Audacity is a free, easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. The interface is translated into many languages. You can use Audacity to:
- Record live audio.
- Record computer playback on any Windows Vista or later machine.
- Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
- Edit WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP2, MP3, Ogg Vorbis sound files.
- AC3, M4A/M4R (AAC), WMA, Opus and other formats supported using optional libraries.
- Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.
- Numerous effects including change the speed, pitch or tempo of a recording.
- Write your own plug-in effects with Nyquist.
- And more! See the complete list of features.
Platform(s)
GNU/Linux
BSD
macOS
Windows
Software type
ALSA
JACK
PulseAudio
Software language
C++
Software features
LV2 host
VST2 host
MIDI
Audio editing
Analysis
Metering
Spectrogram
Audio FX
Conversion
License
GPL-2
Developer(s)
Audacity team
Announcements
| Recent releases | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Audacity 3.7.8 | 12 Jun '26 |
| Audacity 4.0.0 Beta 2 | 11 Jun '26 |
| Audacity 3.7.7 | 11 Dec '25 |
| Audacity 3.7.6 | 9 Dec '25 |
| Audacity 4.0.0.alpha-2 | 3 Dec '25 |
| Audacity 4.0.0-alpha-1 | 3 Oct '25 |
| Audacity 3.7.5 | 7 Aug '25 |
| Audacity 3.7.4 | 12 Jun '25 |
| Audacity 3.7.3 | 13 Mar '25 |
| Audacity 3.7.2 | 10 Mar '25 |