Audacity for Windows

Key Details of Audacity

Record, digitize, import, export, edit, combine, preview, and analyze multi-track sound files
Last updated on 07/03/20
There have been 2 updates within the past 6 months
The current version has 0 flags on VirusTotal
Also available on Mac

Developer's Description

By Audacity Developer Team

Record, digitize, import, export, edit, combine, preview, and analyze multi-track sound files.

Audacity is an open source, cross-platform audio editor and recorder. Audacity can record and play sounds and import and export WAV, AIFF, MP3, and OGG files. Edit your sounds using cut, copy, and paste features (with unlimited undo functionality), mix tracks, or apply effects to your recordings. Audacity also has a built-in amplitude-envelope editor, a customizable spectrogram mode, and a frequency-analysis window for audio-analysis applications.

Audacity for Windows

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: July 3, 2020

Latest update: November 6, 2020

Version: 2.4.2

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows 8
Windows 10

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 7,315,437

Downloads Last Week: 38

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User Reviews

4.2/5

761 User Votes

Good tool to use for editing
sheilaksmApril 14, 2017
Pros
Easy to navigate an use.
Cons
none were noticed
Summary
Good software, but make sure your computers up to it!
geoff1976February 7, 2017
Pros
Recording, different frequency ratings, different quality file settings, multiple configurations of line in, line out.
Cons
A little buggy
Summary
The software is good, especially for free, however you need to make sure that your computer is fast enough to ensure you don't get skipping during your recording. A few things to look out of is this. If using a mixer to record out and record into the computer, make sure your line in settings in windows is set to the same speed as your mixer software on the laptop. Mine was set to 48000Hz for line in, mixer software but Audacity was set to 44100Hz which still worked. You can run Audacity at 48000Hz also but don't go higher than 44.1 or 48. Ensure that the computer has minimum software installed so that laptop resources aren't consumed by other processes. This is for the sound card but more importantly for the recording so that skips don't happen. Also make sure your hard drive is fast enough for the recording, otherwise skips will happen. Remove any anti virus software so that random scans don't happen during recording. This will screw with the music coming from line in which is being written to memory. All in all, it's great software but just make sure your computer is schmick and clean so you get the best recording from it.
Google audacityflex
musiclife23August 14, 2016
Pros
Audacity is one of the best recording software by far, I was able to develop me skills in sound engineering in a short time thanks to audacityflex . com. People should take advantage of audacity to record just about anything. Hi i got the audacityflex for 10 box with 9 videos and 100 super aewsome sound effects guys i think you all should take action
Cons
pure pros not cons -- just keep developing the interface experience
Summary
Get the audacityflex this will surely help you if you are struggling. Audacity best free recording software out there
There is NO other software free and better than this.
Osman BachaniJuly 23, 2016
Pros
No words to express pros. If there is better than this than it will not be free. I have tried many but they come anywhere near to Audacity - Simple and free no need for tutorial. There are no better than this yes there are others more complex but not free.
Cons
None. Not as far as I know.
Summary
BEST SIMPLE AND FREE.
This software is simple the best
lenz10000June 14, 2016
Pros
Very easy to use A place to get your feet wet in the voiceover world. I got this course name audacityflex this help me a lot to be a professional also I got 100 super kool sound effects. I suggest you guys looking of this on google the name is aduacityflex. It's a very straight interface, and gets better as you learn the functions.
Cons
Audacity is the best software to start of with to build your skills . I still use it every week along with other programs. The Audacityflex course this really help me a lot in the beginning. So if you are a newbie I suggest you visit - audacityflex . c o m. You won't regret is at all. Audacity is a free software so take advantage in developing your skills .
Summary
Remember to google the audacityflex
The Best.....
introvertmbJune 12, 2016
Pros
It has everything you'd need in an audio editor.
Cons
Not a single one.
Summary
Good-to-be-True software!
Emmanuel R. SavageMarch 7, 2016
Pros
Very easy to use out of the box. A place to get your feet wet in the voiceover world if not to learn more serious recording. It's a very straight interface, and gets better as you learn the functions.
Cons
Later on you'll start getting a bigger bat to swing with as you start getting industry standard equipment. But this doesn't mean Audacity can't be a part of the recording process as you are familiar with it's functions and still provides solid software punch
Summary
If you are having trouble understanding Audacity, think about how a tape recorder functions and perhaps you'll have the idea how basically Audacity works....
Fantastic for all things Audio
EEcreatorNovember 1, 2015
Pros
Great tool for fixing audio recordings of speeches and music. ALSO a great audio development tool, with Spectrum analysis and tone generators.
Cons
No problems
Summary
Hard to learn. For experts only
pastortimothy123October 14, 2015
Pros
It can probably do a lot of things IF you are already an expert.
Cons
Impossible to fully use unless you are a sound engineer. Help pages are useless. Don't bother downloading if you do not have an engineering degree.
Summary
Yes ! is good
gurasadaSeptember 9, 2015
Pros
Useful, fast, smart and ... free. Bravo Audacity
Cons
Too many buttons and too small . Some are useless !
Summary
Worth installed. Do a good job !