Audacity

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

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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!

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Project

Developer: Muse Group
Publisher: Snapcrafters
License: GPL-3.0-only (free software)What this license lets you do
Homepage: www.audacityteam.org
From the project: Report a bug Source code Help translate Documentation FAQ Contact
Languages: 45 languages

Install

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

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Sources: Sources matched and checked by handSources disagree on the name: audacity / audacityfreeworldSources disagree on the license
Catalog data as of: October 12, 2026

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Source	Name	Version	Built by	License	Description
Flathub (Flatpak)	Audacity	3.7.8	—	GPL-3.0-only	Audacity is the world's most popular audio editing and recording app
Snap Store	Audacity	3.7.9	—	MIT	Audacity is the world's most popular audio editing and recording app
Snap Store (Candidate build)	Audacity	3.7.9	—	MIT	Audacity is the world's most popular audio editing and recording app
Snap Store (Nightly build)	Audacity	3.7.9	—	MIT	Audacity is the world's most popular audio editing and recording app
AppImage	Audacity	Audacity-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-wxgtk2	3.1.3-4	Community build, patched	GPL-3.0-or-later	Free, open source multi-track audio editor and recorder (installed to /opt)
AUR (Git build)	audacity-git	r0-2	—	GPL-3.0-or-later	A program that lets you manipulate digital audio waveforms (Audacity 4 development branch)
AUR (Git · Local build)	audacity-local-git	3.7.1.0.r20426-1	Community build, patched	CCPL AND GPL2	Record and edit audio files - Built with mostly system libraries, except for xwWidgets and PortMidi
AUR (Openvino build)	audacity-openvino	3.7.7-10	Community build, patched	GPL-3.0-or-later	Audacity - Digital audio editor with AI support via openvino (mod-openvino)
AUR (Git build)	audacity3-git	r0-1	—	GPL-3.0-or-later	A program that lets you manipulate digital audio waveforms (Audacity 3 maintenance branch)
AUR (Git · Nocloud build)	audacity3-nocloud-git	r0-1	Community build, patched	GPL-3.0-or-later	A program that lets you manipulate digital audio waveforms (Audacity 3 maintenance branch, no networking)
AUR (4 · Beta build)	audacity4-alpha	4.0.0_alpha2-1	—	GPL-3.0-or-later	Audacity 4.0.0 Alpha 2 (AppImage)
AUR (4 · Bin build)	audacity4-bin	4.0.1-1	Community repack	GPL-3.0-or-later	Audacity 4, the next generation of the popular multi-track audio editor
AUR (4 · Git build)	audacity4-nocloud-git	r0-3	—	GPL-3.0-or-later	Audacity 4, the next generation of the popular multi-track audio editor (no cloud integration)
Debian	audacity	3.7.3+dfsg-1	Distribution build	—	fast, cross-platform audio editor
Ubuntu	audacity	3.7.7+dfsg-1	Distribution build	—	fast, cross-platform audio editor
Fedora	audacity	3.7.9	Distribution build	GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-only AND CC-BY-3.0	Multitrack audio editor
Arch Linux	audacity	1:3.7.9-1	Distribution build	GPL-3.0-or-later	A program that lets you manipulate digital audio waveforms
Nixpkgs	audacity	4.0.0	Distribution build	—	Sound editor with graphical UI
Nixpkgs	audacity	3.7.9	Distribution build	GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0 AND CC-BY-3.0	Sound editor with graphical UI
openSUSE	audacity	3.7.9	Distribution build	CC-BY-3.0 AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-only	A Multi Track Digital Audio Editor
RPM Fusion	audacity-freeworld	3.7.7	Distribution build	GPLv2	Multitrack audio editor
Alpine Linux	audacity	3.7.7-r0	Distribution build	GPL-3.0-or-later	Multitrack audio editor
Void Linux	audacity	3.7.8_2	Distribution build	GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND CC-BY-3.0	Graphical cross-platform audio editor
Void Linux (32bit build)	audacity-32bit	3.7.8_2	Distribution build	GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND CC-BY-3.0	Graphical cross-platform audio editor (32bit)
Solus	audacity	3.7.5	Distribution build	CC-BY-SA-3.0 AND GPL-2.0-or-later	A Free, Cross-Platform Digital Audio Editor
Gentoo (Candidate build)	audacity	3.7.8	Distribution build	GPL-3.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND CC-BY-3.0	Free crossplatform audio editor

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