Audacity 3.2.1 was released on 05 Oct 2022
This is a patch release for Audacity 3.2. It fixes some bugs.
#3686 Fixed Audacity crashing on startup on some systems.
Fixed a crash when applying Waves Berzerk Distortion Mono to a mono track.
Fixed a freeze when very quickly starting and stopping playback.
macOS: Homebrew FFmpeg installs are now found automatically.
macOS: Fixed Melda VST Plugin UI.
Building with VST3 support is now possible without Conan.
A full list of changes can be found .
Windows
Audacity 3.2 supports Windows 10 & 11
Windows Vista, 7 and 8.1 should still work, but are no longer tested.
Downloads for older versions are available on the page on the Audacity Website.
macOS / Mac OS X
Audacity 3.2 supports OS X 10.9 and later, and macOS.
There are legacy versions for older OS X at .
Linux
In addition to the traditional update path via package managers, Audacity 3.0.3 and onwards are distributed as an AppImage. The AppImage gets updated at the same time as the Windows and macOS versions, so if you collaborate with users on those platforms, you may want to use the AppImage over your distribution's package manager.
Linux support is tested on Ubuntu 20.04.
Other Linux distributions should work, but aren't tested by the Audacity team.
Audacity 3.2 was released on 22. Sep 2022
Added a new Effects button to the tracks menu, allowing you to place realtime effects.
Further information can be found on
Merged the mixer bar with the meter bars.
Added a new Audio Setup button, replacing the Device Toolbar by default. The device toolbar can be re-added via the View > Toolbars menu.
The Effects menu has gotten a new sorting. Other sorting and grouping options can be found in the Effects preferences.
Updated the icons
More info can be found on
VST3 effects are now supported.
VST3, LV2, Audio Units and LADSPA are now realtime capable
Plugins now automatically get scanned, tested and enabled when Audacity starts.
Apple Silicon (arm64) is now supported on macOS.
Note: When using an arm64 Audacity, you must use arm64 FFMPEG and plugins. Plugins for x86-64 (Intel macs) will not load.For the time being, Audacity will continue to offer x86-64 versions by default to avoid these incompatibilities, but you can download an arm64 version from .
FFMPEG 5.0 (avformat 59) is now supported, in addition to avformat 55, 57 and 58
Added support for
On Linux, Audacity can now be compiled without JACK present.
Audacity now uses XDG directories on Linux. Note: If you are upgrading from a previous version, Audacity will keep using the ~/.audacity-data and ~/.audacity folders until you delete them.
Audacity binaries are now licensed under the GNU General Public License, Version 3. Most code files remain GPLv2-or-later, but VST3 support required this license update. More information can be found in the .
Removed the Zoom Tool
The Audacity Manual HTML pages no longer are included in the installation.
If you require offline access of the manual, you can download it .You also can download PDFs of straight from its sidebar (or the three-dot button in the top-right corner on smaller/mobile devices).
Fixed Audacity sometimes not being able to import MP3 files (or reporting Huffman Data Overruns) by switching import library
Fixed rare data loss bug when placing labels during recording
Fixed clip titles being able to disappear off-screen when editing them
A full list of changes can be found .
Windows
Audacity 3.2 supports Windows 10 & 11
Windows Vista, 7 and 8.1 should still work, but are no longer tested.
Downloads for older versions are available on the page on the Audacity Website.
macOS / Mac OS X
Audacity 3.2 supports OS X 10.9 and later, and macOS.
There are legacy versions for older OS X at .
Linux
In addition to the traditional update path via package managers, Audacity 3.0.3 and onwards are distributed as an AppImage. The AppImage gets updated at the same time as the Windows and macOS versions, so if you collaborate with users on those platforms, you may want to use the AppImage over your distribution's package manager.
Linux support is tested on Ubuntu 20.04.
Other Linux distributions should work, but aren't tested by the Audacity team.
Audacity 3.2.4 was released on 27 Jan 2023
This is a hotfix release. It fixes the following bug:
#4057 Fixed the meters not retaining size
A full list of changes can be found on Github.
Windows
Audacity 3.2 supports Windows 10 & 11
Windows Vista, 7 and 8.1 should still work, but are no longer tested.
Downloads for older versions are available on the page on the Audacity Website.
macOS / Mac OS X
Audacity 3.2 supports OS X 10.9 and later, and macOS.
There are legacy versions for older OS X at .
