Sound Forge Alternatives for Linux

Sound Forge is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Audacity, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Sound Forge and ten of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Sound Forge are Tenacity, Ocenaudio, Spek and KWave.

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Sound Forge 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 Sound Forge.
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Sound Forge alternatives page was last updated Feb 9, 2025
  1. Audacity icon
     2284 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.

    129 Audacity alternatives
    Editing Audio

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    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.  Music Recording
    11.  Support for VST Plugins
    12.  No registration required
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    Comments about Audacity as an Alternative to Sound Forge
     
       
    naryandria

    Very powerful, like Sound Forge, but its interface is quite messy and not user-friendly

    Top positive commentFeb 23, 2016
    10
    stevetf

    Excellent open source audio editor with 20+ years development history. The interface may look a bit primitive, but it is both easy to use and very powerful. The "warning" about spyware is nonsense.

    Positive commentNov 10, 2021
    0
    Guest

    Free-Portable-Easy to use.

    Positive commentNov 17, 2020
    0
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    • Most users think Audacity is a great Sound Forge alternative.

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

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

    • Audacity is Free and Open SourceSound Forge is Paid and Proprietary
    • Audacity is LightweightSound Forge is not according to our users
  2. Tenacity icon
     81 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.

    87 Tenacity alternatives
    Dark mode

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Audio Recording
    3.  Remove Noise
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Mix Music
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Support for VST Plugins
    8.  Dark Mode
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    thilriposta

    Best easy-to-use, privacy-friendly, FLOSS, cross-platform multi-track audio editor/recorder.

    Positive commentMar 2, 2024
    0
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    • Tenacity is Free and Open SourceSound Forge is Paid and Proprietary
    • Tenacity is Privacy focused and LightweightSound Forge is not according to our users
  3. Ocenaudio icon
     136 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.

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

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  User friendly
    2.  Intuitive Interface
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Support for VST Plugins
    3.  Portable
    4.  Spectrogram view
    5.  Native application
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  File Tagging
    9.  Multiple files
    10.  Specific for 64-Bit
    11.  Support for Hotkeys
    12.  Multi-selection
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    Comments about Ocenaudio as an Alternative to Sound Forge
     
    Guest

    its free and has great features but lacks more advanced ones.

    Positive commentMar 13, 2017
    1
    naryandria

    It has the most usual functionalities of sound forge (cut/select/normalize/) and supports VST effects. Last but not least, its interface is amazingly neat and efficient!

    Positive commentFeb 23, 2016
    0
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    • Most users think Ocenaudio is a great Sound Forge alternative.

    • Ocenaudio is Free and ProprietarySound Forge is Paid and Proprietary
    • Ocenaudio is LightweightSound Forge is not according to our users
  4. Spek icon
     63 likes

    Spek helps to analyse your audio files by showing their spectrogram. Spek is free software available for Unix, Windows and Mac OS X.

    49 Spek alternatives
    FLAC file analysis

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Spectrogram view
    7.  Audio Visualization
    Discontinued

    The latest version (0.8.5) is from January 2023.

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  5. KWave icon
     8 likes

    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 audio files in several ways and presents a graphical view wit.

    26 KWave alternatives
    KWave screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  High-dpi support
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  6. 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.

    109 Sneedacity alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Portable
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Multitrack editing
    7.  Mix Music
    Discontinued

    The latest version (2022.03) is from March 2022.

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  7. ClickRepair icon
     2 likes

    ClickRepair is a mature, well-tested, application for declicking and decrackling audio in uncompressed audio files. It has been developed over a period of many years. Cross platform. Requires Java run-time environment to run. Free fully functioning trial for 21 days.

    6 ClickRepair alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java

    ClickRepair Features

    1.  Audio restoration
    2.  Remove Noise
    Discontinued

    Website no longer exists and there has been talk here https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/whats-going-on-with-clickrepair.1029567/

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  8. Ecasound icon
     1 like

    Ecasound is a software package designed for multitrack audio processing. It can be used for simple tasks like audio playback, recording and format conversions, as well as for multitrack effect processing, mixing, recording and signal recycling.

    36 Ecasound alternatives
    GUI front-end Nama for Ecasound

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Ecasound Features

    1.  MultiTrack
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    Equalizer is an application to assist when capturing and restoring audio from gramophone records whose equalization and/or speed does not match your equipment.

    10 Equalizer alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java

    Equalizer Features

    1.  Audio restoration
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  10. AudMonkey icon
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    "The free and open source audio editor" is an easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. It is a fork of Audacity that respects your privacy and the GNU License.

    22 AudMonkey alternatives
    AudMonkey screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Multitrack editing
    AudMonkey iconSound Forge Icon

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