Live 13

Live 13 will be released in early 2027.

When Live 13 is released, your Live 13 license will be registered automatically, and you’ll be able to download the application from your Ableton account. Due to a high volume of requests on the date of release, all downloads may not be immediately available. Thank you for your patience!

From November 10 to November 30, 2026 only, you can save 20% on Push and Move. For further pricing and offers, please check the Push webshop and Move webshop.

To see your upgrade options, sign into your Ableton account and visit the webshop.

Visit the Compare Editions page for a feature-by-feature comparison of Intro, Standard, and Suite.

Here you can find detailed information on accepted payment methods.

A Live license is registered to a single user and can be installed on up to two of their computers. Read the full license policy.

Rent-to-own lets you rent Live 12 Suite on a monthly basis. Once you’ve made enough payments to cover the full license or upgrade price, you’ll own it in full. You’ll have full access to Live while you’re renting it, and pay the same amount as you would for a one-off purchase.

With rent-to-own, each payment goes toward owning a full license. Once you’ve completed all payments, the license is yours to keep.

A subscription, on the other hand, involves paying a monthly fee indefinitely, with no possibility of ownership.

Rent-to-own plans are available for Live 12 Suite, for both new licenses and upgrades from other Live versions and editions.

Rent-to-own plans are also available for Live 12 Suite educational licenses to those who meet EDU eligibility requirements. Head to the educational shop for more details.

Yes. You get the same full version of Live 12 Suite as with a one-off purchase. Rent-to-own simply lets you spread the cost over monthly payments.

If you start a new Live 12 rent-to-own plan from now until Live 13’s release, every payment made counts toward ownership of Live 13. Your plan length won’t change and you'll get access to Live 13 as soon as it's released.

Your Live 12 rent-to-own plan continues as is. To get Live 13, you can add the cost of the upgrade to your original plan with a plan extension. Sign in to your account and visit the webshop to see your personalized plan extension offer.

Yes, you can upgrade from Live Lite, Intro, or Standard to Live 12 Suite with rent-to-own.

Yes, you can upgrade from earlier versions of Live Suite to Live 12 Suite with rent-to-own.

Yes, you’ll keep access to your previous Live license, even if you pause your rent-to-own plan. Note that Sets created or saved in Live 12 can’t be opened in earlier versions.

Yes, you can pause your plan at any time. You’ll retain access to Live until the end of your current billing cycle.

If you resume your plan after pausing, you’ll start making payments again and your progress towards license ownership will continue where it left off.

Yes, you can pay off the remaining balance of your rent-to-own plan at any time to own your license in full.

Live needs an internet connection the first time you launch in order to activate your rent-to-own plan. After that, Live will periodically verify that your plan is active. You can use Live offline for up to 3 days between verification checks.

If your computer stays offline longer than that, saving and exporting will be disabled until Live can reconnect and verify that your plan is active.

No. You can only purchase the product that you’re renting by paying the remaining balance. However, you cannot transfer your rent-to-own payments to purchase other products (e.g. Live 12 Intro or Standard).