On September 3, 2026, the free audio editing software "Audacity" reached version 4.0. The user interface has been completely ...

The Audacity audio editor has been a staple of many a user's multimedia toolkits for over 20 years and has had over 100 million downloads. It is described as a free, open source, cross-platform audio ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. One of the best pieces of free audio software has just had ...

In recent years, recorded audio has undergone a renaissance thanks to the breakthrough of podcasts. It’s now easy to record audio and share it online, and things that used to require access to a ...

Audacity 4.0 brings a fundamentally new Qt-based interface, a new clip model, and the .aup4 format. Some functions are still missing.

It may have been around since 2000, but not only does free and open-source audio editor Audacity refuse to die, it continues to evolve. Version 3.2 has now landed, and it promises to take “large ...

When it comes to audio recording, editing, and production, Audacity is always highly recommended, albeit with a caveat: it looks hideous. I even remember using an early version of Logic back in 1999, ...

Audacity 3.0 has been released with a new AUP3 file format that makes it harder for projects to become damaged and to increase performance while editing audio. In the past, when saving an Audacity ...