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 many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Audacity are Tenacity, REAPER, EasyEffects and DaVinci Resolve Fairlight.

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  1. Ocenaudio icon
     146 likes

    Ocenaudio is a cross-platform, easy to use, fast and functional audio editor. It is the ideal software for people who need to edit and analyze audio files without complications. ocenaudio also has powerful features that will please more advanced users.

    51 Ocenaudio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Ocenaudio vs Audacity Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    David
    6

    Ocenaudio has all the editing capabilities of Audacity but wrapped in a much more streamlined, modern and intuitive interface. It's not open-source, but it's free, doesn't have ads, is also cross-platform and runs fast at native speed.

    mariusVV
    0

    Unfortunately I couldn't do same thing as onn Audicity

    Olorin
    Positive
    2

    A great alternative to Audacity, if you don't need multi-track editing.

    3 of 8 comments
    • Ocenaudio is Free and ProprietaryAudacity is Free and Open Source
  2. Tenacity icon
     119 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.

    89 Tenacity alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • FreeBSD
    • Haiku
     
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    Tenacity vs Audacity Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    k 4u
    1

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

    mariusVV
    Positive
    1

    This fork is not only better because of privacy but adding more useful tricks compared with Audacity which can't work properly in background…

    apolo-a00
    Positive
    2

    It is audacity without the bad stuff

    3 of 12 comments
    • Tenacity is Free and Open SourceAudacity is also Free and Open Source
    • Tenacity is Privacy focusedAudacity is not according to our users
  3. REAPER icon
     264 likes

    Digital audio workstation for Windows, macOS, and Linux offering multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, mixing, mastering, powerful automation, plugin support, scriptable customization, portable installs, frequent updates, and a comprehensive feature set.

    95 REAPER alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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    1
    REAPER vs Audacity Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Reaper, while beeing less ressource hungry (totaling to about 15mb portable/installed) has everything you need to start recording and mixing music.

    The only thing 'missing' would be sound librarbies to use with MIDI, which most people order seperately for specific content.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • REAPER is Paid and ProprietaryAudacity is Free and Open Source
    • REAPER is CustomizableAudacity is not according to our users
  4. EasyEffects icon
     39 likes

    Tool for PipeWire providing limiter, compressor, equalizer, convolver, auto volume and spectrum analyzer, supporting input/output devices, effect profiles, real-time control, noise reduction, reverberation and integration with various Linux applications.

    23 EasyEffects alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  5. Every track includes real time equalization and dynamics processing to sweeten and fine tune your mix. This is in addition to your six real time track effects, making Fairlight far more powerful than other digital audio workstation software!

    13 DaVinci Resolve Fairlight alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. 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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    Discontinued

    The latest version (2022.03) is from March 2022.

    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
  7. 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.

    28 Kwave alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • KDE Plasma
    • Haiku
     
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    1
    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
  8. 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
     
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    1
    AudMonkey vs Audacity Comments
    mariusVV
    Positive
    0

    Because respects and hear users in comparison with audacity

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  10. VoxCut icon
     Like

    VoxCut — Remove silence from your videos & podcasts. 100% local, one-time payment.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • 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
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