# Sharing audio online

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Video walkthrough of the feature
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With Audacity 3.2 you can quickly share audio online using the new service [audio.com](https://audio.com). To do this, simply click the **Share Audio** button.

You can now upload your audio by pressing **Continue**. If you'd like to link an existing audio.com first, you can do that by clicking **Link Account**.

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Audacity will now prepare the track for upload and upload your audio.

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**Note:** This may take a few minutes depending on how fast your computer is, how fast your internet connection is, and how long your audio is.&#x20;
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After your audio has been uploaded, press **Continue**. You will be taken to the audio.com website.

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On audio.com you now can either create an account to use this with, or copy the anonymous link. To share the link,&#x20;

1. Close the sign up panel,&#x20;
2. click the **share button** (shown below) and
3. select **Copy Link**

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You now can share your audio by sending this link to people.

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All uploaded audio is private by default. Only people with access to the link can listen to it.
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## Linking audio.com to Audacity

Linking your audio.com account to Audacity lets you get the sharable link from Audacity itself. To link your account,&#x20;

1. Press the **Share Audio** button.\
   Note: You need to have some sort of audio present in your project for this button to work
2. Your browser will open audio.com
3. **Login** or sign up if you aren't yet logged in
4. You will see the following page:\
   ![A screenshot of the website in question. "Link Audacity" is the button to press. If this isn't possible, instructions on how to manually copy in the link are further below. ](https://2387260374-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MhmBVzGzh8SctWQ6jPR%2Fuploads%2FdYmB9scrFcsARh3n9U6O%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=33bc3dbd-7ec0-4454-a74c-901db2f826ea)
5. Click on "**Link audacity**".
6. You may see a popup asking you whether you want to open in Audacity.\
   ![Open Audacity Cross-Platform Sound Editor](https://2387260374-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MhmBVzGzh8SctWQ6jPR%2Fuploads%2Fgs6Q7MgkJZkqKYE7SIzM%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=cc22f61a-b1a3-4e12-938c-04b61723dc0e)\
   Click the option that opens Audacity