The virtual instrument platform reimagined Imagine any sound – Kontakt lets you find it, create it, and transform it. The latest version of our revolutionary sampling platform combines an entirely new set of intelligent tools with countless sound design options, redefining the way you generate ideas and create music.
Kontakt 8
The full version of Kontakt offers all the powerful tools for music production and access to many unique virtual instruments. There is a library of Kontakt Factory and thousands of options from independent instrument developers.
Huge selection of sound instruments
Kontakt has the world’s largest selection of virtual instruments. Thousands of libraries provide quality sound from Native Instruments, our official partners and many independent developers. Plus, everything is fully customizable, so you can create your own sound.
What’s new in Kontakt 8?
Our most feature-rich release to date introduces a new way to generate, modulate, and play sound. It also includes performance updates that let you work faster than ever.
Stunning creativity
Instruments add a whole new level of creativity to your ideas. And they work with any Kontakt instrument, old or new.
Inspire new ideas for harmonic foundations and riffs with chords and phrases that will help you get started quickly. Create complex, evolving melodies with patterns, a hybrid arpeggiator and polyphonic step sequencer that gives you control over every note, rhythm, and layer.
Overcome your creative block
Instruments add a whole new level of creative possibilities for realizing ideas. And they work with any Kontakt instrument, old or new. For our first release, we’re launching MIDI content and chord and phrase randomization features to spark new ideas and get you up to speed quickly.
Tools: MIDI effects that work with all Kontakt instruments. The Chords section includes a large collection of chord progressions, allowing you to play them by pressing a single key. Similarly, the Phrases section allows you to play melodies by pressing a single key.
Leap: Allows you to play loops and one-shots, comes with new effects and a streamlined interface for quickly customizing samples.
Default View: The new default view of the sidebar lets you connect MIDI effects to instruments, mix different rack instruments, and quickly load and change presets for both effects and instruments.
Piano Uno: Kontakt 8 comes with an easy-to-use piano library.
Improved Wavetable module: allows phase and frequency modulation and significantly expands Kontakt’s synthesis capabilities.
Komplete UI: A developer assistant for quickly creating the look and feel of high-resolution instruments that not only sound great, but look great, too!
Adding libraries is done using Kontakt_Button.exe, located in
C:\Program Files\Native Instruments\Kontakt 8
Download Native Instruments – Kontakt 8 v8.4.0 [bobdule] VST3|AAX|SAL [WIN] [05.20.2025]
Original Publisher: Native Instruments
Version: 8.4.0
Format: AAX, VSTi3, Standalone
Category: Virtual instruments and synthesizers
Require: Win 10+
License type: Full
Download Size: 1.25 GB