The Best Open Source Audacity AlternativesTop Audio Editors & Audio Recorders 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 16 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Audacity are DarkAudacity, Kwave, Wavacity and Sneedacity.

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  1. Tenacity icon

    Tenacity

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    Tenacity is an easy-to-use, privacy-friendly, FLOSS, cross-platform multi-track audio editor/recorder for Windows, macOS, Linux and other operating systems.

    87 Tenacity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • FreeBSD
    • Haiku
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    Comments about Tenacity as an Alternative to Audacity
    Top Positive Comment
    Trevor Vance
    13

    It's a fork of Audacity started when they added some questionable privacy policy changes.

    edmundlaugasson
    Positive
    0

    it has pretty much same plugins and othe functionality plus some more - details on Tenacity homepage https://tenacityaudio.org/

    k 4u
    Positive
    0

    Hmmm I'll need to check this, considering Audacity can send data to China now :/ So sad...

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    • 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
  2. DarkAudacity icon

    DarkAudacity

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    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.

    117 DarkAudacity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about DarkAudacity as an Alternative to Audacity
    Danilo Venom
    Positive
    0

    As a fork of the original Audacity, DarkAudacity can read mogg MultiTrack files too

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    • DarkAudacity is Free and Open SourceAudacity is also Free and Open Source
    • DarkAudacity is Privacy focusedAudacity is not according to our users
  4. Kwave icon

    Kwave

     9 likes
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    Kwave is a sound editor that can record to, play, open, and edit many file formats. Kwave makes it simple to edit audio in many ways.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • KDE Plasma
    • Haiku
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    Comments about Kwave as an Alternative to Audacity
    Guest
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    0

    It's extremely limited in functionality

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Kwave is a great Audacity alternative.

    • Kwave is Free and Open SourceAudacity is also Free and Open Source
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    Sneedacity

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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

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Comments about Sneedacity as an Alternative to Audacity
    stevetf
    3

    Another dead fork of Audacity.

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    • Sneedacity is Free and Open SourceAudacity is also Free and Open Source
    • Sneedacity is Privacy focusedAudacity is not according to our users
  9. AudioMass icon

    AudioMass

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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.

    115 AudioMass alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • AudioMass is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Audacity.

    • AudioMass is Free and Open SourceAudacity is also Free and Open Source
  10. AudMonkey icon

    AudMonkey

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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

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    WaveShop

     20 likes
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    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

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    Ecasound

     1 like
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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.

    36 Ecasound alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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    Comments about Vocalis as an Alternative to Audacity
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    It's a memo recorder, not an audio editor.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Vocalis is Free and Open SourceAudacity is also Free and Open Source
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    DarkWave Studio

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    DarkWave Studio is a free, open source, Digital Audio Workstation for Windows. Featuring a modular Virtual Studio, Pattern Editor, Sequence Editor and Multitrack Hard Disk Recorder. It has support for VST/VSTi instrument and effect plugins.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Patern editor
     
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