free stem separator for windows that works offline?

Yes. Quota Stems is a free Windows app that runs Demucs on your own PC. It works with no internet connection once installed — your audio is separated locally and never uploaded.

does quota stems work on windows or is it mac only?

It's a native app for both. There's a real Windows build for Windows 10 and 11, and a Mac build. Same features on either — split any song into 4, 6, or up to ~10 stems on-device.

can i split stems on windows without uploading my song?

Yes. Nothing is uploaded. The separation happens on your PC's own hardware, so the file stays on your machine. No account or sign-in is required to run it.

what does a free stem splitter actually include for free?

It varies a lot. Some free tiers are preview-only or capped at a few songs per month, and some only give MP3 downloads unless you pay. Quota Stems’ free is complete: WAV stems, up to ~10 with a drum-kit split, plus Ableton set and Force/MPC project export — no meter, no account.

how do i separate drums into kick and snare on windows?

Load the song, then turn on the full drum-kit split before you extract. Instead of one drums stem you get up to ~10 total — kick, snare, toms, and cymbals as separate WAV files, all processed offline on your PC.

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FREE · OFFLINE · A REAL WINDOWS APP

A free stem separator that actually runs on Windows

Most "free" stem tools are a web upload box or a Mac-only download. Quota Stems is a native Windows app that splits any song into stems right on your PC — offline, no account, and nothing ever leaves the machine.

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How it works

Install it on your PC

Download the Windows app and install it on Windows 10 or 11. No account, no sign-up, no browser tab to keep open — it's a normal desktop program that runs on the machine you already make beats on.

Load a song, or a whole playlist

Point it at a local file, paste a YouTube URL, or drop in an entire YouTube playlist to batch through. Pick 4 or 6 stems, or switch on the full drum-kit split for up to ~10 — kick, snare, toms, cymbals, and the rest.

Separate offline, export where you work

Demucs runs on your own PC — nothing is uploaded. Get WAV stems, MP4 video stems, a ready-to-play Ableton Live 12 set with each stem warped on its own track, or an Akai Force / MPC project.

Let’s be real

“Free” usually means an upload box and a meter.

Look at what the free tiers actually give you. Lalal.ai: preview-only — you don’t get to download your stems without paying. Moises: five songs a month, five-minute cap, cloud-only. Fadr: genuinely unlimited, but your downloads are MP3s until you pay $10 a month for WAVs — and all three need an account and your upload.

UVR5 deserves respect — free, open source, runs locally. But it hands you a model catalog to study: pick an architecture, download the right models, run multiple passes for finer splits. It’s a power tool that expects you to be the power.

Quota Stems is one installer on Windows 10 or 11. Free means free: WAV stems, up to ~10 with the drum kit broken out, plus the Ableton set and Force/MPC project — no meter, no account, no upload, no model homework.

Receipts

What “free” actually gets you, tool by tool

Tool	Price	Runs offline	Max stems	Drum-kit split	Builds your session	YouTube import
Quota Stems	Free	Yes — runs on your machine	Up to ~10	Yes — kick / snare / toms / cymbals	Yes — Ableton Live set + Force/MPC project	Yes — single link or whole playlist
Lalal.ai	Free preview only; $9.99–$19.99/mo	Cloud by default; offline needs Pro	10 types (cloud)	No — drums are one stem	No — audio files only	No — file upload only
Moises	Free: 5 songs/mo; Pro $29.99/mo	No — cloud processing	Basic 4 free; more on paid plans	Pro plan only	No — audio files only	No — YouTube links blocked
Fadr	Free (MP3 only); WAV needs Plus $10/mo	No — cloud web app	4 free / 16 with Plus	Plus only	No — stems + MIDI files	Not offered — file upload only
UVR5	Free (open source)	Yes — local	6 per pass	Community model + multi-pass setup	No — audio files only	No — local files only

Competitor pricing and features verified July 2026 from each tool’s official pricing and documentation pages (and attributed reviews where noted). Their terms can change — check their sites for current details.

What you get

What runs on your Windows PC

✓A real Windows desktop app — installs on Windows 10 or 11 and runs offline, not a web page you upload files to.
✓Nothing leaves the machine. Demucs does the separation on your own PC — no file upload, no account, no sign-in, no cloud.
✓4 or 6 stems, or up to ~10 with the full drum-kit split: kick, snare, toms, and cymbals broken out on their own.
✓Exports a ready-to-play Ableton Live 12 set — each stem warped on its own track with cue-point scenes and follow actions — plus Akai Force / MPC projects and plain WAV stems.
✓Paste a YouTube URL or a whole playlist and batch the lot, and pull MP4 video stems out the other side.

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Where the others stop

One free app is the door. Behind it is a whole local studio.

Everything Quota makes runs native on Windows — same as Mac. Stems is free forever; the rest is one-time pricing, no subscriptions, no accounts, all processing on your own PC.

Get Quota Stems for Windows

Free download for Windows 10 and 11 at getquota.app/stems. It runs offline on your PC — no account, nothing uploaded. Same app on Mac if you move between machines.

Download Quota Stems — Free

A free stem separator that actually runs on Windows

Install it on your PC

Load a song, or a whole playlist

Separate offline, export where you work

“Free” usually means an upload box and a meter.

What “free” actually gets you, tool by tool

What runs on your Windows PC

One free app is the door. Behind it is a whole local studio.

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