Audacity Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Audacity for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Ocenaudio, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Audacity and 19 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Audacity are Tenacity, REAPER, 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. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    AudMonkey screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Multitrack editing

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  2. Harrison Mixbus icon

    Harrison Mixbus

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    A full-featured Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) by Harrison with mixing that mimics the properties of an analogue mixer.

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    New mixing features in version 2

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for VST Plugins
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Lossless Audio
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  Mix Music

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  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

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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    Vocalis Features

    1.  Voice Recording
    2.  Call recording

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    Comments about Vocalis as an Alternative to Audacity
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    Negative Dec 15, 2024
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    It's a memo recorder, not an audio editor.

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    • Vocalis is Free and Open SourceAudacity is also Free and Open Source
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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
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    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

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    EKO sound editor

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    EKO is a simple sound editor.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    EKO sound editor screenshot 1

    EKO sound editor Features

    1.  Stream audio

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  9. Rolling Sampler icon

    Rolling Sampler

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    Rolling Sampler is a plugin that can be inserted anywhere and constantly records audio in a loop no matter what your DAW is doing.

    16 Rolling Sampler alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Recorded audio is draggable from the sampler, directly into your DAW or audio editor, or as files in your OS!

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Lossless Audio
    2.  Support for VST Plugins
    3.  Live audio recording

    Rolling Sampler VS Audacity

     
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