Q191782

Also known as CMU Visual Audio

multi-platform open-source digital audio recording and editing application

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Audacity is a free, open-source software program that lets you record and edit audio files on computers, phones, and other devices. It's widely used by podcasters, musicians, and anyone else who needs to create or modify sound recordings without paying for expensive professional software.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: open-source software
Country of origin: Cyprus
Developer: Muse Group
Official website: www.audacityteam.org
Image: Audacity version 3.3.png
Has use: recording

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language of work or name: multiple languages
different from: boldness
GUI toolkit or framework: Q201904
copyright license: GNU General Public License, version 3.0
Commons category: Audacity
Commons gallery: Audacity
source code repository URL: github.com/audacity
programmed in: Q15777
software quality assurance: continuous integration
issue tracker URL: github.com/audacity/audacity/issues
inception: 2000-05-00
operating system: Q234025
social media followers: 79100
uses: LADSPA
publication date: 2000-05-00
Stack Exchange tag: stackoverflow.com/tags/audacity
software version identifier: 3.7.7
described at URL: marketplace.sshopencloud.eu/tool-or-service/MGZtAz

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Encyclopedic overview

Audacity is a free and open-source digital audio editor and recording application software, which is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and other Unix-like operating systems.

As of February 15, 2026, Audacity is the second most popular download at FossHub, with over 114.2 million downloads since March 2015. It was previously served by Google Code and SourceForge, where it was downloaded over 200 million times. It has been part of Muse Group since 2021.

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