Downloading & installing Audacity
Audacity is an easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. This page will guide you through the download & installation process.
Downloading through the Microsoft Store
Audacity is available from the Microsoft Store.
Go to the Microsoft Store website.
Audacity is now installed. You can start Audacity from the start menu.
Downloading from the Internet
Head to the download page: https://www.audacityteam.org/ and click the blue download button.
If prompted, click Run or Save.
If you clicked Save, head to your downloads, locate the Audacity installer and double-click it.
In Windows 11 it is possible that you get a warning about Audacity being a non Microsoft-verified app. Click Install anyway.
Select the language to use during the installation and click OK.
In the Welcome page click Next.
In the Information page you will links to learn more about Audacity and its license. Click Next to proceed.
In the Select Destination Location page you can select a different folder to install Audacity using the Browse... button or simply use the recommended destination. Click Next to continue.
In the Select Additional Tasks page you can choose that the installer adds a shortcut to Audacity in your Desktop.
If you have installed Audacity previously you will have the option to Reset Preferences.
Verify your choices and click Install
Wait a few seconds until the setup process completes.
Click Finish to close the installer and Launch Audacity
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