Audacity 3.2
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Audacity 3.2 was released on 22. Sep 2022
Added a new Effects button to the tracks menu, allowing you to place realtime effects.
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
Added a quick audio sharing feature.
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.
FFMPEG 5.0 (avformat 59) is now supported, in addition to avformat 55, 57 and 58
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.
Switched from mad to mpg123 as MP3 importer
Removed the Zoom Tool
The Audacity Manual HTML pages no longer are included in the installation.
Windows
Audacity 3.2 supports Windows 10 & 11
Windows Vista, 7 and 8.1 should still work, but are no longer tested.
macOS / Mac OS X
Audacity 3.2 supports OS X 10.9 and later, and macOS.
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.
Further information can be found on
More info can be found on
You can find plugins on
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 .
Added support for
Audacity has been added to .
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 .
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
Fixed Punch and Roll not paying tracks in sync
Fixed clip titles changing name when applying some effects
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.
Fixed mod-script-pipe not being installed on Linux
Fixed GTK packaging in Appimages. This fixes various issues with icons, dropdowns and similar things not appearing properly.
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.
A full list of changes can be found .
Downloads for older versions are available on the page on the Audacity Website.
There are legacy versions for older OS X at .