Audacity for Windows
Audacity is a free and open-source audio editor which provides features to be indispensable to many for more basic audio editing and recording tasks.
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Audacity is an audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It's 100% free and open source. Audacity is provided features to be indispensable to many for more basic audio editing and recording tasks.
Features & Highlights
- Record live sound and audio playback on a PC.
- Convert music tapes and save them to MP3 or CD.
- Take different sound documents and duplicate, cut, blend, or graft them together.
- Edit multiple audio formats such as MP2, MP3, AIFF, WAV, and FLAC.
- Take different sound documents and duplicate, cut, blend, or graft them together.
- Change the pitch or speed of a sound recording.
License
Open Source
Developer
The Audacity Team
Requirements
Windows 10/ 11
Version
3.2.4
Size
12.5 MB
Updated
January 27, 2023
January 27, 2023
Bug fixes.
- Fixed the meters not retaining size
December 27, 2022
Bug fixes and improvements.
- Audio can now be shared publicly on audio.com
- fixed the screenshot tool
- selecting audio no longer marks the project as changed
December 6, 2022
Bug fixes and improvements.
- Improved accessibility of the meters
- Fixed some play commands getting stuck in play mode
- Audacity no longer quietly discards changes in realtime effects but instead asks if you want to save before quitting
October 5, 2022
Bug fixes and improvements.
- Fixed Audacity crashing on startup on some systems.
- Fixed a crash when applying Waves Berzerk Distortion Mono to a mono track.
- Audacity 3.2 supports Windows 10 & 11
September 22, 2022
Bug fixes and improvements.
- Added a new Effects button to the tracks menu, allowing you to place realtime effects.
- Merged the mixer bar with the meter bars.
- Added a new Audio Setup button, replacing the Device Toolbar by default. The device toolbar can be re-added via the View > Toolbars menu.
- Fixed Audacity sometimes not being able to import MP3 files (or reporting Huffman Data Overruns) by switching import library
- Fixed rare data loss bug when placing labels during recording
December 23, 2022
Bug fixes and improvements.
- Improved performance. Loading in projects especially should now be up to 50x faster compared to 3.1.0.
- Added snap guides when resizing clips
- Added new shortcuts for looping: Shift+L for "Set Loop to Selection", Shift+Alt+L for "Clear Looping Region
- Added a new selection region indicator in the timeline (identical in function as the one found pre-3.1, but with updated visuals)
- Changed error messages to look less like a crash report
- Re-added the Quick Play indicator (green triangle and line) that got lost during 3.1.0 development
- Fixed a crash when cancelling a nyquist prompt