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Audacity for macOS
Record, edit and mix audio on your Mac with Audacity, a free, open-source editor for podcasts, music and other sound projects.
- Operating system
- Publisher-tested on macOS 14 and 15
- Architecture
- Universal: Intel x86_64 and Apple Silicon ARM64
- Download package
- DMG disk image
The publisher says Audacity may also work from macOS 10.11 onward, but the Universal DMG excludes macOS 10.14 and earlier. Separate Intel-only and ARM64 packages are listed. This card links to the Universal DMG.
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What is Audacity?
Audacity records and edits audio for projects such as spoken-word recordings, podcasts and music. You can cut and combine clips, mix tracks, apply effects and export audio in formats including WAV, MP3, FLAC and Ogg. Spectrogram view helps you inspect frequencies rather than working only with waveforms.
This download is the publisher-linked Audacity 4.0.1 Universal DMG for Intel and Apple Silicon Macs, without the MuseHub installer. The publisher says the Universal DMG does not support macOS 10.14 or earlier; those systems need the separate Intel-only download. The publisher lists macOS 14 and 15 as tested, rather than guaranteeing every older release.
Some formats, including M4A, WMA and AC3, require the optional FFmpeg library. Audacity also needs fast, uninterrupted disk access, so network storage and some external drives may be unreliable for active projects. The gallery image shows an older Mac interface from Softonic, not the current Audacity 4 design.
What it offers
- Record audio and edit clips for podcasts, music and other sound projects.
- Combine tracks and apply effects to a mix.
- Import, export and convert common audio formats including WAV, MP3, FLAC and Ogg.
- Inspect audio frequencies with Spectrogram view.
Good to know
- The Universal DMG does not support macOS 10.14 or earlier; the publisher directs those users to the Intel-only DMG.
- Additional formats such as M4A, WMA and AC3 require the optional FFmpeg library.
- Network storage, consumer-grade external hard drives and USB thumbdrives may not provide reliable access for active projects.
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