Audacity Alternatives for Mac

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

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Audacity alternatives are mainly Audio Editors but may also be Audio Recorders or Music Production Apps. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Audacity.

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 Aug 9, 2024

Ocenaudio
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.
47 Ocenaudio alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Audio Editor
- Audio Recorder
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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Top Ocenaudio Features
1. User friendly
2. Intuitive Interface
3. Lightweight
4. Support for VST Plugins
5. Native application
6. Ad-free
7. Portable
8. Multiple files
9. Spectrogram view
10. No registration required
11. File Tagging
12. Dark Mode
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Ocenaudio VS Audacity
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Comments about Ocenaudio as an Alternative to Audacity

David
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.
Top positive comment •Feb 17, 2020
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EliasNS
It's free and multiplatform. Also it's easy to use and has a lot of features.
Top positive comment •Jan 5, 2018
8
Olorin
A great alternative to Audacity, if you don't need multi-track editing.
Positive comment •Sep 26, 2021
1
Guest
I needed to do spectral analysis of an audio file, but audacity didn't support hidpi. Ocenaudio does, and overall it is capable and pleasing to use.
Positive comment •Nov 27, 2019
2
srinath1234
Easy to use and stable. Auto noise reduction is an excellent feature not available in Audacity. But an equally missed feature is "Truncate Silence" that is found in Audacity.
Positive comment •May 26, 2018
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- Almost everyone thinks Ocenaudio is a great Audacity alternative.
- Ocenaudio is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Audacity.
- Ocenaudio is the most popular free alternative to Audacity.
- Ocenaudio is Free and ProprietaryAudacity is Free and Open Source

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
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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
8
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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- 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

Adobe Audition
If you are looking for an audio editor that goes beyond the basic features of Audacity, Adobe Audition may be worth considering. Often referred to simply as 'Audition', this software is an audio editing and post-production suite that allows you to perform a range of tasks, from basic audio editing to advance...
96 Adobe Audition alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Audio Editor
- Audio Recorder
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
Top Adobe Audition Features
1. Spectral editing
2. Waveform Seekbar
3. Audio restoration
4. MultiTrack
5. Support for VST Plugins
6. Dark Mode
7. Ad-free
8. Virtual Instrument
9. Music Looper
10. Lossless Audio
11. Works Offline
12. Multiple metering standards
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Adobe Audition VS Audacity
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Comments about Adobe Audition as an Alternative to Audacity

Guest
It is less buggy. Updated interface but not open source
Positive comment •Dec 13, 2016
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Guest
It has great frequency spectrum analysis features, a nice display and streamlined workflow.
Positive comment •Oct 3, 2017
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- Most users think Adobe Audition is a great Audacity alternative.
- Adobe Audition is the most popular commercial alternative to Audacity.
- Adobe Audition is Paid and ProprietaryAudacity is Free and Open Source

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Wondershare Streaming Audio Recorder
Wondershare Streaming Audio Recorder is a professional yet simple audio recorder to let you download online streaming audio, radio shows and other sound.

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MixPad
MixPad is free music Music Mixer and Recording software designed for easy audio production. Mix music, vocal and audio tracks, adjust the volume, pan, fade and more with MixPad as your digital mixing desk.
41 MixPad alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
- Audio Recorder
- Music Production App
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Kindle Fire
- iPhone
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MixPad Features
1. Support for VST Plugins
2. Mix Music
3. MultiTrack
4. Sound Effects
5. Multitrack editing
6. Support for Multitracker
7. Automatic Looping
8. Music Recording
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MixPad VS Audacity
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Comments about MixPad as an Alternative to Audacity

Shaun
Not free, I was able to save 3 files then my trial expired.
Negative comment •Aug 9, 2024
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fernandomanuelrodrigues
This is NOT an audio editor
Negative comment •Jun 17, 2017
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- Most users think MixPad is a great Audacity alternative.
- MixPad is Freemium and ProprietaryAudacity is Free and Open Source

Reaper
REAPER is a complete digital audio production application for Windows, Mac and Linux, offering a full multi-track audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing and mastering tool set.
81 Reaper alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Music Production App
- Digital Audio Workstation
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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Top Reaper Features
1. Audio Recording
2. Digital Audio Workstation
3. Support for VST Plugins
4. Customizable
5. Support for scripting
6. MultiTrack
7. Support for MIDI
8. Extensive customisability
9. Portable
10. Ad-free
11. Lightweight
12. Dark Mode
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Reaper VS Audacity
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Comments about Reaper as an Alternative to Audacity

Guest
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.
Positive comment •Jul 3, 2021
1
- Almost everyone thinks Reaper is a great Audacity alternative.
- Reaper is Paid and ProprietaryAudacity is Free and Open Source
- Reaper is CustomizableAudacity is not according to our users

TwistedWave
TwistedWave is a very easy to use and powerful audio editor.

It supports Audio Unit plug-ins and many file formats, including wav, aiff, caf, mp3, mp4, FLAC, Ogg/Vorbis and ambisonic sound files.

Good multichannel support. TwistedWave lets you easily add, remove or reorder chan.
48 TwistedWave alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Audio Editor
- Audio Recorder
Platforms
- Mac
- Online
- iPhone
- iPad
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TwistedWave Features
1. Text to Speech
2. Batch Editing
3. Lossless Audio
4. Lightweight
5. Support for VST Plugins
6. Sound Effects
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TwistedWave VS Audacity
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Comments about TwistedWave as an Alternative to Audacity

Guest
you have to have a pre made file
Negative comment •Jan 15, 2018
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- Most users think TwistedWave is a great Audacity alternative.
- TwistedWave is the most popular Web-based alternative to Audacity.
- TwistedWave is Paid and ProprietaryAudacity is Free and Open Source

Audio Hijack
Record any audio, with Audio Hijack! Save audio from applications like iTunes, Skype or Safari, or from hardware devices like microphones and mixers.
23 Audio Hijack alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Audio Recorder
Platforms
- Mac
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Audio Hijack Features
1. Support for VST Plugins
2. Ad-free
3. Lossless Audio
4. No Tracking
5. Virtual Audio Cable
6. Record off sound card
7. Real time editing
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Audio Hijack VS Audacity
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Comments about Audio Hijack as an Alternative to Audacity

Guest
Audio Hijack is great for recording, but it's not meant for editing
Negative comment •Oct 20, 2020
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- Some users think Audio Hijack is a great Audacity alternative, some don't.
- Audio Hijack is Paid and ProprietaryAudacity is Free and Open Source