues I have run into:
No FL Cloud (sounds tab or cloud window) since currently WebView2 is broken and only displays a black screen. Sort of a bummer because I might want to sub to cloud someday.
Some fonts for very few symbols are missing (like flats and sharps but only in some views, not all, it does not stop me from making stuff).
And finally some 3rd party plugins struggle. Serum2 (I tried the demo) is visually borked with black flickering and broken ui heh.

I use Sylenth1 with almost 0 issues. On rare occasions it crashes fl studio on open. But not often.

SurgeXT works well but the preset manager is a bit bugged when trying to navigate the drop down.

For the most part though for what I do it "just works" but I do minimal compared to a lot of other folks. Externap hardware for example I have not been able to verify. My rosetta stone usb mic works for quick recording! Lol

[Largos]

It may work today and not work tomorrow and that company you gave all the money to won't care. Wine is a nice option for people moving across from windows to linux. Buying windows only software when you are not already using windows is crazy.

[BlitBit]

Are you set on FL Studio? I am asking because I am using Bitwig on Arch Linux. The advantage is that they provide native Linux builds and for Arch it can be installed via the AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/bitwig-studio. I guess this method will also work for Manjaro as it is based on Arch.

I use some of the Windows plugins that I have bought while still on Windows via Yabridge. It's working fine, at least as long as I stay on Wine 9.21 for now due to this problem. But I guess that's just the price for using Linux.

Edit: another advantage of that approach is that you can directly use the Linux versions of some plugins, e.g. U-he offers Linux builds. Someone mentioned Surge XT above which also has Linux builds.

[mjolnir]

Thanks for the replies. I just now got around to reading some of them.
Each perspective is valuable. I will think about what y'all said.