Audacity is the world's most popular audio editing and recording app

by Muse Group

Music & AudioFree software· GPL-3.0-onlyFeatured on the Snap StoreAll ages
Flathub (Flatpak): ★ 3.5 (385)1.3M installsUpdated 1 month agoActively maintained
Flatpak (recommended) Snap AppImage Arch Linux Debian Ubuntu Fedora openSUSE Alpine Linux Void Linux Solus NixpkgsStandard: Stable Other builds: Openvino, 32bit

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About

Audacity is the world's most popular audio editing and recording app. You can use Audacity to: - Record live audio - Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs - Edit WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP2, MP3 or Ogg Vorbis sound files - Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together - Change the speed or pitch of a recording - Apply a wide range of other effects to audio recordings - and much more!

Changelog

The 3.7.x series of releases is primarily for maintenance while we work on Audacity 4.0.

Additional information

Project

Developer
Muse Group
Publisher
Snapcrafters
License
GPL-3.0-only (free software)What this license lets you do
Latest release
August 19, 2026 (1 month ago)Actively maintained · 1 release in the last year
Languages
45 languages

Install

Size
22.6 MB
Installs
1,307,093 on Flathub4,772 in the last 7 days
Available via
Flatpak · Snap (3) · AppImage · Arch Linux (9) · Debian · Ubuntu · Fedora (2) · openSUSE · Alpine Linux · Void Linux (2) · Solus · Gentoo · Nixpkgs
All 25 packagings

Flathub (Flatpak), Snap Store, Snap Store (Candidate build), Snap Store (Nightly build), AppImage, AUR (3.1 · Wxgtk2 build), AUR (Git build), AUR (Git · Local build), AUR (Openvino build), AUR (Git · Nocloud build), AUR (4 · Beta build), AUR (4 · Bin build), AUR (4 · Git build), Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch Linux, Nixpkgs, openSUSE, RPM Fusion, Alpine Linux, Void Linux, Void Linux (32bit build), Solus, Gentoo (Candidate build)

Flatpak sandbox
Wide access

Runs in a sandbox, but a broad part of it is open — typical for tools that need to manage your files or system. It shows what the app is able to do, not what it does.

What it can access
  • Reads and changes all your files
  • Reads and changes files in /tmp
  • Uses the internet
  • Plays and records audio
  • Uses the older X11 display system, which doesn't isolate windows from each other

About this data

Sources
Sources matched and checked by handSources disagree on the name: audacity / audacityfreeworldSources disagree on the license
Catalog data as of
October 12, 2026
How each source lists it (27)
SourceNameVersionBuilt byLicenseDescription
Flathub (Flatpak)Audacity3.7.8—GPL-3.0-onlyAudacity is the world's most popular audio editing and recording app
Snap StoreAudacity3.7.9—MITAudacity is the world's most popular audio editing and recording app
Snap Store (Candidate build)Audacity3.7.9—MITAudacity is the world's most popular audio editing and recording app
Snap Store (Nightly build)Audacity3.7.9—MITAudacity is the world's most popular audio editing and recording app
AppImageAudacityAudacity-4.0.1—GPL-3.0-only<p>Audacity® is a free, easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. The interface is translated into many languages.</p> <p>You can use Audacity to:</p> <ul> <li>Record live audio</li> <li>Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs</li> <li>Edit WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP2, MP3 or Ogg Vorbis sound files</li> <li>Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together</li> <li>Change the speed or pitch of a recording</li> <li>Apply a wide range of other effects to audio recordings</li> </ul>
AUR (3.1 · Wxgtk2 build)audacity-3.1-wxgtk23.1.3-4Community build, patchedGPL-3.0-or-laterFree, open source multi-track audio editor and recorder (installed to /opt)
AUR (Git build)audacity-gitr0-2—GPL-3.0-or-laterA program that lets you manipulate digital audio waveforms (Audacity 4 development branch)
AUR (Git · Local build)audacity-local-git3.7.1.0.r20426-1Community build, patchedCCPL AND GPL2Record and edit audio files - Built with mostly system libraries, except for xwWidgets and PortMidi
AUR (Openvino build)audacity-openvino3.7.7-10Community build, patchedGPL-3.0-or-laterAudacity - Digital audio editor with AI support via openvino (mod-openvino)
AUR (Git build)audacity3-gitr0-1—GPL-3.0-or-laterA program that lets you manipulate digital audio waveforms (Audacity 3 maintenance branch)
AUR (Git · Nocloud build)audacity3-nocloud-gitr0-1Community build, patchedGPL-3.0-or-laterA program that lets you manipulate digital audio waveforms (Audacity 3 maintenance branch, no networking)
AUR (4 · Beta build)audacity4-alpha4.0.0_alpha2-1—GPL-3.0-or-laterAudacity 4.0.0 Alpha 2 (AppImage)
AUR (4 · Bin build)audacity4-bin4.0.1-1Community repackGPL-3.0-or-laterAudacity 4, the next generation of the popular multi-track audio editor
AUR (4 · Git build)audacity4-nocloud-gitr0-3—GPL-3.0-or-laterAudacity 4, the next generation of the popular multi-track audio editor (no cloud integration)
Debianaudacity3.7.3+dfsg-1Distribution build—fast, cross-platform audio editor
Ubuntuaudacity3.7.7+dfsg-1Distribution build—fast, cross-platform audio editor
Fedoraaudacity3.7.9Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-only AND CC-BY-3.0Multitrack audio editor
Arch Linuxaudacity1:3.7.9-1Distribution buildGPL-3.0-or-laterA program that lets you manipulate digital audio waveforms
Nixpkgsaudacity4.0.0Distribution build—Sound editor with graphical UI
Nixpkgsaudacity3.7.9Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0 AND CC-BY-3.0Sound editor with graphical UI
openSUSEaudacity3.7.9Distribution buildCC-BY-3.0 AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-onlyA Multi Track Digital Audio Editor
RPM Fusionaudacity-freeworld3.7.7Distribution buildGPLv2Multitrack audio editor
Alpine Linuxaudacity3.7.7-r0Distribution buildGPL-3.0-or-laterMultitrack audio editor
Void Linuxaudacity3.7.8_2Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND CC-BY-3.0Graphical cross-platform audio editor
Void Linux (32bit build)audacity-32bit3.7.8_2Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND CC-BY-3.0Graphical cross-platform audio editor (32bit)
Solusaudacity3.7.5Distribution buildCC-BY-SA-3.0 AND GPL-2.0-or-laterA Free, Cross-Platform Digital Audio Editor
Gentoo (Candidate build)audacity3.7.8Distribution buildGPL-3.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND CC-BY-3.0Free crossplatform audio editor
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