The Free, Cross-Platform Sound Editor
Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. Learn more about Audacity... Also check our Wiki and Forum for more information.
The latest release of Audacity is 1.3.5 (Beta). Because it is a work in progress and does not yet come with complete documentation or translations into foreign languages, it is recommended for more advanced users. See New Features in 1.3 for more information about the 1.3.x Beta series.
For all users, Audacity 1.2.6 is a stable release, complete and fully documented. You can have Audacity 1.2.6 and 1.3.5 installed on the same machine.
Download Audacity 1.2.6
for Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
Download Audacity 1.3.5 (Beta)
for Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
October 01, 2008: German Audacity Book released
Probably the first book about Audacity in German language has been released.
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The book - dubbed "Audacity kompakt" (A compact guide to Audacity) - was written by author Markus Priemer, who was supported by German Audacity developer Markus Meyer. The latter also added a foreword. The book aims to be an introduction to beginners who want to get started quickly with Audacity, but also acts as a reference for more experienced users. It not only features an introduction to how digital audio works but also many tips and tricks for using Audacity. Order the book online now! Each sale created through our web site will directly benefit Audacity development. From the book's table of contents: The Basics of Digital Audio, Audio Data and Compression, Opening and Importing Files, Editing Audio Tracks, Effects, Command Reference, Usage Examples, ... |
September 12, 2008: Audacity shines in Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2008
Four students participating with Audacity in Google Summer of Code successfully completed their projects, and their code will be in future versions of Audacity.
The four projects were:
- FFmpeg support, to greatly increase the range of file formats that can be imported and exported
- new GUI classes for future use in displaying audio tracks
- on-demand/level-of-detail file loading, for near-instant loading and editing of uncompressed files
- sticky labels that stay with the audio through cut and paste
Congratulations and thanks to all our participating students for what they contributed to improve Audacity, and thanks to everyone who worked so hard on mentoring and administration. We wish all this year's students every success and hope they will continue their involvement with Audacity in future.
Audacity wins BOSSIE: In August, Audacity won the sound editing category in InfoWorld's BOSSIE (Best of Open Source Software) Awards for 2008.
Chosen by InfoWorld Test Center editors, analysts and reviewers, the annual BOSSIE awards "celebrate the best products that open source has to offer".
