Audacity Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Audacity for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Ocenaudio, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Audacity and 17 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Audacity are Tenacity, REAPER, DaVinci Resolve Fairlight and Kwave.

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  1. Ocenaudio icon

    Ocenaudio

     142 likes

    Ocenaudio is a cross-platform, easy to use, fast and functional audio editor. It is the ideal software for people who need to edit and analyze audio files without complications. ocenaudio also has powerful features that will please more advanced users.

    47 Ocenaudio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Ocenaudio version 3.7.19 running on Windows with an audio file open.
     
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    Comments about Ocenaudio as an Alternative to Audacity
    Top Positive Comment
    David
    6

    Ocenaudio has all the editing capabilities of Audacity but wrapped in a much more streamlined, modern and intuitive interface. It's not open-source, but it's free, doesn't have ads, is also cross-platform and runs fast at native speed.

    Olorin
    Positive
    1

    A great alternative to Audacity, if you don't need multi-track editing.

    Guest
    Positive
    2

    I needed to do spectral analysis of an audio file, but audacity didn't support hidpi. Ocenaudio does, and overall it is capable and pleasing to use.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 7 comments
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    • Almost everyone thinks Ocenaudio is a great Audacity alternative.

    • Ocenaudio is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Audacity.

    • Ocenaudio is the most popular free alternative to Audacity.

    • Ocenaudio is Free and ProprietaryAudacity is Free and Open Source
  2. Tenacity icon

    Tenacity

     108 likes

    Tenacity is an easy-to-use, privacy-friendly, FLOSS, cross-platform multi-track audio editor/recorder for Windows, macOS, Linux and other operating systems.

    87 Tenacity alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • FreeBSD
    • Haiku
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    Comments about Tenacity as an Alternative to Audacity
    Top Positive Comment
    Trevor Vance
    13

    It's a fork of Audacity started when they added some questionable privacy policy changes.

    edmundlaugasson
    Positive
    0

    it has pretty much same plugins and othe functionality plus some more - details on Tenacity homepage https://tenacityaudio.org/

    k 4u
    Positive
    0

    Hmmm I'll need to check this, considering Audacity can send data to China now :/ So sad...

    3 of 10 comments
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    • Almost everyone thinks Tenacity is a great Audacity alternative.

    • Tenacity is the most popular Open Source alternative to Audacity.

    • Tenacity is Free and Open SourceAudacity is also Free and Open Source
    • Tenacity is Privacy focusedAudacity is not according to our users
  4. REAPER icon

    REAPER

     254 likes

    A digital audio workstation, MIDI sequencer and video editing software application created by Cockos. The current version is available for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux.

    83 REAPER alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Comments about REAPER as an Alternative to Audacity
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Reaper, while beeing less ressource hungry (totaling to about 15mb portable/installed) has everything you need to start recording and mixing music.

    The only thing 'missing' would be sound librarbies to use with MIDI, which most people order seperately for specific content.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks REAPER is a great Audacity alternative.

    • REAPER is Paid and ProprietaryAudacity is Free and Open Source
    • REAPER is CustomizableAudacity is not according to our users
  5. DaVinci Resolve Fairlight icon

    DaVinci Resolve Fairlight

     13 likes

    Every track includes real time equalization and dynamics processing to sweeten and fine tune your mix. This is in addition to your six real time track effects, making Fairlight far more powerful than other digital audio workstation software!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Kwave icon

    Kwave

     9 likes

    Kwave is a sound editor that can record to, play, open, and edit many file formats. Kwave makes it simple to edit audio in many ways.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • KDE Plasma
    • Haiku
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    Comments about Kwave as an Alternative to Audacity
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    It's extremely limited in functionality

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Kwave is a great Audacity alternative.

    • Kwave is Free and Open SourceAudacity is also Free and Open Source
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    Sneedacity

     5 likes

    Sneedacity (named after Sneed's Feed and Seed from The Simpsons episode, "E-I-E-I-D'oh") is a free (libre), open source, and privacy-respecting audio recording and editing suite forked from Audacity.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Comments about Sneedacity as an Alternative to Audacity
    stevetf
    3

    Another dead fork of Audacity.

    Audacity Icon
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    • Sneedacity is Free and Open SourceAudacity is also Free and Open Source
    • Sneedacity is Privacy focusedAudacity is not according to our users
  9. AudMonkey icon

    AudMonkey

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    "The free and open source audio editor" is an easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. It is a fork of Audacity that respects your privacy and the GNU License.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    AudMonkey screenshot 1
     
  11. Ecasound icon

    Ecasound

     1 like

    Ecasound is a software package designed for multitrack audio processing. It can be used for simple tasks like audio playback, recording and format conversions, as well as for multitrack effect processing, mixing, recording and signal recycling.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    GUI front-end Nama for Ecasound
     
  12. Vocalis icon

    Vocalis

     2 likes

    Vocalis provides a simple and modern interface that provides a straight-forward way to record and play audio. It allows you to do basic editing, and create voice memos.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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    Comments about Vocalis as an Alternative to Audacity
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    It's a memo recorder, not an audio editor.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Vocalis is Free and Open SourceAudacity is also Free and Open Source
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    Frinika

     16 likes

    Frinika is a free (licensed under GNU GPL) complete music workstation software containing sequencer, midi support, soft synthesizers, audio recorder, piano roll/tracker/notation editing and more. The goal of Frinika is to be a complete platform for making music with your...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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