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Audacity vs phiola: catalog facts
Audacity	phiola
Free Free and open source under GPLv3. The vendor promotes paid plugins through MuseHub, but…	Free Free and open source under the BSD-2-Clause license.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
Multi-track recording and editing with a long list of built-in effects Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux with the same project format	Combines audio playback, recording and conversion Supports Linux, macOS, Windows and Android
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	Streaming server features require network access
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: BSD-2-Clause
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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