Check its license. It has its own license: read it before using it for work.

Is audacity still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change 3 days ago. Latest release Audacity-4.0.2, 7 days ago.

Can I trust audacity?

Widely used. 19k stars, 11 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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Assembly instructions

audacity/audacity

Audio Editor

C/C++ (CMake)#audio#cross-platform#editor#gplv2

Difficulty: Moderate
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Before you start

Is it free?: Check its licenseIt has its own license: read it before using it for work.
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change 3 days ago. Latest release Audacity-4.0.2, 7 days ago.
Can I trust it?: Widely used19k stars, 11 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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Will it work on macOS?

Yes, it installs on your macOS

A ready-made macOS download is in the latest release.

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

Start here

Website ↗audacityteam.orgThe project's own site.

Download for macOS

Audacity 4.0.2 · 11/2/2026 ↗

audacity-macOS-4.0.2-universal.dmg

dmg · Universal · 92.0 MB · 87,026 downloads · best match

Download

Drag the app into Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/audacity/audacity/releases/download/Audacity-4.0.2/audacity-macOS-4.0.2-universal.dmg"
open "audacity-macOS-4.0.2-universal.dmg"

Other macOS downloads (2)

audacity-macOS-4.0.2-arm64.dmg

dmg · Apple Silicon · 50.0 MB · 65,701 downloads

Download

Drag the app into Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/audacity/audacity/releases/download/Audacity-4.0.2/audacity-macOS-4.0.2-arm64.dmg"
open "audacity-macOS-4.0.2-arm64.dmg"

audacity-macOS-4.0.2-x86_64.dmg

dmg · Intel · 54.4 MB · 12,826 downloads

Download

Drag the app into Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/audacity/audacity/releases/download/Audacity-4.0.2/audacity-macOS-4.0.2-x86_64.dmg"
open "audacity-macOS-4.0.2-x86_64.dmg"

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Parts list

1×C/C++ compiler runtime
1×CMake 3.24runtime

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Good to know

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.github/workflows/au4_build_linux.yml

.github/workflows/au4_build_macos.yml

.github/workflows/au4_build_windows.yml

.github/workflows/au4_check_codestyle.yml

.github/workflows/au4_check_submodules.yml

.github/workflows/au4_check_unit_tests.yml

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CMakeLists.txt

INSTALL

README.md

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