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TenacitySteinberg WaveLab
Free

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

 Paid

Commercial software sold by Steinberg.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS
  • 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
  • Purpose-built mastering toolset rather than a general DAW
  • Detailed metering for loudness and phase
  • Development is slow and it trails current Audacity on features
  • Releases are infrequent and built by a small volunteer team
  • Paid software aimed at mastering engineers
  • Overlaps with metering plugins some users already own
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: GPL-2.0 License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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