Audacity Dev resources
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This documentation is geared toward directing developers to any relevant information that they may need to access efficiently/quickly without having to spend too much time searching through nested links.
The go-to place for information for contributors is the . Some other sources for important information that may be necessary or useful as a developer are listed below:
- How to download and build the code.
- The standards to keep in mind when contributing.
- The open-source license that Audacity uses.
- Conventions and syntax/methods to consider when coding.
- Section that is focused on ways to contribute to Audacity other than just working with source code.
This section is geared toward general information on how to use the software in its current state.
- The provided manual on how to use Audacity and its features.
- Tutorials, changelogs and more
This section focuses on information regarding contributions to Audacity other than source code work like bug fixes, completing issues, and adding/working on new features. One pertinent part of non-coding contributions for Audacity focuses on creating task-based . So, a tutorial that shows users how to perform specific tasks with Audacity. Also, see the links below for similar information:
- Page from Audacity's support community that provides links and information for the different ways to contribute to Audacity (other than just coding contributions).
- Page regarding the style and standards expected for tutorial contributions.
For those who are looking to make their first contribution to Audacity see the label under the issues tab. Similarly, see the with issues specifically geared to new contributors.
Build instructions can be found in .