Audacity®

Recommended Downloads – Latest Version of Audacity

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Optional Downloads

Plug-ins and Libraries

• LADSPA plug-ins 0.4.15 installer (.exe file, 1.4 MB) – Contains over 90 plug-ins. View Checksum.


• Plug-Ins – Download additional effects and filters.


• LAME MP3 encoder – Allows Audacity to export MP3 files.


• FFmpeg import/export library – Allows Audacity to import and export many additional audio formats such as AC3, AMR(NB), M4A and WMA, and to import audio from video files.

Alternative Download Links

• OldFoss hosts the current Audacity version and all previous versions from 2.1.2 onwards.


• Google Code hosts selected previous versions up to and including Audacity 2.0.5.

Nightly Builds

• For advanced users, Nightly Builds are available for testing purposes. These are alpha builds from latest development code. Your help in testing and reporting bugs in these builds is invaluable. Note: These builds are less reliable than official releases. They should not be used as your production version of Audacity.


• Download links on FossHub for Windows Nightly Zip packages.

System Requirements

Read about Audacity on Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 and Vista. 2.1.3 is the final version to officially support Windows XP – please see the table at the bottom of this page for details.

Machine requirements

A CPU that supports SSE2 is required (any CPU made after 2003 should support this). Please use the legacy Audacity 2.0.6 version if your machine lacks SSE2 support.

The values in the recommended RAM/processor speed column below are for tasks like recording for an hour, or editing three 20-minute tracks simultaneously. The values in the minimum RAM/processor speed column will be fine for smaller/shorter tasks, especially if unnecessary programs are closed.

• Windows 10 (32- or 64-bit)


• Windows 8 (64-bit)


• Windows 7 (64-bit)

• Windows 8 (32-bit)


• Windows 7 (32-bit) (except Windows 7 Starter)


• Windows Vista (Home Premium/Business/Ultimate) (32- or 64-bit)

• Windows 7 Starter


• Windows Vista (Home Basic) (32- or 64-bit)

Audacity works best on computers meeting more than the minimum requirements stated above. For lengthy multi-track projects, we recommend using machines of substantially higher specification than the minimums.

Older versions of Windows/old hardware

For Windows 98, ME and 2000, also for XP without the final Service Pack see Legacy Windows Downloads.