Open Source Audacity Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Audacity for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Linux alternative is Tenacity. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Audacity and 11 are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to Audacity are Kwave, Sneedacity, AudMonkey and Ecasound.

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  1. Tenacity icon
     115 likes

    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • FreeBSD
    • Haiku
     
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    Tenacity vs Audacity Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Trevor Vance
    14

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

    apolo-a00
    Positive
    1

    It is audacity without the bad stuff

    edmundlaugasson
    Positive
    1

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

    3 of 11 comments
    • Tenacity is Free and Open SourceAudacity is also Free and Open Source
    • Tenacity is Privacy focusedAudacity is not according to our users
  2. Kwave icon
     9 likes

    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

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    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • KDE Plasma
    • Haiku
     
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    Kwave vs Audacity Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    It's extremely limited in functionality

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Kwave is Free and Open SourceAudacity is also Free and Open Source
  3. Sneedacity icon
     5 likes

    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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    Sneedacity vs Audacity Comments
    stevetf
    3

    Another dead fork of Audacity.

    • Sneedacity is Free and Open SourceAudacity is also Free and Open Source
    • Sneedacity is Privacy focusedAudacity is not according to our users
  4. AudMonkey icon
     Like

    "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
     
  5. Ecasound icon
     1 like

    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.

    37 Ecasound alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  6. Vocalis icon
     2 likes

    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

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
     
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    Vocalis vs Audacity Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Vocalis is Free and Open SourceAudacity is also Free and Open Source
  7. Frinika icon
     16 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. GTK Wave Cleaner is a GUI application to remove noise (hiss, pops and clicks) from audio files in WAV and similar formats.

    10 GTK Wave Cleaner alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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    GTK Wave Cleaner vs Audacity Comments
    stevetf
    Positive
    1

    An excellent app for cleaning up audio recordings / noise removal, but not an audio editor, so not really an alternative for Audacity.

    • GTK Wave Cleaner is Free and Open SourceAudacity is also Free and Open Source
  9. Record Apps icon
     1 like

    A desktop application that allows you to record audio from specific applications on Linux. Built with Deno, Svelte, and WebView.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  10. Voice recording software specialized in the production of audio books.

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