GoldWave AlternativesTop Audio Editors & Audio Recorders like GoldWave

GoldWave is described as 'Highly rated, professional digital audio editor that turns your computer or mobile device into a recording studio at your finger tips' and is a popular Audio Editor in the audio & music category. There are more than 25 alternatives to GoldWave for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best GoldWave alternative is Audacity, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GoldWave are Tenacity, Ocenaudio, Adobe Audition and Sound Forge.

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  1. Audacity icon

    Audacity

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    Audacity, a free open-source multi-track editor, enables high-quality audio processing across platforms. Supports diverse formats, plugins, and scripting languages, offering robust features like batching, visual tools, and accessibility.

    125 Audacity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • AppImageHub
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
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    • Most users think Audacity is a great GoldWave alternative.

    • Audacity is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to GoldWave.

    • Audacity is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to GoldWave.

    • Audacity is Free and Open SourceGoldWave is Paid and Proprietary
  2. 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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  4. Ocenaudio icon

    Ocenaudio

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    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.

    46 Ocenaudio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Ocenaudio version 3.7.19 running on Windows with an audio file open.
     
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    Sound Forge

    Comprehensive audio editing software offering high-resolution multi-channel recording, advanced mastering and restoration tools, non-destructive editing, VST support, batch processing, disc burning, 1-click cleaning, and export t...

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  6. Adobe Audition icon

    Adobe Audition

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    A comprehensive audio editing suite designed for commercial use with features like post-production refinement, video and podcast editing capabilities, minus composition tools. Equipped with Waveform and Multitrack modes for recording and editing, with new Clip and Session Markers.

    95 Adobe Audition alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Most users think Adobe Audition is a great GoldWave alternative.

    • Adobe Audition is the most popular commercial alternative to GoldWave.

    • Adobe Audition is Paid and ProprietaryGoldWave is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Sound Forge

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    Comprehensive audio editing software offering high-resolution multi-channel recording, advanced mastering and restoration tools, non-destructive editing, VST support, batch processing, disc burning, 1-click cleaning, and export to broadcast or streaming formats.

    63 Sound Forge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. WavePad icon

    WavePad

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    Comprehensive audio editing software for Windows and macOS, offering recording, editing tools like cut, copy, paste, effects, batch processing, file format support, integration with MixPad, spectral analysis, text-to-speech, and audio restoration. Export to video or audio.

    55 WavePad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    WavePad Audio and Music Editor Main Screen
     

    • WavePad is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to GoldWave.

    • WavePad is Freemium and ProprietaryGoldWave is Paid and Proprietary
  10. Izotope RX icon

    Izotope RX

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    RX 11 Advanced is everything you need to fix, enhance, and polish your audio for music, post production, and content creation. De-noise and de-reverb dialogue or vocals in real-time, take care of Frankenbites with ease, clean up tracks faster than ever with enhanced precision...

    68 Izotope RX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  11. Wavosaur icon

    Wavosaur

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    Wavosaur is a cool free sound editor, audio editor, wav editor software for editing, processing and recording sounds, wav and mp3 files. Wavosaur has all the features to edit audio (cut, copy, paste, etc.) produce music loops, analyze, record, batch convert.

    48 Wavosaur alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main Window
     
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    Soundop

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    Soundop is a Windows-based audio editing software with features for recording, editing, mastering, and mixing audio. It offers waveform and spectral editing, and supports unlimited audio and bus tracks.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. Wavacity icon

    Wavacity

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    Wavacity is derived from the open source Audacity and modified to run in the web browser.

    52 Wavacity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
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    • Wavacity is the most popular Web-based alternative to GoldWave.

    • Wavacity is Free and Open SourceGoldWave is Paid and Proprietary
  14. Sneedacity icon

    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
     
  15. Kwave icon

    Kwave

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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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