Download the free Audacity audio editor for your operating system:
Download for
Windows
(32 and 64 bit)
Download for
Mac
(64 bit Intel)
Download for
Linux
(64 bit AppImage)
Audacity is free of charge. No registration or hardware purchase required.
Legacy Downloads
Legacy versions of Audacity are available on
FossHub
.
For
Windows 7
and earlier, legacy versions of Audacity are available on the
Legacy Windows downloads page
.
For
macOS 10.12
(Sierra) and earlier, legacy versions of Audacity are available on the
Legacy Mac downloads page
.
For
Linux
, the appropriate version of Audacity for your operating system is usually included in your distribution’s repository. Source code and user manuals for some old versions are available on
FossHub
, as well as AppImages since version 3.0.3.
More Information
Although there are a number of sellers of Audacity software on ebay, Amazon, Microsoft Store and Apple Store, none of these sellers are affiliated to Audacity, and none have contributed in any way to the Audacity project. Audacity is free software.
To build Audacity yourself, download the
source code
.
You may copy, distribute, modify and/or resell Audacity, under the terms of the
GNU GPL
.
Other Open Source Audio and Audio-Visual Applications
You can find links to other useful Open Source audio and audio-visual applications, that you can download and use, in the
Audacity Wiki
.
