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Kwave vs Tenacity: catalog facts
Kwave	Tenacity
Free Free KDE application.	Free Free and open source under the GPL, developed by volunteers.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Fades, normalization and filters built in Can split audio into files at label positions	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
Linux only Some formats are import only	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 not stated	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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