SwarMala composer is the software application which you can use for composing music using the instruments in SwarMala. It consists of a multi-track sequencer engine, with support for up to 16 independent channels (tracks). Each track can be composed using one of the built-in instruments or a user-defined instrument (Professional Edition only). The composition can be saved in the proprietary SwarMala file format (*.swr, *.smp) or exported as a standard MIDI file or a WAV file (Professional Edition only). In addition, SwarMala also supports the native TaalMala file format (*.tal). In addition, SwarMala Composer consists of a built-in sampler, which allows you to play the SwarMala instruments using your MIDI keyboard or other MIDI device. SwarMala sampler can also capture the MIDI using the computer's MIDI input port, and convert it into a native SwarMala composition. The compositions created using SwarMala can also be used in SwarMala Accompaniment.

SwarMala Accompaniment is the software application that can serve as your personal accompanist for Indian music. SwarMala Accompaniment supports all instruments supported by SwarMala, and can play the files composed using SwarMala Composer as well as TaalMala. The software provide three independent channels, on which up to three compositions can be played simultaneously. The melody and percussion channels have the same tempo and are played synchronously, whereas the Tanpura (drones) channel has independent tempo adjustment. In addition to the main tempo and pitch controls, SwarMala Accompaniment provides a unique method to auto-increment the master tempo periodically, to cater for a typical requirements of accompaniment in Indian Classical Music practice.