Linux
In addition to the traditional update path via package managers, Audacity 3.0.3 and onwards are distributed as an AppImage. The AppImage gets updated at the same time as the Windows and macOS versions, so if you collaborate with users on those platforms, you may want to use the AppImage over your distribution's package manager.
Linux support is tested on Ubuntu 20.04.
Other Linux distributions should work, but aren't tested by the Audacity team.
#4040 fixed the screenshot tool
#4019 selecting audio no longer marks the project as changed
#3693 a new toolbar with cut/copy/paste buttons has been added
#3216 Plain UI for VST3 effects no longer show MIDI CC parameters
#2620 the effects sidebar no longer can fill the entire screen
A full list of changes can be found on Github.
Windows
Audacity 3.2 supports Windows 10 & 11
Windows Vista, 7 and 8.1 should still work, but are no longer tested.
Downloads for older versions are available on the Legacy Windows page on the Audacity Website.
macOS / Mac OS X
Audacity 3.2 supports OS X 10.9 and later, and macOS.
There are legacy versions for older OS X at http://audacityteam.org/download/legacy-mac/.
Linux
In addition to the traditional update path via package managers, Audacity 3.0.3 and onwards are distributed as an AppImage. The AppImage gets updated at the same time as the Windows and macOS versions, so if you collaborate with users on those platforms, you may want to use the AppImage over your distribution's package manager.
Linux support is tested on Ubuntu 20.04.
Other Linux distributions should work, but aren't tested by the Audacity team.
Added a quick audio sharing feature.
Switched from mad to mpg123 as MP3 importer
Audacity has been added to the Windows Package manager (winget).
1889 Fixed clip titles changing name when applying some effects
1624 During batch processing, Audacity will no longer stop to ask for a sample rate when an unsupported one is chosen, but choose the nearest supported one instead.
2265 Fixed mod-script-pipe not being installed on Linux
3571 Fixed GTK packaging in Appimages. This fixes various issues with icons, dropdowns and similar things not appearing properly.
3634 Improved M4A/AAC support. Previously the target bitrate was not honored at all, now it can be set between 98 and 160 kbit/s (mono) or 196 and 320 kbit/s (stereo). The UI does not yet reflect these limits.
Audacity 3.2.5 was released on 1 Mar 2023
This is a hotfix release. It fixes the following bug:
Windows
Audacity 3.2 supports Windows 10 & 11
Windows Vista, 7 and 8.1 should still work, but are no longer tested.
Downloads for older versions are available on the page on the Audacity Website.
macOS / Mac OS X
Audacity 3.2 supports OS X 10.9 and later, and macOS.
There are legacy versions for older OS X at .
Linux
In addition to the traditional update path via package managers, Audacity 3.0.3 and onwards are distributed as an AppImage. The AppImage gets updated at the same time as the Windows and macOS versions, so if you collaborate with users on those platforms, you may want to use the AppImage over your distribution's package manager.
Linux support is tested on Ubuntu 20.04.
Other Linux distributions should work, but aren't tested by the Audacity team.
Audacity 3.2.2 was released on 06 Dec 2022
This is a patch release for Audacity 3.2. It enables use of VST2 as realtime effects and fixes some bugs.
#2850 VST2 effects are now realtime capable. Additional plugins have been added to
Improved accessibility of the meters
Fixed a crash when editing some macro parameters
Fixed some play commands getting stuck in play mode
Audacity no longer quietly discards changes in realtime effects but instead asks if you want to save before quitting
Plugin scanning now lets you skip individual plugins if scanning gets stuck on them
Plugin scanning no longer produces "Audacity crashed" windows when a plugin fails validation, and no longer shows the plugins in the macOS dock during validation
Fixed an issue with labels losing focus on macOS Ventura
Fixed various plugin-specific issues
A full list of changes can be found .
Windows
Audacity 3.2 supports Windows 10 & 11
Windows Vista, 7 and 8.1 should still work, but are no longer tested.
Downloads for older versions are available on the page on the Audacity Website.
macOS / Mac OS X
Audacity 3.2 supports OS X 10.9 and later, and macOS.
There are legacy versions for older OS X at .
Linux
In addition to the traditional update path via package managers, Audacity 3.0.3 and onwards are distributed as an AppImage. The AppImage gets updated at the same time as the Windows and macOS versions, so if you collaborate with users on those platforms, you may want to use the AppImage over your distribution's package manager.
Linux support is tested on Ubuntu 20.04.
Other Linux distributions should work, but aren't tested by the Audacity team.