Downloading & installing Audacity

Audacity is an easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. This page will guide you through the download & installation process.

Windows

Downloading through the Microsoft Store

Audacity is available from the Microsoft Store.

• Go to the Microsoft Store website.

• Click Get in Store App.

• The Microsoft Store app will open. Click Install to install Audacity.

• When Windows asks you if the installer may make changes to the system, click Yes.

Audacity is now installed. You can start Audacity from the start menu.

Downloading from the Internet

• Head to the download page: https://www.audacityteam.org/download/windows/ It will automatically download the latest version of Audacity after 5 seconds.

• If prompted, click Run or Save.

• If you clicked Save, head to your downloads, locate the Audacity installer and double-click it.

  • In Windows 11 it is possible that you get a warning about Audacity being a non Microsoft-verified app. Click Install anyway.

Windows 11 warning when running Audacity installer

• When Windows asks you if the installer may make changes to the system, click Yes.

• Select the language to use during the installation and click OK.

Select the language to use during the installation

• In the Welcome page click Next.

Welcome page - Click Next

• In the Information page you will links to learn more about Audacity and its license. Click Next to proceed.

Information page - Links to learn more about Audacity and its license

• In the Select Destination Location page you can select a different folder to install Audacity using the Browse... button or simply use the recommended destination. Click Next to continue.

Select the folder to install Audacity

• In the Select Additional Tasks page you can choose that the installer adds a shortcut to Audacity in your Desktop.

  • If you have installed Audacity previously you will have the option to Reset Preferences.

Select if you want to create a shortcut to open Audacity

• Verify your choices and click Install

Verify your choices and click Install

• Wait a few seconds until the setup process completes.

Wait until the setup process completes

• Please take some time to know how to get community support through the Audacity Forum and how to make suggestions or report bugs.

Information on how to make suggestions or report bugs

• Click Finish to close the installer and Launch Audacity

Click Finish to close the installer

macOS

Linux