Audacity
About Audacity
Audacity is a free and open-source audio editor and recorder released under the GPLv3 and maintained by Muse Group and its community. On a Mac it records from the built-in microphone or an audio interface and lets you cut, join, clean up and add effects to audio for podcasts, interviews, voice-overs or music clips.
The macOS release comes as a Universal DMG, an Apple Silicon-only ARM64 DMG and an Intel DMG. It is tested on macOS 14 and 15 and may work from macOS 10.11 onward; macOS 10.14 and earlier need the Intel build, and the ARM64-only build has no plugin support. Audacity 4 adds a redesigned interface and workspaces.
Key features
- Multi-track recording and editing
- Waveform cut, join and fade tools
- Built-in effects including noise reduction
- Plugin support on Universal and Intel builds
- Extra formats via the optional FFmpeg library
- Universal, Apple Silicon and Intel DMGs
- Optional cloud saving of projects
Download via Quark Drive
How to install
“App is damaged and can’t be opened”
Move the app into Applications, open Terminal, run this line, then open the app again:
xattr -cr "/Applications/Audacity.app"“Developer cannot be verified”
In Finder → Applications, Control-click the app, choose Open, then Open again. On macOS 15 or later: System Settings → Privacy & Security, then “Open Anyway” at the bottom.
Apple silicon or Intel?
Apple menu → About This Mac. If the chip says Apple M, pick the Apple silicon build; Universal works on both.
Check the file
Run this in Terminal and compare the result with the SHA256 listed for the cloud file:
shasum -a 256 ~/Downloads/file-nameAlternatives
Shotcut
OBS Studio
剪映专业版
Changelog
Release notes
FAQ
How do I download Audacity?
Click “Download via Quark Drive” on this page, then save or download it from the Quark share page.
Is Audacity free?
Audacity license: GPL-3.0（部分文件 GPL-2.0+）. appwl only lists official builds and charges nothing for downloads.
Which systems does Audacity support?
This page offers Audacity for macOS, version 4.0.1.
Is Audacity from appwl safe?
appwl only lists official releases with their version and date. You can verify the SHA256 using the install tips on this page.