Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. One of the best pieces of free audio software has just had ...

Audacity 3.0 has been released with a new AUP3 file format that makes it harder for projects to become damaged and to increase performance while editing audio. In the past, when saving an Audacity ...

Audacity, the long-running open source, cross-platform audio editor, has been acquired by Muse Group. Founded in 1999, the free software program has been downloaded more than 100 million times to date ...

Capturing system audio on a laptop can be quite useful for various purposes, be it recording tutorials, saving streaming ...

Muse Group, the new owner of audio-editing app Audacity, caused a stir in recent days with an update to the software's privacy policy. It stated that Muse Group will collect users' personal data and ...

Audacity is a piece of free audio software that, for many, is one of those go-to programs—because an ornery UX aside, it's more-or-less perfect. It's easy to use, flexible, free, and does everything a ...

It may have been around since 2000, but not only does free and open-source audio editor Audacity refuse to die, it continues to evolve. Version 3.2 has now landed, and it promises to take “large ...

Audacity, the free, open-source audio editing software, has announced plans to release Audacity 4 in early 2026, a major update to the Audacity 3 series that has been running since 2021. It has also ...

The first fundamental tool for a podcaster is a good audio editor. Get started with Audacity, from importing a file into a project to making some simple edits. I have a good friend who’s a carpenter ...

The company later backtracked after a user outcry over the policy's "unclear phrasing," but that doesn't make any of this okay. Reading time 4 minutes Ever since Audacity was acquired by tech ...