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Steinberg WaveLabAudacity
Paid

Commercial software sold by Steinberg.

 Free

Free and open source under GPLv3. The vendor promotes paid plugins through MuseHub, but…

Windows, macOS Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Purpose-built mastering toolset rather than a general DAW
  • Detailed metering for loudness and phase
  • Multi-track recording and editing with a long list of built-in effects
  • Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux with the same project format
  • Paid software aimed at mastering engineers
  • Overlaps with metering plugins some users already own
  • 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
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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