A world of inspiration
Kontakt is your gateway to an unmatched trove of virtual instruments. More than a sampler, Kontakt has powered two decades of blockbuster film scores and chart-topping hits, plus thousands of incredible instruments. Kontakt is the industry's leading instrument-building tool, with the instruments in the Kontakt library built right here and developed alongside our Kontrol S-Series keyboards and Maschine hardware for a deeper playing experience. When it comes to building your own, your imagination is the limit.

Whats new in this version
7.9.0 (2024-03-27)
Sonoma compatibility, bugfixes

ADDED macOS Sonoma compatibility
FIXED On macOS 14, crash when switching Hypha presets whilst Kontakt is hosted in Logic Pro
FIXED Crash when opening a Multi saved with Kontakt standalone whilst Kontakt is hosted in a DAW
FIXED Visual flickers and crash when multiple Kontakt instances are hosted in Cubase 13 on Windows
FIXED Width of Rack View side pane was recalled incorrectly after closing and reopening Kontakt instances
FIXED Wave Editor slices are correctly recalculated when switching between Auto and Fixed grid settings
FIXED KSP: Crash when UI ID of parent ui_panel is higher than the child ui_panel
FIXED API: Console output to VS Code now works
FIXED On macOS 14, main menu drop downs had no hover mode
FIXED On macOS 14, filename path visible during drag and drop
IMPROVED Drag & Drop from Files panel now works between different Kontakt instances
KNOWN ISSUE On macOS, CoreAudio device needs to be reselected when updating from older Kontakt versions to 7.9.0. but this is only needed once
KNOWN ISSUE In Pro Tools, Kontakt window is cropped when zooming larger than available display size
KNOWN ISSUE In Single View, instrument loses focus when clicking level meter or blank space of the instrument header
KNOWN ISSUE Crashes when loading content in Logic Pro in combination with the KKS MK3 keyboards, very rare if the KKS MK3 is not connected
KNOWN ISSUE Crash on launching Kontakt standalone if Canon EOS webcam utility software is installed

System Requirements
Intel Macs (i5 or higher): macOS 12, 13 or 14 (latest update)
Apple Silicon Macs (via Rosetta 2 & natively on ARM in Standalone or in hosts that support it): macOS 12, 13 or 14 (latest update)