Audacity
A multi-track audio editor and recorder that has been the free default for twenty-five years.
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8 more ways to get Audacity
Other download sites
Run by third parties, not by Muse Group. Prefer the official page above when it works.
Package managers
- winget
winget install --id Audacity.Audacity - Chocolatey
choco install audacity - Homebrew
brew install --cask audacity - Flathub
flatpak install flathub org.audacityteam.Audacity - Snap Store
snap install audacity
About Audacity
Audacity records from a microphone or line input and edits the result on a multi-track timeline: cut, fade, normalise, remove noise, apply effects and export to the common audio formats. It is the tool most people reach for to clean up a podcast, digitise a tape or trim a recording.
Version 4 is a full interface rewrite, so recent screenshots and older tutorials may not match. It is still free software under the GPL, published for Windows, macOS and Linux, and the download page offers a build that does not go through the MuseHub installer.
Strengths
- Multi-track recording and editing with a long list of built-in effects
- Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux with the same project format
- Open source under GPLv3, with twenty-five years of tutorials written about it
- A download that skips the MuseHub installer is offered on the official site
Limitations
- Audacity 4 changed the interface, so most existing tutorials show the old one
- It is a destructive editor at heart; it is not a multi-track DAW for music production
- The project is run by Muse Group, which also markets paid plugins in the installer flow
Details
- Pricing
- Free · Free and open source under GPLv3. The vendor promotes paid plugins through MuseHub, but the editor itself costs nothing and can be downloaded without MuseHub.
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Developer
- Muse Group
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Recording and cleaning up voice or music without paying for a DAW
- Categories
- Audio editing and playback
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the TechWalrus downloads catalog (Audio); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 4 sources on file.
Similar software
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