Open source alternatives to Adobe Audition

2 projects on starwire do the same job. Ranked by how much of what Adobe Audition does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What Adobe Audition does

Edit audio waveformscore
Multitrack recording and mixingcore
Noise reduction and audio repaircore
Effects and processing
Podcast and voiceover workflows
Spectral editing
Export to many formats

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

Project	Covers	Stars	Commits, 12 weeks	Last release	Closed vs opened	Setup	License
audacityCross-platform desktop audio editor	Replaces it49%	19k+66	1,028	12 days ago	67%	Install like an app	Custom license
Covers 2 of 3 core jobs. Partly: Podcast and voiceover workflows. Not shown: Noise reduction and audio repair; Spectral editing.See the evidence Edit audio waveformscoreYescut, copy, trim or silence it Multitrack recording and mixingcoreYesmulti-track audio editor and recorder Noise reduction and audio repaircoreNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it. Effects and processingYesAdd a compressor or a touch of EQ Podcast and voiceover workflowsPartlyConnect your microphone Spectral editingNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it. Export to many formatsYesMix down to MP3, WAV, FLAC
AudionautDesktop audio editor and recorder built with JUCE	Covers one part49%	272+2	477	20 days ago	76%	Install like an app	Custom license
Covers 2 of 3 core jobs. Partly: Effects and processing; Export to many formats. Not shown: Noise reduction and audio repair; Spectral editing.See the evidence Edit audio waveformscoreYesprecise cutting, per-track playlists Multitrack recording and mixingcoreYesA free, open-source multitrack audio editor Noise reduction and audio repaircoreNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it. Effects and processingPartlysplitting, arranging, regions, fades, clip gain Podcast and voiceover workflowsYesWhether you're working on music, podcasts, or multitrack recordings Spectral editingNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it. Export to many formatsPartlyclean exports

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