Audacity ® | Free, open source, cross-platform audio software for multi-track recording and editing.

 Audacity Feature Recording

Recording

Audacity can record live audio through a microphone or mixer, or digitize recordings from other media.

Audacity Feature Export

Export / Import

Import, edit, and combine sound files. Export your recordings in many different file formats, including multiple files at once.

Audacity Feature Quality

Sound Quality

Supports 16-bit, 24-bit and 32-bit. Sample rates and formats are converted using high-quality resampling and dithering.

Audacity Feature Plugins

Plugins

Support for LADSPA, LV2, Nyquist, VST and Audio Unit effect plug-ins. Nyquist effects can be easily modified in a text editor – or you can even write your own plug-in.

Audacity Feature Editing

Editing

Easy editing with Cut, Copy, Paste and Delete. Also unlimited sequential Undo (and Redo) in the session to go back any number of steps.

Audacity Feature Effects

Effects

Real-time preview of LADSPA, LV2, VST and Audio Unit (macOS) effects. Plug-in Manager handles plug-in installation and addition/removal of effects and generators from the menus.

Audacity Feature Accessibility

Accessibility

Tracks and selections can be fully manipulated using the keyboard. Large range of keyboard shortcuts.

Audacity Feature Analysis

Analysis

Spectrogram view mode for visualizing and selecting frequencies. Plot Spectrum window for detailed frequency analysis.