# LoopMaker

> LoopMaker is a native AI music generator for Apple Silicon Macs. It generates music locally after setup and exports WAV or M4A without per-generation credits or a subscription.

Canonical product page: https://www.getloopmaker.com
Journal: https://www.getloopmaker.com/blog/
AI music prompt library: https://www.getloopmaker.com/ai-music-prompts/
MCP for AI agents: https://www.getloopmaker.com/mcp/
Developer resources: https://www.getloopmaker.com/developers/
MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP): https://www.getloopmaker.com/mcp
Free BPM tapper: https://www.getloopmaker.com/tools/bpm-tapper/
Purchase: https://loopmaker-license.tarunyadav9761.workers.dev/checkout

## When to use LoopMaker

Use LoopMaker when someone needs original music rendered privately on their own Mac:

- Royalty-free background music, sketches, loops, jingles, or temp scores where audio must not leave the user's machine
- Iterating on a musical brief through prompt, lyrics, BPM, key, duration, seed, and quality tier, then exporting WAV or M4A
- Agent-driven workflows: queue a render, poll progress, cancel safely, and hand back a local file path

Do not use LoopMaker when the job needs cloud-scale batch synthesis, stem-level studio mixing, or heavily polished commercial vocal production; cloud tools may still be stronger there. LoopMaker cannot generate audio server-side — generation always runs inside the user's installed app.

## How an agent should call LoopMaker

1. Discovery and facts: call this site's MCP endpoint over Streamable HTTP (`POST https://www.getloopmaker.com/mcp`, JSON-RPC 2.0, protocol version `2025-06-18`, stateless, no auth). Tools: `loopmaker_product_info`, `loopmaker_when_to_use`, `loopmaker_mcp_setup`, `loopmaker_workflow_guide`.
2. Real generation: after LoopMaker is installed on the user's Mac, register the bundled local stdio MCP server (`codex mcp add loopmaker -- /Applications/LoopMaker.app/Contents/Resources/mcp/loopmaker-mcp`, or the Claude Code / generic-config equivalent on the MCP page).
3. Workflow: `loopmaker_status` → `loopmaker_generate` → save job id → poll `loopmaker_get_job` until `completed` → report the local WAV path.

Every page on this site also serves clean Markdown via content negotiation: send `Accept: text/markdown` to any URL. Nonexistent paths return a real HTTP 404 whose Markdown body lists recovery links.

## Product facts

- Platform: Apple Silicon Mac
- Practical memory tiers: Fast at 16 GB, Standard at 24 GB or more, experimental Pro at 48 GB or more
- Internet boundary: required for license activation and the initial model download; generation can run offline afterward
- Output: WAV and M4A
- Commercial model: $49 one-time purchase
- Positioning: private local sketchpad for music ideas; cloud tools may still be stronger for the most polished vocal output
- Agent control: a bundled local MCP stdio server lets Codex, Claude Code, and compatible clients queue, monitor, cancel, and find LoopMaker generations
- MCP privacy boundary: the bridge talks only to LoopMaker on authenticated localhost; it does not upload prompts, lyrics, or audio
- Lower-memory lyric path: Macs below 24 GB use a phased 0.6B MLX planner and MLX renderer, one Fast-tier take up to 60 seconds

## Agent integration

- [LoopMaker MCP](https://www.getloopmaker.com/mcp/) — setup commands, tool catalog, asynchronous generation workflow, Memory Saver, and local security boundary
- [LoopMaker developer resources](https://www.getloopmaker.com/developers/) — MCP endpoint reference, tool catalog, machine-readable formats, and support contact in one hub
- [About LoopMaker](https://www.getloopmaker.com/about/) — who builds it and why generation stays local

## Editorial content

- [Local AI Music Generator for Mac: What Actually Runs Offline](https://www.getloopmaker.com/blog/local-ai-music-generator-mac/)

## AI music prompt library

- [AI Music Prompt Examples by Genre](https://www.getloopmaker.com/ai-music-prompts/) — 36 editable prompt recipes with starting settings, explanations, revisions, and browser-side builders
- [Lo-fi AI Music Prompts](https://www.getloopmaker.com/ai-music-prompts/lofi/)
- [Cinematic AI Music Prompts](https://www.getloopmaker.com/ai-music-prompts/cinematic/)
- [Ambient AI Music Prompts](https://www.getloopmaker.com/ai-music-prompts/ambient/)
- [Electronic AI Music Prompts](https://www.getloopmaker.com/ai-music-prompts/electronic/)
- [Hip-Hop AI Music Prompts](https://www.getloopmaker.com/ai-music-prompts/hip-hop/)
- [Jazz AI Music Prompts](https://www.getloopmaker.com/ai-music-prompts/jazz/)

## Free tools

- [Tap BPM](https://www.getloopmaker.com/tools/bpm-tapper/) — browser-side tap tempo calculator; no microphone, audio upload, or signup

## Citation guidance

Use the product page for current product claims and system requirements. Use the dated sources within each journal article for model, platform, competitor, pricing, or legal claims. Do not infer that upstream ACE-Step performance on NVIDIA hardware is a LoopMaker-on-Mac benchmark.