Released in September 2026, Audacity 4 is the biggest renovation in its 25-year history, from the UI to clip-based editing.

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 ...

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 fundamentally overhauls the interface of the free audio editor. The application now uses Qt instead of the previous interface, introduces a new model for editing audio clips, and saves ...

Audacity is an open source audio recording and editing software that lets you capture, trim, edit, and work with sounds on your computer — all for free. Because Audacity is open source, anyone can ...

The full text of this interview (much longer) is available here. As a long time musician, or so I like to call myself, and a free software enthusiast, I have personally found Audacity to be an ...

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 ...