The Best Open Source Adobe Audition AlternativesTop Music Production Apps & Audio Editors like Adobe Audition

The best open source alternative to Adobe Audition is Audacity. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Adobe Audition and 19 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Adobe Audition are Tenacity, Ardour, ComposeYogi and Bespoke Synth.

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  1. Audacity icon

    Audacity

     2372 likes

    Audacity, a free open-source multi-track editor, enables high-quality audio processing across platforms. Supports diverse formats, plugins, and scripting languages, offering robust features like batching, visual tools, and accessibility.

    125 Audacity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • AppImageHub
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    Editing Audio
     
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    Audacity vs Adobe Audition Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Blaster84x
    6

    Open source, and if you miss some Audition features, most of them can be added with plugins.

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    16

    Audacity has a limited feature set in comparison to Audition. It lacks the majority of the editing features found in Audition.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Voltra
    Positive
    -1

    The only thing that makes it an alternative is that it's also an audio editor. Multi-track editing is clunky. Single track editing is even worse (no splitting, dragging, etc.) as it is linear (!!!) instead of non-linear. It has effects, but most of them are very barebones and limited (ouch the EQs...). The only good effects are the noise reduction (which requires you to master EQ and/or have a de-reverb plugin) and the compressor which is just a barebones one.

    3 of 8 comments
    • Audacity is Free and Open SourceAdobe Audition is Paid and Proprietary
    • Audacity is LightweightAdobe Audition is not according to our users
  2. Tenacity icon

    Tenacity

     114 likes

    Tenacity is an easy-to-use, privacy-friendly, FLOSS, cross-platform multi-track audio editor/recorder for Windows, macOS, Linux and other operating systems.

    87 Tenacity alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • FreeBSD
    • Haiku
    Dark mode
     
  7. Qtractor icon

    Qtractor

     52 likes

    Qtractor is an Audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer application written in C++ with the Qt framework. Target platform is GNU/Linux, where the Jack Audio Connection Kit (JACK) for audio, and the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) for MIDI, are the main infrastructures for...

    81 Qtractor alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Qtractor screenshot 1
     
  10. Sneedacity icon

    Sneedacity

     5 likes

    Sneedacity (named after Sneed's Feed and Seed from The Simpsons episode, "E-I-E-I-D'oh") is a free (libre), open source, and privacy-respecting audio recording and editing suite forked from Audacity.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. AudioMass icon

    AudioMass

     13 likes

    AudioMass lets you record, or use your existing audio tracks, and modify them by trimming, cutting, pasting or applying a plethora of effects, from compression and paragraphic equalizers to reverb, delay and distortion fx.

    113 AudioMass alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    AudioMass screenshot 1
     
  12. DarkAudacity icon

    DarkAudacity

     10 likes

    DarkAudacity is a build/fork of the the well known free sound editor, Audacity, customized with a darker, more modern theme - and a few small tweaks. The audio engine underneath is the same audio engine. The same code powers it. Like Audacity, it is completely free.

    115 DarkAudacity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    DarkAudacity screenshot 1
     
  14. Bosca Ceoil icon

    Bosca Ceoil

     25 likes

    Bosca Ceoil is all about looping, and designed that way at its heart. Songs are built up from lots of tiny 16 note patterns – the intended workflow is that you loop over these single patterns until you have something you like, then you start making variations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Adobe AIR
    Easy to use music sequencer
     
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