| id |
audacity |
| name |
Audacity |
| url |
https://www.audacityteam.org |
| category |
tools |
| subcategories |
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| license |
GPL-3.0 |
| commercial |
true |
| attribution_required |
false |
| formats |
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| tags |
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| added |
2026-08-24 |
| verified |
2026-08-24 |
| status |
active |
Muse Group's audio editor (3.7.8 on 2026-08-24). GitHub LICENSE.txt: the app is GPLv3; many files are GPLv2-or-later; docs are CC-BY 3.0. FAQ: it "will always remain free". Windows/macOS installers push MuseHub; "Download without MuseHub" links exist. This catalog already prefers tenacity for the telemetry/terms fork. Use Audacity if you need the Muse build. GPL covers the program. Edits inherit the source clip's license.
- License evidence is GitHub
LICENSE.txt, not the marketing homepage (homepage is MuseHub download copy)
- FAQ (2026-08-24) answers "Is Audacity free?" with "always remain free for everyone". That is price, not a second asset license
- Extra MuseHub / cloud-saving terms were not fetched as a separate legal PDF on 2026-08-24. If you sign into Muse services, read those
- Checklist: GPL text on GitHub, commercial use of the program under GPL, docs CC-BY, MuseHub is a storefront not an asset EULA, named company, not blocklisted, tool vs recording ownership split
- Version left as bare
GPL-3.0 deliberately. The project says "licensed GPLv3" while noting most files are GPLv2-or-later, and VST3-related code constrains the combined work, so no single SPDX identifier is stated. Checked 2026-09-22.
- Live GitHub
LICENSE.txt (2026-08-24): "Audacity is released under the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3)"
- Same file (2026-08-24): "Documentation is distributed under a Creative Commons-Attribution license. (CC-BY 3.0)"
- Live FAQ (2026-08-24): "will always remain free for everyone"