Audacity Alternatives

Audacity is a free and open source audio track editor available for every major desktop operating system.

Audacity's support for multiple operating systems while also being free and open source software is commendable, with highlighted features including the ability to correct pitch and reduce noise, alongside support for multitrack editing.

Many alternatives to Audacity have features such as support for frequency spectrum analysis, while some alternatives also support non-destructive editing, which Audacity does not.

The list of alternatives was last updated on Nov 3, 2020

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WavePad
WavePad is Music and Audio Editor that allows you to create and edit voice, music and other sound recordings. You can duplicate sections of recordings and add echo, amplification, noise reduction and other effects.
Most users think this is great alternative to Audacity.
Freemium
Windows
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
Kindle Fire
Audio Editing
Audio Recording
Noise Reduction
Non destructive editing
OGG
Portable
Support for VST plugins
Gu
Clear interface, efficient zoom, lots of effects and very easy to use
Positive comment • 6 months ago
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Gu
You can edit your voice, add implication and voice reduction with music and voice overs
Positive comment • more than a year ago
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Ocenaudio
Ocenaudio 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.
Most users think this is great alternative to Audacity.
Free
Mac
Windows
Linux
Audio Editing
Batch conversion
Cross-platform
Intuitive Interface
Lightweight
Multi-selection
Multiple files
Native application
Spectrogram view
User friendly
Gu
I needed to do spectral analysis of an audio file, but audacity didn't support hidpi. Ocenaudio does, and overall it is capable and pleasing to use.
Positive comment • more than a year ago
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Ck
As opposed to Audacity's mess of a ui this is quite nice. Has all the effects I needed. Looks good even in a KDE environment.
Positive comment • more than a year ago
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El
It's free and multiplatform. Also it's easy to use and has a lot of features.
Positive comment • more than a year ago
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MixPad
MixPad is free music Music Mixer and Recording software designed for easy audio production. Mix music, vocal and audio tracks, adjust the volume, pan, fade and more with MixPad as your digital mixing desk.
Almost everyone think this is great alternative to Audacity.
Freemium
Mac
Windows
Android
Android Tablet
iPad
Kindle Fire
Program Launchers
Audio Recording
Automatic Looping
MultiTrack
Multitrack editing
Support for Multitracker
Mix Music
Music Composer
Support for VST plugins
Adobe Audition
Adobe Audition is an audio editing and post-production suite.
Most users think this is great alternative to Audacity.
Paid
Mac
Windows
Audio Editing
Audio restoration
DAW
Effect automation controls
M/S metering
Multiple metering standards
Multiple window layouts
MultiTrack
Music Composer
Rack Effects
Gu
It is less buggy. Updated interface but not open source
Positive comment • more than a year ago
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Gu
It has great frequency spectrum analysis features, a nice display and streamlined workflow.
Positive comment • more than a year ago
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FL Studio
Professional DAW and beat making software covering all aspects of digital audio composition, mastering and editing.
Paid
Mac
Windows
Android
iPhone
Windows S
Android Tablet
Windows Phone
iPad
Audio Recording
Beat slicer
Context-aware help
DAW
Drum matrix editing
FFMPEG support
Great Opus codec support
Live performance
Live recording
MIDI keyboard input
Reaper
REAPER is a complete digital audio production application for Windows, Mac and Linux, offering a full multi-track audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing and...
Paid
Mac
Windows
Linux
Audio Editing
Audio Recording
Built-in routing
Convert audio to MIDI
Customizable
DAW
Extensive customisability
Supports for MIDI
Multi Channel
MultiTrack
TwistedWave
TwistedWave is a very easy to use and powerful audio editor.
Most users think this is great alternative to Audacity.
Paid
Mac
Online
iPhone
iPad
Audio Editing
Music Composer
Gu
you have to have a pre made file
Negative comment • more than a year ago
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GarageBand
Welcome to the school of rock. A Mac-sized practice space. Your own recording studio.
Free
Mac
iPhone
iPad
Audio Recording
Audio Samples
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
Music Composer
Works Offline
Piano Roll
Preset beats
Virtual instrument
Sound Forge
Sound Forge Pro software efficiently and reliably provides audio editors and producers complete control over all aspects of audio editing and mastering.
Most users think this is great alternative to Audacity.
Paid
Mac
Windows
Audio Editing
Music Composer
Wavosaur
Wavosaur is a cool free sound editor, audio editor, wav editor software for editing, processing and recording sounds, wav and mp3 files.
Almost everyone think this is great alternative to Audacity.
Free
Windows
Audio Editing
No installation
Support for VST plugins
Waveform
Gu
best 4 chop loop & clips. no multi track.
Positive comment • more than a year ago
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