If you already own the full version of Photosounder you need to download it using the link you received by e-mail. If you lost the link please submit your e-mail address below to receive the link again.

The demo of Photosounder lets you use all the features of Photosounder, except the ability to export your work to a sound file (however you are allowed to save your projects to file). It also plays a short silence every twelve seconds in the place of the sound you're playing. This demo includes a few example images and sounds to get you started, as well as the full user guide detailing the use of the program.

I recommend you use the latest beta of Photosounder. It contains the latest new features and bug fixes (see changelog).

Download the latest Photosounder beta (build of May 21st 2026) for Windows

Download the latest Photosounder beta (build of May 21st 2026) for macOS

On macOS to avoid problems with Gatekeeper I recommend downloading through the Terminal app (Launchpad → Other → Terminal) by pasting this command in the Terminal:

Here's the stable version of the Photosounder Demo (version 1.11.2):

Download Photosounder 1.11.2 Demo for Windows

Download Photosounder 1.11.2 Demo for macOS

And the previous releases:

What to do on macOS 10.15+ after downloading Photosounder

Apple will make this disingenuous message go away if I pay a $99/year fee and perform a weird time-consuming ritual every time I update my program.

You will see the dialog above, but don't worry about it, you can make it go away by following the steps below:

If that fails and for instance you see a crash report you can do the following:

• Make sure you have Xcode installed (you can install it from the App Store).
• Open the Terminal (in Applications/Utilities)
• codesign --force -s - /Applications/Photosounder.app/Contents/MacOS/Photosounder
• Right-click the app, click Get Info, tick "Override Malware Protection"