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GoldWave

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GoldWave is a highly rated, professional digital audio editor that turns your computer or mobile device into a recording studio at your finger tips.

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Country of Origin

  • CA flagCanada

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Online
4 / 5 Avg rating (4)
53likes
4comments
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Properties

  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Support for VST Plugins
  2.  Works Offline
  3.  Lossless Audio
  4.  Support for MIDI
  5.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
  6.  Ad-free
  7.  Batch Editing
  8.  Hardware Accelerated
  9.  Live Performance
  10.  Audio Conversion
  11.  Disc Burner
  12.  Audio Recording

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  • wave-editor

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Top Positive Comment
Matt Wilson
Mar 10, 2014
4

You may be used to Audacity and might be pondering why I should consider a commercial software yourself. Here is my 2cents: -Goldwave is very light weight, around 15 MB. -It includes all the simple filters and plugins you need by default. -Batch processing, file merger, CD reader, Speech converter etc. -You can benefit all the features in Free version and they won't ask you to pay money at any point. If you feel like purchasing license, you may do so from the application itself.

I just feel like Goldwave is more like Irfanview. Paint.net and Notepad+ of its kind, a true hidden gem.

Top Negative Comment
Nigel Linney
Apr 10, 2022
0

It's a very nice audio editor. Unfortunately they have now added an annoying 'News feed' window that appears when you start the program, seemingly at random intervals.

ChaoticCalm
Mar 31, 2024
0

I've used a number of audio editors over the years, Audacity (free, open source) and Audition (closed source commercial) among them, though I keep coming back to GoldWave time and time again. I have been using GoldWave on and off for around 20 years.

GoldWave:

  • Is no-nonsense, it does exactly what you need it to.
  • Has a perpetual licence option (US$ 59.00), or a yearly licence (US$ 19.00), both at time of writing. It hardly breaks the bank considering what it can do.
  • Has a free version you can use.
  • Still supports Windows XP (up to version 5).
  • GoldWave Infinity (web-based) is available as a multi-platform alternative.
  • According to sources on Goldwave's Wikipedia page, was used to establish Neil Armstrong's "missing word" from his famous moon landing comment, and was used by Owl City (Adam Young) to record all of his vocals for his first major label album Ocean Eyes.

Considering how long GoldWave has been around, it has held up really well, and is well worth paying for. You don't need to fight it to do what you need it to, unlike other audio editors I've used. It just works.

I am a lifetime licence owner, and do not have a financial interest in GoldWave other than this.

beat_truck
May 20, 2018
2

Very nice audio editing/restoration program. Intuitive and nicely laid out.
Many, many useful tools, and nearly all of them work great. Ideal for transferring analog sources such as records and tapes to digital files or CDs. The pop and click removal tool for cleaning up records is one of the better ones that I've tried.

Out of all of the audio programs that I've tried, Goldwave is my favorite.

As a side note, it's a Windows based program, but seems to mostly function correctly in Linux if you run it in Wine. The only thing I found that does not work is the "Save Selection As" function. "Save" does work, however. No idea why.

What is GoldWave?

GoldWave is a highly rated, professional digital audio editor that turns your computer or mobile device into a recording studio at your finger tips. Do everything from the simplest recording, editing, and mixing to the most sophisticated audio processing, restoration, enhancements, and conversions. With millions of downloads over 30 years, GoldWave is a widely used, trusted and dependable editor. It is easy to learn and use and is very accessible, so get started now by downloading the fully functional evaluation version! Many languages are supported including English, German (Deutsch), Spanish (Español), French (Français), Chinese, and more!

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GoldWave information

  • Developed by

    CA flagGoldWave Inc.
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Commercial product.
  • Pricing

    One time purchase (perpetual license) that costs $0.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 4
  • Alternatives

    48 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • German
    • Spanish
    • French
    • Chinese

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Our users have written 4 comments and reviews about GoldWave, and it has gotten 53 likes

GoldWave was added to AlternativeTo by Journeyman on Nov 9, 2009 and this page was last updated Jul 10, 2025.