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Audacity

This is a free digital audio editor and recording application available for Windows and Mac OS X. It supports a number of file formats and has many options for editing and exporting audio.

If you need more help or have questions, please contact us or check out our HACQ (Helpful Answers to Common Questions) page.

Key considerations

Audacity is available on all Education lab workstations and laptops. It is also readily available for download as freeware.

Tutorials and more

Audacity Manual Tutorials

Audacity How to Podcast

Related sofware

Click on the titles below for more information.

Often there are other applications that work well with your software or do similar things and might be better suited to your task. Check out these related applications:

GarageBand - music and podcast creation

Apple's GarageBand allows users to create music with virtual instruments and sound editing, as well as create podcasts. Learn more..

Band-in-a-Box - music creation

An application for creating music and soundtracks from a large variety of built-in options. Learn more..

Soundtrack Pro - advanced audio editing

Apple's Soundtrack Pro is an advanced audio editing suite Learn more..

Audition - advanced audio editing

Adobe's Audition (formerly Soundbooth) is an advanced audio editing suite. Learn more..

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