Audacity

Audacity is a free and open source multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, and other operating systems. Audacity can edit multiple-parts, mix and add simple effects, capture or analyze the sounds of environments, ambience, animals and more.

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Tool Type

Recording Software
Used By:

Students, Faculty
Supported by:

Audacity Support

General Information

Cost/Licensing
Audacity is free, open source software.
Supported Platforms

Windows, MacOS, Linux
How to get this tool
Audacity ® | Downloads
Privacy and Security
Audacity ® | Desktop Privacy Policy
AI Features

As an open-source software, Audacity may have any number of AI resources created by 3rd-parties. The Audacity team has curated a list of plugins that they are currently supporting, but more may be developed at any time. These plugins currently can help with things like noise suppression, track separation, music generation, and audio transcription.

Audacity AI Plugins

Accessibility Details

Windows: Audacity is known to work well with these screen readers: Jaws, NVDA, and on Windows 10, Narrator.

Mac/Linux: Audacity is currently not usefully accessible on Mac/Linux platforms.

Known Issues
The following parts of Audacity are not accessible to users of screen readers on Windows:
- Amplitude envelope in audio tracks
- Time Tracks
- Smart clips - the non-destructive resizing of clips