Design, Video & Audio
Best Audio Editors in 2026
Use this list to compare audio editors by their plans, prices, platforms and published editing features. Along with the platform you need, review multitrack and spectral editing, noise reduction, plugin formats, batch processing and surround-audio support before choosing.
- 01 Pro Tools
Pro Tools suits music producers and audio-post users who need recording, editing and mixing tools.
Free plan Windows · macOS9.1 Visit Specs - 02
WaveLab WaveLab may suit audio editors, mastering users, podcasters, and video workflows on Windows or macOS.
Free plan Windows · macOS8.9 Visit Specs - 03
Nuendo Free trial Windows · macOS8.8 Visit Specs - 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 · Android8.8 Visit Specs - 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 · Linux8.6 Visit Specs - 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 Windows8.4 Visit Specs - 07
Audacity Audacity suits people who need a desktop editor for multitrack audio, noise reduction, or spectrogram analysis.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS8.4 Visit Specs - 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 · Linux8.3 Visit Specs - 09 Qtractor
Qtractor suits Linux users recording and arranging audio and MIDI, particularly in personal home studios.
Free plan Linux8.1 Visit Specs - 10 SAWStudio From $300/mo Windows8.0 Visit Specs
- 11 Pyramix Free trial Windows · macOS8.0 Visit Specs
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SpectraLayers Pro SpectraLayers Pro suits audio editors who need spectral repair, restoration, sound design, or voice and effects separation.
Free trial Windows · macOS8.0 Visit Specs - 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 · Linux7.9 Visit Specs - 14 REAPER From $60/mo Windows · macOS · Linux7.8 Visit Specs
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Digital Performer Digital Performer suits music makers who need audio recording and mixing alongside MIDI sequencing, virtual instruments, and notation export.
Free trial Windows · macOS7.8 Visit Specs - 16
AudioMass Free plan Web · Self-hosted7.7 Visit Specs - 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 macOS7.6 Visit Specs - 18 Fission From $15/mo Free trial macOS7.6 Visit Specs
- 19 Harrison Mixbus From $49.99/mo Windows · macOS · Linux7.5 Visit Specs
- 20 Amadeus Pro From $59.99/mo macOS7.5 Visit Specs
- 21 Wavosaur Free plan Windows7.5 Visit Specs
- 22 Sequoia From $49.58/mo Windows7.4 Visit Specs
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Tenacity Windows · macOS · Linux7.4 Visit Specs - 24 SADiE
It suits audio professionals working in broadcast, post-production, recording, or mastering on Windows.
Free plan Windows7.4 Visit Specs - 25 Sound it! Windows · macOS7.4 Visit Specs
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