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Design, Video & Audio

Best Audio Editors in 2026

  1. 01 Pro Tools

    Pro Tools suits music producers and audio-post users who need recording, editing and mixing tools.

    Free plan Windows · macOS
    9.1 Visit Specs
  2. 02 WaveLab

    WaveLab may suit audio editors, mastering users, podcasters, and video workflows on Windows or macOS.

    Free plan Windows · macOS
    8.9 Visit Specs
  3. 03 Nuendo
    Free trial Windows · macOS
    8.8 Visit Specs
  4. 04 WavePad

    WavePad suits people editing music, speech, podcasts, radio, voiceovers, or other recordings across desktop and mobile platforms.

    From $3.33/mo Free plan Windows · macOS · iOS · Android
    8.8 Visit Specs
  5. 05 Ardour

    Ardour suits users producing audio and MIDI projects who need recording, editing, mixing or mastering across Linux, macOS or Windows.

    From $1/mo Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.6 Visit Specs
  6. 06 Soundop

    Soundop suits podcasters, musicians, audio engineers, sound designers, and voice-over artists who need multitrack editing, recording, or audio processing on Windows.

    From $0.25/mo Free trial Windows
    8.4 Visit Specs
  7. 07 Audacity

    Audacity suits people who need a desktop editor for multitrack audio, noise reduction, or spectrogram analysis.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS
    8.4 Visit Specs
  8. 08 GoldWave

    GoldWave suits people looking for audio recording, editing, restoration, or analysis tools across desktop, mobile, and browser environments.

    From $1.58/mo Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.3 Visit Specs
  9. 09 Qtractor

    Qtractor suits Linux users recording and arranging audio and MIDI, particularly in personal home studios.

    Free plan Linux
    8.1 Visit Specs
  10. 10 SAWStudio
    From $300/mo Windows
    8.0 Visit Specs
  11. 11 Pyramix
    Free trial Windows · macOS
    8.0 Visit Specs
  12. 12 SpectraLayers Pro

    SpectraLayers Pro suits audio editors who need spectral repair, restoration, sound design, or voice and effects separation.

    Free trial Windows · macOS
    8.0 Visit Specs
  13. 13 Ocenaudio

    Ocenaudio suits people who need a free desktop editor for audio editing and analysis across Windows, macOS, or Linux.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.9 Visit Specs
  14. 14 REAPER
    From $60/mo Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.8 Visit Specs
  15. 15 Digital Performer

    Digital Performer suits music makers who need audio recording and mixing alongside MIDI sequencing, virtual instruments, and notation export.

    Free trial Windows · macOS
    7.8 Visit Specs
  16. 16 AudioMass
    Free plan Web · Self-hosted
    7.7 Visit Specs
  17. 17 DSP-Quattro

    DSP-Quattro suits macOS users who need audio file editing, mastering, CD-ROM burning, plug-in hosting, or batch processing.

    From $49/mo Free trial macOS
    7.6 Visit Specs
  18. 18 Fission
    From $15/mo Free trial macOS
    7.6 Visit Specs
  19. 19 Harrison Mixbus
    From $49.99/mo Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.5 Visit Specs
  20. 20 Amadeus Pro
    From $59.99/mo macOS
    7.5 Visit Specs
  21. 21 Wavosaur
    Free plan Windows
    7.5 Visit Specs
  22. 22 Sequoia
    From $49.58/mo Windows
    7.4 Visit Specs
  23. 23 Tenacity
    Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.4 Visit Specs
  24. 24 SADiE

    It suits audio professionals working in broadcast, post-production, recording, or mastering on Windows.

    Free plan Windows
    7.4 Visit Specs
  25. 25 Sound it!
    Windows · macOS
    7.4 Visit Specs
How this list is ordered. Specifiction scores each tool on how fully its maker documents it, whether its prices are published, where the research puts it, the platforms it runs on and whether it can be tried for free (how we rank). Makers can also buy a numbered place (how Specifiction is paid for).

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