♪Riff Forge
Interactive music practice

Build riffs. Hear them. Practice with purpose.

Pentatonic Riff Forge is a guided practice system for creating, hearing, saving, and practicing riffs. Choose the full standalone desktop edition or start with the focused Web Lite trial.

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✓ Full Mac app works offline✓ Full Windows app is verified for x64 and ARM64✓ Web Lite gives you a browser-based trial
Choose your edition

Full desktop software or a focused browser trial.

The desktop editions are the complete Riff Forge experience. Web Lite is intentionally smaller so you can learn the workflow before deciding whether the full product fits your practice.

Available first

Riff Forge for Mac

Install the complete app on your Mac and practice locally without keeping a browser or internet connection open.

  • Full guitar, bass, and piano tools
  • All supported scales and positions
  • Riff builder and Saved Riffs
  • Listening practice and microphone tools
  • Printable PDF practice sheets
  • CAGED and chord-learning tools
  • Standalone offline use after installation
Verified Mac installer · Mac purchase availableBuy Mac Desktop
⊞Available

Riff Forge for Windows

The same complete Riff Forge feature set packaged as a Windows desktop application.

  • Same full feature set as Mac
  • Full guitar, bass, and piano tools
  • Riff creation, playback, and saving
  • Listening practice and microphone tools
  • Printable PDF practice sheets
  • CAGED and chord-learning tools
  • Standalone offline use after installation
Verified Windows x64 + ARM64 installersBuy Windows Desktop
◉30-day trial

Riff Forge Web Lite

A deliberately limited browser edition for trying the basic Riff Forge workflow without unlocking the complete desktop product.

  • Guitar only
  • Minor and Major Pentatonic
  • Positions 1 and 2
  • Basic playback and selected examples
  • Build riffs up to 8 notes
  • No Saved Riffs library or Listening Mode
  • No full bass, piano, PDF, CAGED, or songs package
One trial per email · current trial format may evolve laterStart Web Lite
Why desktop?

Keep the full practice studio on your computer.

The full desktop edition runs locally. Your core practice tools, natural audio, riff building, saved work, listening tools, and PDF creation do not depend on keeping the web app open.

Offline practiceUse the full application after installation even when Wi-Fi is unavailable.
Local saved workRiffs and settings remain on the computer instead of requiring cloud storage for normal use.
Complete feature setDesktop removes the deliberate restrictions used in the Lite trial.
Protected re-downloadsYour account can provide the installer for the desktop license you own.
At a glance

See what changes between Lite and Desktop.

Feature
Web Lite
Full Desktop
Access
30-day trial
Desktop license
Offline use
No
Yes
Instruments
Guitar
Guitar, bass, piano
Scales / positions
Limited
Full supported set
Saved Riffs
—
Included
Listening Mode
—
Included
PDF practice sheets
—
Included
CAGED / chord tools
—
Included
Mobile editions

iPhone and Android will remain separate releases.

The desktop and browser editions are handled through the Riff Forge website. iPhone and Android releases will follow their own mobile-store distribution process when those editions are ready.

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Choose how you want to use Riff Forge.

Start with Web Lite now, or choose the full Mac or Windows desktop edition.

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