&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Audacity_Logo_2-2-0.png){kind=logo} | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Audacity_3.6_Screenshot.png) Audacity Version 3.6 screenshot showing the timeline, tracks, and basic controls | |
| Developer(s) | Muse Group The Audacity Team |
|---|---|
| Initial release | May 28, 2000 |
| Stable release | 3.7.0[1]  (30 October 2024) [±] |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C, C++ (using the wxWidgets toolkit)[2][3] |
| Operating system | Windows, macOS, Linux, other Unix-like systems[4][5] |
| Platform | IA-32, x86-64, PowerPC |
| Size | 15.9 MB: Windows 26.9 MB: macOS 53.3 MB: macOS Universal 115 MB: Linux 25 MB: manual |
| Available in | 38 languages |
List of languages
| |
| Type | Digital audio editor |
| License | GPL v2 or later, CC-BY-3.0 (documentation)[6] [7] |
| Website | www |
Audacity is a free and open-source digital audio editor and recording application software, available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and other Unix-like operating systems.[4][5]
As of December 6, 2022, Audacity is the most popular download at FossHub,[8] with over 114.2 million downloads since March 2015. It was previously served by Google Code and SourceForge, where it was downloaded over 200 million times. It is now part of Muse Group.
It is licensed under GPL-2.0 or later. Executables with VST3 support are licensed GPL-3-only to maintain license compatibility.[6][7]
- ^ "Audacity 3.7.0". October 30, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ SourceForge (July 2004). "Project of the Month July 2004 – Audacity". Archived from the original on December 23, 2008. Retrieved November 27, 2008.
- ^ United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (2004). "E-Commerce and Development Report 2004" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved November 27, 2008.
- ^ a b "Audacity: Free Audio Editor and Recorder". audacityteam.org. Archived from the original on March 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
- ^ a b "About Audacity". audacityteam.org. Archived from the original on June 18, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ^ a b Audacity Team. "License". Audacity. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ a b "audacity/audacity". June 14, 2022. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022 – via GitHub.
- ^ FossHub.com. "Download Audacity". Archived from the original on January 22, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.