KWave AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Audio Editors

The best Audio Editor alternative to KWave is Audacity, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to KWave and many of them are Audio Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Audio Editor alternatives to KWave are Tenacity, Ocenaudio, Wavacity and Sound Forge.

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

With Kwave you can record, play back, import and edit many sorts of audio files including multi-channel files. Kwave includes some plugins to transform...

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  1. Audacity icon
     2265 likes

    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.

    133 Audacity alternatives
    Editing Audio

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • AppImageHub
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • LAME

    Top Audacity Features

    1.  Multitrack editing
    2.  Audio Recording
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Mix Music
    5.  Portable
    6.  Remove Noise
    7.  Track editing
    8.  Noise Reduction
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  Support for VST Plugins
    11.  Music Recording
    12.  Lightweight
    Audacity iconKWave Icon

    Audacity VS KWave

    Is Audacity a good alternative to KWave?
     
    • Audacity is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to KWave.

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

    • Audacity is Free and Open SourceKWave is also Free and Open Source
  2. Tenacity icon
     76 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.

    88 Tenacity alternatives
    Dark mode

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    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
    Tenacity iconKWave Icon

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  3. Ocenaudio icon
     129 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.

    47 Ocenaudio alternatives
    Ocenaudio version 3.7.19 running on Windows with an audio file open.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    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
    Ocenaudio iconKWave Icon

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  4. Wavacity icon
     7 likes

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

    52 Wavacity alternatives
    Wavacity screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online

    Wavacity Features

    1.  Support for MIDI
    Discontinued

    The latest update to the project is from July 2023. A lot of features do not work on the website (generate, many effects etc.)https://github.com/ahilss/wavacity/commit/38ba56b96df2ba8265fcd471465c82842340da7d

    Wavacity iconKWave Icon

    Wavacity VS KWave

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

    • Wavacity is Free and Open SourceKWave is also Free and Open Source
  5. Sound Forge icon
     83 likes

    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...

    65 Sound Forge alternatives
    Sound Forge screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Sound Forge Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Music Mastering
    Sound Forge iconKWave Icon

    Sound Forge VS KWave

    Is Sound Forge a good alternative to KWave?
     
    • Sound Forge is the most popular commercial alternative to KWave.

    • Sound Forge is Paid and ProprietaryKWave is Free and Open Source
  6. GoldWave icon
     52 likes

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

    50 GoldWave alternatives
    GoldWave screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online

    GoldWave 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.  Lightweight
    9.  Hardware Accelerated
    10.  Live Performance
    GoldWave iconKWave Icon

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  7. AudioMass icon
     10 likes

    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.

    119 AudioMass alternatives
    AudioMass screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    AudioMass Features

    1.  Works Offline
    AudioMass iconKWave Icon

    AudioMass VS KWave

    Is AudioMass a good alternative to KWave?
     
    • AudioMass is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to KWave.

    • AudioMass is Free and Open SourceKWave is also Free and Open Source
  8. DarkAudacity icon
     9 likes

    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.

    122 DarkAudacity alternatives
    DarkAudacity screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    DarkAudacity Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Support for VST Plugins
    3.  Privacy focused
    4.  Multitrack editing
    5.  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.

    DarkAudacity iconKWave Icon

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  9. 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.

    111 Sneedacity alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Sneedacity Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  Portable
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Privacy focused
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Multitrack editing
    9.  Mix Music
    Sneedacity iconKWave Icon

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  10. TwistedWave icon
     15 likes

    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
    TwistedWave screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    TwistedWave Features

    1.  Text to Speech
    2.  Batch Editing
    3.  Lossless Audio
    4.  Lightweight
    5.  Support for VST Plugins
    6.  Sound Effects
    TwistedWave iconKWave Icon

    TwistedWave VS KWave

    Is TwistedWave a good alternative to KWave?
     
    • TwistedWave is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to KWave.

    • TwistedWave is Paid and ProprietaryKWave is Free and Open Source
  11. Roxio Creator icon
     7 likes

    Comprehensive application which helps you burn, copy and create backups for CDs and DVDs, with support for editing multimedia items.

    338 Roxio Creator alternatives
    Roxio Creator screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Roxio Creator Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  CDDB access
    3.  CD Burner
    4.  Ringtone Maker
    5.  Upload directly to YouTube
    6.  Rotate Video
    7.  Video Stabilization
    Roxio Creator iconKWave Icon

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  12. Izotope RX  icon
     2 likes

    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...

    66 Izotope RX alternatives
    Izotope RX  screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Izotope RX Features

    1.  Live Performance
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Lossless Audio
    5.  Support for VST Plugins
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    8.  Vocal Remover Support
    9.  Audio processing/resampling
    10.  Audio restoration
    Izotope RX  iconKWave Icon

    Izotope RX VS KWave

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