


It also includes all kinds of basic editing tools like cutting, copying, erasing. It supports the majority of audio formats, such as wav, mp3, Ogg, wma, ac3, flac and aiff. It is a free, open-source software with GNU licensing to record and edit audio, working directly with the graphics of the sound waves. You can find out more about this update here, and download the latest version of Audacity here.There are many tools in this category, but few so comprehensive and efficient as Audacity. The Audacity Manual HTML pages no longer are included in the installation.More information can be found in the announcement post. Most code files remain GPLv2-or-later, but VST3 support required this license update. Audacity binaries are now licensed under the GNU General Public License, Version 3.

Audacity has been added to the Windows Package manager (winget).Switched from mad to mpg123 as MP3 importer.Note: If you are upgrading from a previous version, Audacity will keep using the ~/.audacity-data and ~/.audacity folders until you delete them. Audacity now uses XDG directories on Linux.On Linux, Audacity can now be compiled without JACK present.FFMPEG 5.0 (avformat 59) is now supported, in addition to avformat 55, 57 and 58.Plugins for x86-64 (Intel macs) will not load.įor the time being, Audacity will continue to offer x86-64 versions by default to avoid these incompatibilities, but you can download an arm64 version from Github releases.

Note: When using an arm64 Audacity, you must use arm64 FFMPEG and plugins.
