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TenacityAudacity
Free

Free and open source under the GPL, developed by volunteers.

 Free

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

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • 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
  • Multi-track recording and editing with a long list of built-in effects
  • Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux with the same project format
  • Development is slow and it trails current Audacity on features
  • Releases are infrequent and built by a small volunteer team
  • 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
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License: GPL-3.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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