Free Audacity Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Audacity for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best free Mac alternative is Ocenaudio. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Audacity and many of them are free and available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Mac alternatives to Audacity are Tenacity, MixPad, DaVinci Resolve Fairlight and Sneedacity.

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Audacity alternatives are mainly Audio Recorders, but if you're looking for Audio Editors or Digital Audio Workstations you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Android + Audio Recording. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Audacity.
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Free open-source multi-track audio editor and recorder with 32-bit float processing. Supports many formats and plugins for Windows, macOS, Linux.

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Audacity alternatives page was last updated May 18, 2025
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  1. n-Track icon

    n-Track

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    Audio multitrack recording and editing software with unlimited audio and MIDI tracks, virtual editing features, support for 24 bit multichannel soundcards, realtime effects and support for DirectX and VST effects and instruments.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Main window

    n-Track Features

    1.  Sound Effects
    2.  MultiTrack

    n-Track VS Audacity

     
  2. Cinch Audio Recorder icon

    Cinch Audio Recorder

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    Check out our best Streaming Audio Recorder which can easily record any online music with just a click of a button.

    26 Cinch Audio Recorder alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Cinch Audio Recorder screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Ringtone Maker
    3.  Stream audio
    4.  Automatic Tagging

    Cinch Audio Recorder VS Audacity

     
  4. Ecasound icon

    Ecasound

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    Ecasound is a software package designed for multitrack audio processing. It can be used for simple tasks like audio playback, recording and format conversions, as well as for multitrack effect processing, mixing, recording and signal recycling.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    GUI front-end Nama for Ecasound

    Ecasound Features

    1.  MultiTrack

    Ecasound VS Audacity

     
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    MixPad

    MixPad provides free audio mixing and recording with unlimited tracks, MIDI editor, low latency, various effects like EQ and reverb, and supports multiple audio formats and exporting. Perfect for creating professional audio with ...

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    Frinika

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    Frinika is a free (licensed under GNU GPL) complete music workstation software containing sequencer, midi support, soft synthesizers, audio recorder, piano roll/tracker/notation editing and more. The goal of Frinika is to be a complete platform for making music with your...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Frinika screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.8.1, released in November 2016, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

    Frinika Features

    1.  Support for VST Plugins
    2.  Java based
    3.  Synthesizer

    Frinika VS Audacity

     
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    Free Audio Editor

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    Free Audio Editor is a sound editor program for Windows. This software lets you make and edit voice and other audio recordings. You can cut, copy and paste parts of recording and, if required, add effects like echo, amplification and noise reduction.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Free Audio Editor screenshot 1
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    Free Audio Editor Features

    1.  Batch Editing
    2.  Text to Speech
    3.  Sound Effects
    4.  CD Burner
    5.  Batch processing

    Free Audio Editor VS Audacity

     
  8. Recordia icon

    Recordia

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    Recordia lets you record audio directly from the menu bar or with a global keyboard shortcut.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NO flagNorway

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Recordia screenshot 1

    Recordia Features

    1.  Lossless Audio
    2.  Sits in the MenuBar

    Recordia VS Audacity

     
  10. Acethinker Free Audio Recorder Online icon

    Acethinker Free Audio Recorder Online

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    Are you having difficulties looking for a complete audio recorder online? You don’t have to worry; the Acethinker Free Audio Recorder Online is the answer to this. The tool is a powerful audio recorder that can capture sound directly from your computer, microphone or both.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • HK flagHong Kong SAR China

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    Acethinker Free Audio Recorder Online screenshot 1

    Acethinker Free Audio Recorder Online VS Audacity

     
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