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Ardour vs Tenacity: catalog facts
Ardour	Tenacity
Freemium The source is free software and Linux distributions package ready-made builds at no cost…	Free Free and open source under the GPL, developed by volunteers.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
A complete DAW with unlimited tracks, unlimited undo and a genuinely flexible mixer Floating-point processing and support for hardware control surfaces	No telemetry, no account, and nothing that requires an internet connection Records from real and virtual devices and imports or exports a wide range of formats through FFmpeg
Official prebuilt binaries are paid, though the price is up to you A steep learning curve if you have not used a DAW before	Development is slow and it trails current Audacity on features Releases are infrequent and built by a small volunteer team
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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