KWave Alternatives

KWave is described as 'Kwave is a sound editor designed for the KDE Desktop Environment' and is a Audio Editor in the audio & music category. There are more than 25 alternatives to KWave for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best KWave alternative is Audacity, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like KWave are Tenacity, Ocenaudio, Sound Forge and Spek.

KWave alternatives are mainly Audio Editors but may also be Audio Recorders or Digital Audio Workstations. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of KWave.

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KWave

Free • Open Source
Audio Editor

Kwave is a sound editor designed for the KDE Desktop Environment.

With Kwave you can record, play back, import and edit...

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Audacity
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Free • Open Source
Audio Editor
Audio Recorder
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
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LAME
133 Audacity alternatives
Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. You can use Audacity to record live audio, convert tapes and records, edit sound files, change the speed or pitch of a recording and much more.
- - Audacity is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to KWave.
- - Audacity is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to KWave.
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Audacity Features
1. Ad-freeAudacity doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. PortableAudacity can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. Support for VST PluginsAudacity support third-party Virtual Studio Technology (VST) plugins.
4. LightweightAudacity consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
5. Works OfflineAudacity can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
6. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Audacity without registration.
7. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsAudacity can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
8. Lossless AudioAudacity has lossless audio support, basically studio quality sound.
9. No TrackingAudacity will not track you or use your personal data.
Multitrack editing
Mix Music
Remove Noise
Track editing
Noise Reduction
Music Recording
Support for Android Things
Record to tape
Pitch Correction
FSA tracking
Tenacity
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Free • Open Source
Audio Editor
Audio Recorder
Mac
Windows
Linux
87 Tenacity alternatives
Tenacity is an easy-to-use, privacy-friendly, FLOSS, cross-platform multi-track audio editor/recorder for Windows, macOS, Linux and other operating systems.
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Tenacity Features
1. Privacy focusedTenacity is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
2. Ad-freeTenacity doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Works OfflineTenacity can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
4. LightweightTenacity consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
5. Support for VST PluginsTenacity support third-party Virtual Studio Technology (VST) plugins.
Remove Noise
Mix Music
Ocenaudio
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Free • Proprietary
Audio Editor
Mac
Windows
Linux
45 Ocenaudio alternatives
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.
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Ocenaudio Features
1. LightweightOcenaudio consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Support for VST PluginsOcenaudio support third-party Virtual Studio Technology (VST) plugins.
3. PortableOcenaudio can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
4. Ad-freeOcenaudio doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
User friendly
Intuitive Interface
Native application
Spectrogram view
Specific for 64-Bit
Multiple files
Support for Hotkeys
Multi-selection
Batch conversion
Sound Forge
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Paid • Proprietary
Audio Editor
Music Production App
Mac
Windows
65 Sound Forge alternatives
Sound Forge Pro software efficiently and reliably provides audio editors and producers complete control over all aspects of audio editing and mastering. Whether in the studio or field, it's the ultimate all-in-one production suite for professional audio recording and...
- - Sound Forge is the most popular commercial alternative to KWave.
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Spek
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
53 Spek alternatives
Spek helps to analyse your audio files by showing their spectrogram. Spek is free software available for Unix, Windows and Mac OS X.
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Spek Features
1. LightweightSpek consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Spectrogram view
DarkAudacity
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Free • Open Source
Audio Editor
Audio Recorder
Windows
121 DarkAudacity alternatives
DarkAudacity is a build/fork of the the well known free sound editor, Audacity, customized with a darker, more modern theme - and a few small tweaks. The audio engine underneath is the same audio engine. The same code powers it. Like Audacity, it is completely free.
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DarkAudacity Features
1. Ad-freeDarkAudacity doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. Support for VST PluginsDarkAudacity support third-party Virtual Studio Technology (VST) plugins.
3. Privacy focusedDarkAudacity is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
Multitrack editing
Mix Music
Discontinued
The project seems no longer developed since 2019. Last version, 2.3.2, released in May 2019, can be still downloaded from FossHub. The GitHub page shows an older version (2.1.3) that dates back to 2016.
Sneedacity
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Free • Open Source
Audio Editor
Audio Recorder
Digital Audio Workstation
Mac
Windows
Linux
109 Sneedacity alternatives
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.
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Sneedacity Features
1. No TrackingSneedacity will not track you or use your personal data.
2. Dark ModeSneedacity supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
3. LightweightSneedacity consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
4. PortableSneedacity can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
5. Works OfflineSneedacity can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
6. Privacy focusedSneedacity is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
7. Ad-freeSneedacity doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Multitrack editing
Mix Music
Add a screenshot
AudioMass
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Free • Open Source
Audio Editor
Online
Self-Hosted
117 AudioMass alternatives
AudioMass lets you record, or use your existing audio tracks, and modify them by trimming, cutting, pasting or applying a plethora of effects, from compression and paragraphic equalizers to reverb, delay and distortion fx.
- - AudioMass is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to KWave.
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AudioMass Features
1. Works OfflineAudioMass can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
GoldWave
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Paid • Proprietary
Audio Editor
Windows
49 GoldWave alternatives
GoldWave is the most reliable and complete audio editor available in its price range. It includes all of the common audio editing commands and effects, plus powerful built-in tools such as a batch processor/converter, a file merger, a CD reader, and audio restoration filters...
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TwistedWave
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Paid • Proprietary
Audio Editor
Audio Recorder
Digital Audio Workstation
Mac
Online
iPhone
iPad
49 TwistedWave alternatives
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.
- - TwistedWave is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to KWave.
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TwistedWave Features
1. Text to SpeechTwistedWave allows you to transform written text into spoken text.
2. Batch EditingTwistedWave allows you to select multiple items (tasks, files, images etc) and edit their properties all at once.
3. Lossless AudioTwistedWave has lossless audio support, basically studio quality sound.
4. LightweightTwistedWave consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
5. Support for VST PluginsTwistedWave support third-party Virtual Studio Technology (VST) plugins.
Sound Effects
Wavacity
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Free • Open Source
Audio Editor
Online
50 Wavacity alternatives
Wavacity is derived from the open source Audacity and modified to run in the web browser.
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Wavacity Features
1. Support for MIDIWavacity includes MIDI hardware and software support to record and import audio.
WaveShop
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Free • Open Source
Audio Editor
Audio Recorder
Music Production App
Windows
PortableApps.com
74 WaveShop alternatives
WaveShop is a free, open-source audio editor for Windows XP/Vista/7. WaveShop is fast, lightweight, and bit-perfect, meaning samples aren't altered unless they need to be. Editing a portion of an audio file only affects that portion; the rest of the file is untouched.
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WaveShop Features
1. PortableWaveShop can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Noise Reduction
Sound Effects
Music Recording
MultiTrack
Mix Music
Discontinued
The program is no longer updated. Last version, 1.0.14, released in November 2013, can be still downloaded from the official website.