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Audacity
★ 14kThe classic free audio editor — record, cut, mix and master on any OS.
Audacity does the job of Adobe Audition and Descript (audio editing), self-hosted. It is GPL-3.0-licensed, a copyleft licence, and it installs in about one command. Adobe Audition bills $23 for it. 14k stars on GitHub.
Open-source replacement for Adobe Audition, Descript (audio editing).
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Self-hosting
- Easy
- The paid one costs
- $23
- GitHub stars
- 14k
Is it actually a replacement?
We have not written a verdict on Adobe Audition or Descript (audio editing) yet, so this page says what Audacity is rather than judging what you would give up. When that product gets a page, this one will link to it.
How Audacity runs
Where it runs
Audacity runs on your server.
What setup takes
not verified by us yet — check the repo README.
Audacity questions
Is Audacity open source?
Yes — it is released under GPL-3.0.
Can I self-host Audacity?
Yes — we rate it easy to self-host, and it runs on your server.