The Best Open Source Audacity AlternativesTop Audio Recorders & Audio Editors like Audacity

The best open source alternative to Audacity is Tenacity. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Audacity and 17 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Audacity are Wavacity, Android Audio Recorder (Axet), KWave and AudioMass.

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Audacity

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Audio Recorder
Free • Open Source

Audacity is an easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. Audacity is free, open source software.

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Audacity alternatives page was last updated Jul 22, 2024

Tenacity
Tenacity is an easy-to-use, privacy-friendly, FLOSS, cross-platform multi-track audio editor/recorder for Windows, macOS, Linux and other operating systems.
89 Tenacity alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Audio Editor
- Audio Recorder
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Tenacity Features
1. Privacy focused
2. Ad-free
3. Audio Recording
4. Remove Noise
5. Works Offline
6. Mix Music
7. Lightweight
8. No Tracking
9. Support for VST Plugins
10. Dark Mode
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Tenacity VS Audacity
Is Tenacity a good alternative to Audacity?
Comments about Tenacity as an Alternative to Audacity

Trevor Vance
It's a fork of Audacity started when they added some questionable privacy policy changes.
Top positive comment •Aug 31, 2021
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RemovedUser
A good alternative to Audacity as it is just a fork that removes any privacy concerns.
Top positive comment •Mar 21, 2022
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edmundlaugasson
it has pretty much same plugins and othe functionality plus some more - details on Tenacity homepage https://tenacityaudio.org/
Positive comment •Jul 22, 2024
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k 4u
Hmmm I'll need to check this, considering Audacity can send data to China now :/ So sad...
Positive comment •Jul 18, 2024
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Guest
A awesome fork so it works just as well.
Positive comment •Jul 9, 2024
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5 of 10 comments
- Almost everyone thinks Tenacity is a great Audacity alternative.
- Tenacity is the most popular Open Source alternative to Audacity.
- Tenacity is Free and Open SourceAudacity is also Free and Open Source
- Tenacity is Privacy focusedAudacity is not according to our users

Wavacity
Wavacity is derived from the open source Audacity and modified to run in the web browser.
52 Wavacity alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Audio Recorder
- Audio Editor
Platforms
- Online
Wavacity Features
Support for MIDI
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Wavacity VS Audacity
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Android Audio Recorder (Axet)
Audio recorder with custom recording folder, nice recording volume indicator, recording notification, recording lock screen activity.
37 Android Audio Recorder (Axet) alternatives
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License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Audio Recorder
Platforms
- Android
- F-Droid
Android Audio Recorder (Axet) Features
1. Dark Mode
2. Ad-free
3. No Tracking
4. Works Offline
5. Customizable
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Android Audio Recorder (Axet) VS Audacity
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KWave
Kwave is a sound editor designed for the KDE Desktop Environment.

With Kwave you can record, play back, import and edit many sorts of audio files including multi-channel files. Kwave includes some plugins to transform audio files in several ways and presents a graphical view wit.
28 KWave alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Audio Editor
- Audio Recorder
Platforms
- Linux
KWave Features
Lightweight
High-dpi support
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KWave VS Audacity
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Comments about KWave as an Alternative to Audacity

Guest
It's extremely limited in functionality
Negative comment •Aug 12, 2022
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- KWave is Free and Open SourceAudacity is also Free and Open Source

AudioMass
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.
120 AudioMass alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Audio Editor
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
AudioMass Features
Works Offline
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AudioMass VS Audacity
Is AudioMass a good alternative to Audacity?
- AudioMass is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Audacity.
- AudioMass is Free and Open SourceAudacity is also Free and Open Source

DarkAudacity
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.
123 DarkAudacity alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Audio Editor
- Audio Recorder
Platforms
- Windows
DarkAudacity Features
1. Ad-free
2. Support for VST Plugins
3. Privacy focused
4. Multitrack editing
5. Mix Music
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Discontinued
The project seems no longer developed since 2019. Last version, 2.3.2, released in May 2019, can be still downloaded from FossHub. The GitHub page shows an older version (2.1.3) that dates back to 2016.
DarkAudacity VS Audacity
Is DarkAudacity a good alternative to Audacity?
Comments about DarkAudacity as an Alternative to Audacity

Danilo_Venom
As a fork of the original Audacity, DarkAudacity can read mogg MultiTrack files too
Positive comment •Nov 29, 2021
0
- DarkAudacity is Free and Open SourceAudacity is also Free and Open Source
- DarkAudacity is Privacy focusedAudacity is not according to our users

Vocalis
Vocalis provides a simple and modern interface that provides a straight-forward way to record and play audio. It allows you to do basic editing, and create voice memos.
6 Vocalis alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Audio Recorder
Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
- GNOME
Vocalis Features
Voice Recording
Call recording
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Vocalis VS Audacity
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