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.

    This page was last updated Nov 15, 2021
    1. 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.
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      WavePad vs Audacity opinions
      Most users think WavePad is a great alternative to Audacity.
      Clear interface, efficient zoom, lots of effects and very easy to use
      Positive comment • over 1 year ago

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      You can edit your voice, add implication and voice reduction with music and voice overs
      Positive comment • about 2 years ago

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      Cannot mix more than one track
      Negative comment • about 2 years ago

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      It costs $100 to get the features that comes with Audacity for free, and the UI is a mess.
      Negative comment • 4 months ago

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    2. 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. ocenaudio also has powerful features that will please more advanced users.
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      Ocenaudio vs Audacity opinions
      Most users think Ocenaudio is a great alternative to Audacity.
      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.
      Top positive comment  about 2 years ago

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      Cknight70 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.
      Top positive comment  over 3 years ago

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      Olorin A great alternative to Audacity, if you don't need multi-track editing.
      Positive comment • 2 months ago

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      Ugotsta Ocenaudio has all the editing capabilities of Audacity but wrapped in a much more streamlined, modern and intuitive interface. It's not open-source, but it's free, doesn't have ads, is also cross-platform and runs fast at native speed.
      Positive comment • almost 2 years ago

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      srinath1234 Easy to use and stable. Auto noise reduction is an excellent feature not available in Audacity. But an equally missed feature is "Truncate Silence" that is found in Audacity.
      Positive comment • over 3 years ago

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      yesdino Perfect for MAC users! Audacity is a WIN program adapted for mac, but is still to "win 98 style". I had troubles with the mic in audacity. Oceanaudio is very easy to use, the scrolling with the magic mouse works perfectly, it saves in so many audio formats (without putting the extension at the end, like in audacity).
      Positive comment • almost 4 years ago

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      EliasNS It's free and multiplatform. Also it's easy to use and has a lot of features.
      Positive comment • almost 4 years ago

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    4. 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.
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      MixPad vs Audacity opinions
      Almost everyone thinks MixPad is a great alternative to Audacity.
      fernandomanuelrodrigues This is NOT an audio editor
      Negative comment • over 4 years ago

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    5. Adobe Audition is an audio editing and post-production suite.
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      Adobe Audition vs Audacity opinions
      Most users think Adobe Audition is a great alternative to Audacity.
      It is less buggy. Updated interface but not open source
      Positive comment • almost 5 years ago

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      It has great frequency spectrum analysis features, a nice display and streamlined workflow.
      Positive comment • about 4 years ago

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    6. 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 mastering tool set.
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      Reaper vs Audacity opinions
      Most users think Reaper is a great alternative to Audacity.
      Reaper, while beeing less ressource hungry (totaling to about 15mb portable/installed) has everything you need to start recording and mixing music. The only thing 'missing' would be sound librarbies to use with MIDI, which most people order seperately for specific content.
      Positive comment • 5 months ago

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    8. TwistedWave is a very easy to use and powerful audio editor. It supports Audio Unit plug-ins and many file formats, including wav, aiff, caf, mp3, mp4, FLAC, Ogg/Vorbis and ambisonic sound files.
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      TwistedWave vs Audacity opinions
      Most users think TwistedWave is a great alternative to Audacity.
      you have to have a pre made file
      Negative comment • almost 4 years ago

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    9. Welcome to the school of rock. A Mac-sized practice space. Your own recording studio. If you want to learn to play an instrument, write music, or record a song, GarageBand can help — whether you’re a rookie or a rock star.
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      Almost everyone thinks GarageBand is a great alternative to Audacity.
    10. Sound Forge Pro software efficiently and reliably provides audio editors and producers complete control over all aspects of audio editing and mastering.
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      Most users think Sound Forge is a great alternative to Audacity.
    11. Wavosaur is a cool free sound editor, audio editor, wav editor software for editing, processing and recording sounds, wav and mp3 files. Wavosaur has all the features to edit audio (cut, copy, paste, etc.) produce music loops, analyze, record, batch convert.
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      Wavosaur vs Audacity opinions
      Almost everyone thinks Wavosaur is a great alternative to Audacity.
      best 4 chop loop & clips. no multi track.
      Positive comment • over 5 years ago

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    12. Cakewalk, formerly SONAR, is a comprehensive audio software for music composition, audio recording, editing, mixing and mastering.
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