Free Audacity Alternatives

The best free alternative to Audacity is Ocenaudio. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Audacity and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Audacity are Tenacity, WavePad, MixPad and TwistedWave.

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  1. Sneedacity icon
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    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

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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  2. AudioMass icon
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    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

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. AudMonkey icon
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    "The free and open source audio editor" is an easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. It is a fork of Audacity that respects your privacy and the GNU License.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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  4. TapeMachine icon
     5 likes

    TapeMachine is a graphical sound editor and recorder for Android smartphones.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  5. Hindenburg Journalist is a multitrack audio editor designed for podcasters, audio producers and radio journalists.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6. Dipper icon
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    Dipper is an advanced audio capture tool for Mac users, offering features such as volume and pan control for all inputs, stereo 48kHz recording, and a virtual microphone for seamless integration with streaming and conferencing apps.

    33 Dipper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. WaveShop icon
     20 likes

    WaveShop is a free, open-source audio editor for Windows XP/Vista/7. WaveShop is fast, lightweight, and bit-perfect, meaning samples aren't altered unless they need to be. Editing a portion of an audio file only affects that portion; the rest of the file is untouched.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  8. Nero WaveEditor icon
     14 likes

    Nero WaveEditor allows you to record pieces of music and edit the corresponding audio files, for example using various filters and sound enhancement methods.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Audiosdroid Audio Studio DAW, a professional sound & music recorder, editor and mixer.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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  10. Create new audio records or edit audio files with the editor. Save the files in the desired audio format. Lexis Audio Editor provides a familiar interface with all the classic tools for cutting, copying and pasting as well as normalization, noise reduction and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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  11. AudioDope icon
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    Audiodope is an audio editor. You can load and listen to music files of various formats such as wave, MP3, wma etc. You can also edit part or the whole stream.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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