Avidemux vs PD Cleaner
Avidemux
avidemux.sourceforge.netPD Cleaner
visemannen.github.ioSide by side
| Figure | Avidemux | PD Cleaner |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Audio Restoration Software | 8.0 (#4) | 8.0 (#5) |
| License | The program is available under the GNU GPL license. | PD Cleaner is released under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3. |
| Purpose | Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. | PD Cleaner removes clicks, crackle, hiss, and hum from old recordings, especially public-domain recordings made before 1926. |
| Support | The homepage welcomes patches, translations and bug reports. | The maker directs questions, bug reports and ideas to a Discord community. |
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In their own words
Avidemux
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PD Cleaner
PD Cleaner is a free Windows app for reducing clicks, crackle, hiss, and hum in old recordings, particularly public-domain recordings made before 1926. Drop in a file and it analyzes its era, noise, and clicks; a Clean dial lets you adjust the cleaning. Its voicings cover cylinders, acoustic 78s, and early electric recordings, alongside an uncoloured transfer option. A live before-and-after spectrum analyzer can show a curve, waterfall, or both, and users can solo noise being removed. The app works as a VST3 insert in a DAW or as a standalone program. Folder-based batch processing with one preset is limited to the standalone version. Built-in formats are WAV, FLAC, AIFF, Ogg, MP3, and Opus; a free optional add-on provides AAC and more. It supports 24-bit archival exports and says it does not overwrite the original file. The maker describes it as offline software. The Windows release is open source under AGPLv3, and its build may show an unknown publisher warning when first run.