Alternatives to Adobe Audition

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

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

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

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

Digital Performer

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

WaveLab

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

DSP-Quattro

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

Ocenaudio

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

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

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

SpectraLayers Pro

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

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

MixPad suits people looking for multitrack audio editing with MIDI sequencing and third-party plugins across desktop or mobile devices.