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Lifecycle

Steinberg Product Lifecycle

Release dates, version history and end-of-support dates for 30 Steinberg products and 4 versions.

Releases and Lifecycle

Upcoming End of Support

Release dates, version history and support and end-of-life dates as published by Steinberg. Dates within the next 12 months are highlighted; past dates are dimmed. Retrieved 2026-10-13.

Cubase 3 versions
VersionReleasedSource
15[1]
13[2]
12[3]
Nuendo 1 version
VersionReleasedSource
12[4]
No published lifecycle 28
Advanced FX Suite, All Steinberg Licensing products, All Steinberg desktop software using account-based licence management, Backbone, Basic FX Suite, Cubase 11 and earlier, Cubase AI, Cubase Elements, Cubase LE, Cubase Pro, Dorico, Dorico 3.5 and earlier, Dorico Pro, Groove Agent, HALion, Nuendo (education); Cubase Pro, Dorico Pro and WaveLab Pro on request, Nuendo 11 and earlier, Sequel LE, SpectraLayers, Steinberg Activation Manager 1.6.0 or later, Steinberg education editions (Cubase, Dorico, Nuendo, WaveLab and others), Steinberg products offering a Try for free button, WaveLab, WaveLab / SpectraLayers, WaveLab 11.1 and earlier, WaveLab LE, other eLicenser-era products, other education multi-user SKUs
Sources 4
  1. Cubase 15 Release Notes retrieved 2026-10-13
  2. Cubase 13 Release Notes retrieved 2026-10-13
  3. Cubase 12 Release Notes retrieved 2026-10-13
  4. Nuendo 12 Release Notes retrieved 2026-10-13
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