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Audacity
Audacity is the world's most popular audio editing and recording app. Edit, mix, and enhance your audio tracks with the power of Audacity. Download now!
Where it stands
3.6 / 5
Signals score
Not a hands-on test
Based on 2 of 3 signals
- Website health3.7 / 5 · weight 50%
Measured from the tool's public website
- Community4.1 / 5 · weight 20%
What people said in public discussions
Built only from what we can measure or quote without using the tool. How ranking works
Rank by signals
We have not run our own hands-on test on Audacity yet. Facts checked 2026-11-04. How tests work
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Should you use Audacity?
A quick read built only from what the tool's own pages state and from our tests, not from opinion. Facts checked 2026-11-04.
A good fit if…
- You want a free option. It states: “Audacity is free for everyone and will always remain free. The page says: “Is Audacity free?. Yes! Audacity has always been and…”
Check first
- Its pages do not state: pricing, signup, watermark, where your files go. Check on the tool's site before you rely on it.
Measured signals
3.7 / 5 · measured 2026-11-08Read automatically from Audacity's public website: how reliable, secure, private and open the site is. This is not a test of how well the tool does its job. How this is measured
- Reliability5 / 5The page answered and finished downloading in 283 ms.
- Security2.8 / 51 of 5 protective headers set (strict-transport-security).
- Privacy5 / 5No third-party tracking services found on the page.
- Transparency1 / 5No privacy policy linked; no pricing page linked.
Community feedback
4.1 / 5 · 59 commenters83% of the 59 people whose comments we could classify were positive. Read automatically from public Hacker News threads about Audacity; the classifier is simple and can misread sarcasm, so check the threads. How this works
- Positive
“I think audacity might be a good candidate for breaking some "no, that doesn't usually work" rules. Baby Mode - I know this has a history of sucking, but a lot of audacities UI complaints are from users who need one…”
Read in the thread - Positive
“I was curious myself, so I downloaded Audacity and tried. It's a granular time-stretch algorithm. I suspect it's plenty good for the needs of Audacity's audience, who are unlikely to be demanding audio pros. As an audio…”
Read in the thread - Critical
“most of the time the telemetry isn't used to sell your data or something nefarious (its quite useless if you dont even have a login, like audacity does), its just being used to try to improve the product for you. i write…”
Read in the thread - Critical
“That's what's always kept me from using Audacity in the past. I like the interface and operations and everything, but cleaning up audio (removing room tone mostly) has always been the first step in my workflow, and its…”
Read in the thread
Threads: Audacity 3.0 (2021, 219 comments) · Audacity 2.2.0 Released (2017, 146 comments) · Audacity 3.4 (2023, 119 comments) · New [July 2, 2021] Audacity Data Collection Policy (2021, 35 comments)
- Free tier
- Audacity is free for everyone and will always remain free. The page says: “Is Audacity free?. Yes! Audacity has always been and will always remain free for everyone.”
- Paid plan
- Not stated.
- Signup
- Not stated.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Not stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-04. Sources: Home. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
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Tasks and scores
- Audio editorNot tested yet
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- Remove background noiseNot tested yet
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