Atomix makes VirtualDJ for Windows and macOS, and its download page lists no browser version. Most people who type virtual DJ online want something simpler than the brand: two decks, a crossfader and a record to scratch, without installing anything. That runs in a tab, and the record below is the first piece of it.
Start the beat, then drag the record back and forth: the speed of your hand sets the pitch, the direction sets which way the sound plays. The sounds are synthesised, so nothing downloads before you press play. DJ Master Pro gives you two of these decks and a battle mixer between them.
The brand is often a stand-in for one of these. Find yours.
Two decks, a pitch fader to match the tempo, a crossfader to blend: the basic DJ setup is not tied to one program. A browser version of it opens on any computer that runs a current browser, which is what most people typing this search are after.
VirtualDJ needs Windows or macOS and an installer. On a school laptop, a work computer or a Chromebook, that ends it. Decks in a browser tab remove the requirement completely.
You can have it, and this is the concession to make first: Atomix says VirtualDJ is free if you do not use it professionally and plug in no DJ controller or DJ mixer. Controllers and paid gigs need a licence. That is the legitimate route; a cracked build is not.
Scratching is a hand skill: the record moves, the fader cuts. Baby scratches and a first transform can be learned with a mouse before you own any hardware, and the record above is enough to start. Scratch Master adds eight classic samples and four beat styles.
VirtualDJ is a complete DJ program built for working DJs. This table is about fit, not quality. VirtualDJ facts checked on virtualdj.com in November 2026.
| VirtualDJ | GOONS Studio | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Windows and macOS desktop | Any current browser, any OS |
| Price model | Free for non-professional use without a controller; paid licences for controllers and gigs | Subscription, 7 days free; the record on this page is free |
| Install | Required | None |
| DJ controllers | Every controller with the Pro licence; entry-level ones with Home | A MIDI controller mapped to the platters |
| Real-time stem separation | Yes | No |
| Timecode vinyl (DVS) | Yes, with real turntables | No |
| Video mixing and karaoke | Yes | No |
| Paid gigs | Pro licence, made for it | Not built for the booth |
| Your music | Your library, plus audio, video and karaoke content subscriptions | Your own audio files, never uploaded, and crates from the GOONS sample library |
Then you need desktop DJ software and its professional licence. VirtualDJ Pro is sold for exactly that; a browser tab is not a booth tool.
Controllers beyond entry level and timecode vinyl are desktop territory, and VirtualDJ supports both. DJ Master Pro maps a MIDI controller to its platters, and that is all.
If not, the browser is the only option, and it covers two decks, a battle mixer and performance pads.
The scratch and the blend can be learned anywhere. Thousands of tracks, stems, video and karaoke are what a desktop DJ program is built for.
Two decks, a single turntable, an XY effects pad and a sampler, all on the same GOONS mixer.
VirtualDJ, in one word, is the DJ program Atomix has published for years, which its makers call the most popular DJ software for working DJs. "Virtual DJ" in two words is also a plain description: DJing on a screen instead of on turntables. Searches with "online" in them usually mean the second, decks that open in a browser with nothing to download. That part exists, and the record above is the first piece.
Real-time stem separation, timecode vinyl on real turntables, video mixing, karaoke and the range of DJ controllers a desktop program supports. VirtualDJ lists all of these; DJ Master Pro has none of the first four, and drives its platters from a MIDI controller you map yourself. If you are booked to play, the desktop program and its Pro licence are the tool, and the browser-based DAW page explains the technical limits of a tab.
Learn the hands in a browser, play out on the desktop. A mouse and a tab are enough for baby scratches, a first transform and a clean eight-bar blend on two decks; VirtualDJ's free use covers the next step at home, as long as no controller or mixer is plugged in. The cuts themselves have their own page on Scratch Master.
No. VirtualDJ's download page lists versions for Windows and macOS only, and no browser version. Atomix also makes VirtualDJ Remote, a phone and tablet app that controls the desktop software.
For non-professional use without professional equipment, yes: Atomix says that if you do not use it professionally and do not use a DJ controller or a DJ mixer, VirtualDJ is free. A Home licence adds entry-level controllers, and the Pro licence covers every controller and paid gigs.
Yes. DJ Master Pro gives you two turntables, a battle mixer and eight performance pads per deck in a browser tab, and Scratch Master is a single turntable for learning cuts over built-in beats. A current browser is all they need.
In DJ Master Pro, yes: import audio files from your computer and load them on either deck. They are read in the browser and never uploaded.
A MIDI DJ controller can drive the platters of DJ Master Pro once you map it in the GOONS MIDI settings. Atomix says VirtualDJ Pro works with every DJ controller; if you already own one, that is the deeper support.
Yes. Click the record and drag it: the speed of your hand sets the pitch and the direction sets which way the sound plays. In DJ Master Pro, switch the crossfader to CUT for chirps and transforms.
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