Ableton Live on Android: what actually works
Published August 2026
The straight answer: Ableton makes nothing for Android. Live runs on macOS and Windows; Note, Ableton's mobile sketchpad, is an iPhone/iPad app. There's no Play Store Live, no Android Note, and no APK worth trusting.
What you can actually do on Android
Open the set in Chrome. Upload the .als — or better, the zipped project folder so the audio travels too — and it opens as a playable session: tracks, clips at their arrangement positions, MIDI you can open, the tempo map. Listen, solo, mute, edit. Free account, no app, any Android phone or tablet.
Open your Live set on Android
Upload the .als or zipped project folder in Chrome — the set opens as a playable session. Free account, no app.
Open your set →One packaging note that saves grief: an .als alone carries the arrangement and MIDI but references its audio — zip the whole project folder and upload that, so the clips arrive with sound. (If it opened silent, that's what happened.)
Making music on Android vs. opening Live sets
They're different questions. For making music on Android, real options exist — FL Studio Mobile, BandLab, Caustic. None of them opens an .als, and nothing on Android does. For your existing Live sets, the browser session is the route; and if the long-term answer is working in another DAW, the same upload converts to a native Logic, FL Studio or REAPER project for the desktop.
The share direction
If you're the Live user and the Android person just needs to hear it: open the set once and send the link — it plays in their browser, no account, no install. Packaging and sharing details: how to send an Ableton project.
FAQ
Is there an Ableton Live app for Android?
No. Live runs on macOS and Windows, and Ableton's mobile app Note is iPhone/iPad-only. There is no Android Live and no legitimate APK.
How do I open an Ableton project on Android?
In Chrome: upload the .als (or the zipped project folder, so the audio comes along) and it opens as a playable session — tracks, clips, MIDI, tempo map. Free account, no app.
Why did my set open with no sound on my phone?
The .als references audio rather than containing it — the samples didn't travel. Zip the whole project folder (after Collect All and Save in Live) and upload that instead.
Can FL Studio Mobile or BandLab open my Live set?
No Android app reads an .als. The browser session opens it; conversion to Logic, FL Studio or REAPER covers desktop editing.
Can someone on Android hear my set without any of this?
Yes — you open the set once and send them the link. It plays in their Android browser with no account and no install.