Audio Recorders
Recording audio for use in podcasts, songs, or any other sound-based media has been made incredibly easy with free and open source tools such as Audacity and Open Broadcaster Software. This software will allow users to record audio from the viable source of their choice, as well as mix and export it.
Free open-source multi-track audio editor and recorder with 32-bit float processing. Supports many formats and plugins for Windows, macOS, Linux.
- Audio Editor
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- AppImageHub
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- LAME
+4Comprehensive software providing screen recording and live streaming on Mac, Windows, and Linux with powerful encoding support and unlimited scenes.
- Screen Recorder
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- Steam
- FreeBSD
+8Microsoft OneNote, part of the Microsoft 365 Copilot, is a digital notebook application that gives people one place to gather notes and information. It also offers shared notebooks, syncing between multiple computers and devices via Windows...
- Note-taking Tool
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- Apple Watch
- Android Wear
- Kindle Fire
+4Free cross-platform DAW supporting VST plugins, MIDI, and lossless audio. Offers music loopers and sequencers with privacy, no ads, and offline capability.
- Music Production App
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
- Haiku
+2Tenacity is an easy-to-use, privacy-friendly, FLOSS, cross-platform multi-track audio editor/recorder for Windows, macOS, Linux and other operating systems.
- Audio Editor
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
REAPER (Rapid Environment for Audio Production, Engineering, and Recording) is a digital audio workstation, MIDI sequencer and video editing software application created by Cockos. The current version is available for Microsoft Windows (XP and newer), macOS (10.5 and newer), and Linux.
- Music Production App
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
+3Comprehensive DAW for digital audio tasks, featuring advanced composition, arrangement, and editing tools, tailored for music professionals.
- Music Production App
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- HUAWEI AppGallery
- iPad
+3Ocenaudio is a cross-platform, easy to use, fast and functional audio editor. It is the ideal software for people who need to edit and analyze audio files without complications. ocenaudio also has powerful features that will please more advanced users.
- Audio Editor
- Free • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
+4Ardour is a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application. Record, edit, and mix on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.
- Music Production App
- Paid • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
+8Introducing Fossify Voice Recorder – where capturing crystal-clear audio and preserving precious moments is effortless and enjoyable. Seamlessly blend simplicity with functionality as you embark on a journey of seamless recording experiences tailored to your needs.
- Audio Recorder
- Free • Open Source
- Android
- F-Droid
- Android Tablet
Software for creating musical ideas, turning them into songs, and performing them, featuring Arrangement and Session Views for fast music-making.
- Music Production App
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
+5Voicemeeter is Audio Mixer Application endowed with Virtual Audio Device used as Virtual I/O to mix and manage any audio sources from or to any audio devices or applications.
- Audio Router
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Windows
+3Full-featured music studio offering sound library, virtual drummers, and instrument presets available on Mac and iOS. Ideal for all skill levels.
- Music Production App
- Free • Proprietary
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
+4VokoscreenNG is a user friendly screencaster for Linux and Windows. It is a continuation of the now discontinued Vokoscreen project that has been totally rewritten from scratch using Qt and GStreamer.
- Screen Recorder
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
+6Alibi keeps recording in the background and saves the last 30 minutes at your request.
- Camera App
- Free • Open Source
- Android
- F-Droid