# Audacity changelog

> A free multi-track audio editor and recorder.

- Vendor: Muse Group
- Category: Media
- Official site: https://www.audacityteam.org
- Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/audacity)
- Harvested from: GitHub (audacity/audacity)
- Entries below: 10 (newest first)

What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog.

## Releases

### Audacity-4.0.0-beta-2 — Audacity 4.0.0 Beta 2

- Date: 2026-06-11
- Version: Audacity-4.0.0-beta-2
- Original notes: https://github.com/audacity/audacity/releases/tag/Audacity-4.0.0-beta-2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/audacity/releases/audacity-4.0.0-beta-2
- Labels: Pre-release

Audacity 4 is almost here, and this is the first public beta (beta 1 was internal).

For the full picture of what to expect, head over to our special page:
https://www.audacityteam.org/next/

###### ⚠️ This is a beta

Expect bugs, rough edges, and features that don't work quite right yet, or aren't there at all.
Please don't use it for important work, and **keep backups of your projects**.

This is exactly the moment we need your help. If you hit a bug or something feels off, tell us:

- Found a bug? [Open an issue](https://github.com/audacity/audacity/issues)
- Want to chat? [Join the discussion](https://github.com/audacity/audacity/discussions)

### Audacity-3.7.8 — Audacity 3.7.8

- Date: 2026-06-11
- Version: Audacity-3.7.8
- Original notes: https://github.com/audacity/audacity/releases/tag/Audacity-3.7.8
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/audacity/releases/audacity-3.7.8

- **fixed** — Exception thrown when pasting into a newly-created track
- **fixed** — Tone generation for scripting and macros
- **fixed** — Waveform-scale setting for scripting and macros
- **fixed** — SetClip Name parameter for scripting and macros
- **fixed** — Clip-boundary command names for scripting and macros
- **fixed** — Loading of presets for the Distortion effect
- **fixed** — Paste into an empty audio track not preserving the source sample rate
- **added** — AltGr modifier support in label and clip name editing
- **added** — Options to choose where silence is truncated (start/middle/end)
- **added** — Podcast 2.0 chapters JSON export for label tracks
- **changed** — UI on HiDPI displays on Linux/wxGTK
- **fixed** — MixerBoard Mute and Solo button display
- **fixed** — Multichannel FLAC import
- **fixed** — Envelope being broken after joining clips

This is a patch release. It contains the following changes:

   * #10688 Fixed an exception thrown when pasting into a newly-created track (Thanks, David Bailes (@DavidBailes)!)
   * #10870, #10884, #10775, #10629 Fixed tone generation, waveform-scale setting, SetClip Name parameter,
     and clip-boundary command names for scripting and macros (Thank you, David Bailes (@DavidBailes)!)
   * #11106 Fixed the loading of presets for the Distortion effect (A million thanks, David Bailes (@DavidBailes)!)
   * #10947 Fixed paste into an empty audio track not preserving the source sample rate (Thanks, Juan Gabriel Colonna (@juancolonna)!)
   * #10776 Allowed AltGr modifier in label and clip name editing (Thanks, Davide Peressoni (@DPDmancul)!)
   * #9938 Added options to choose where silence is truncated (start/middle/end) (Thanks, Noah Rosenfield (@nosenfield)!)
   * #9935 Added Podcast 2.0 chapters JSON export for label tracks (Thanks, Noah Rosenfield (@nosenfield)!)
   * #10103 Improve UI on HiDPI displays on Linux/wxGTK (Thanks, Ivan A. Melnikov (@iv-m)!)
   * #10099 Fixed MixerBoard Mute and Solo button display (Thanks, Ivan A. Melnikov (@iv-m)!)
   * #10681 Fixed multichannel FLAC import
   * #10999 Fixed envelope being broken after joining clips

### Audacity-3.7.7 — Audacity 3.7.7

- Date: 2025-12-11
- Version: Audacity-3.7.7
- Original notes: https://github.com/audacity/audacity/releases/tag/Audacity-3.7.7
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/audacity/releases/audacity-3.7.7

- **fixed** — Fixed broken waveform scrolling and selection for some users introduced in 3.7.6
- **added** — Added checksum to WavPack export

This is a hotfix release. It fixes broken waveform scrolling and selection for some users introduced in 3.7.6. 
The fix was provided by @iv-m and @DavidBailes, thank you!

Other changes:
   * #9940 Added checksum to WavPack export (thanks @ajsand)

##### New Contributors
* @iv-m made their first contribution in https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/10011
* @ajsand made their first contribution in https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/9940

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/audacity/audacity/compare/Audacity-3.7.6...Audacity-3.7.7

### Audacity-3.7.6 — Audacity 3.7.6

- Date: 2025-12-04
- Version: Audacity-3.7.6
- Original notes: https://github.com/audacity/audacity/releases/tag/Audacity-3.7.6
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/audacity/releases/audacity-3.7.6

- **added** — Added FFmpeg 8 support
- **added** — Added middle-mouse drag panning over track panel
- **added** — Added "Import from audio.com" dialog to import audio files from audio.com
- **fixed** — Fixed unstable cloud audio uploads
- **changed** — Allowed export as OGG/Opus when exporting with FFmpeg
- **fixed** — Fixed 16-bit FLAC import
- **changed** — Updated libcurl to 8.17.0
- **changed** — Updated wavpack to 5.7.0

This is a patch release. It contains the following changes:

   * #9742 Added FFmpeg 8 support
   * #9565 Added middle-mouse drag panning over track panel (Thanks, Anders Jenbo (@AJenbo))
   * #9863 Added "Import from audio.com" dialog to import audio files from audio.com
   * #9838 Fixed unstable cloud audio uploads
   * #9576 Allowed export as OGG/Opus when exporting with FFmpeg
   * #9929 Fixed 16-bit FLAC import
   * #9897 Library updates: libcurl to 8.17.0, wavpack to 5.7.0

##### New Contributors
* @AJenbo made their first contribution in https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/9565
* @kgramhans made their first contribution in https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/9510
* @teetow made their first contribution in https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/9975

**NOTE:** When we first published the changelog, we accidentally included Spectrogram Wavelet analysis (Thanks, Klaus Gram-Hansen (@kgramhans)) as if it were already shipped. That one is not quite ready yet, so it is not enabled in this release. Sorry for the confusion!

If you're curious and want to play with the experimental wavelet-enabled build, you can grab it here:
https://github.com/audacity/audacity/actions/runs/20054770477

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/audacity/audacity/compare/Audacity-3.7.5...Audacity-3.7.6

### Audacity-4.0.0-alpha-2 — Audacity-4.0.0.alpha-2

- Date: 2025-11-03
- Version: Audacity-4.0.0-alpha-2
- Original notes: https://github.com/audacity/audacity/releases/tag/Audacity-4.0.0-alpha-2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/audacity/releases/audacity-4.0.0-alpha-2
- Labels: Pre-release

##### Notable changes since alpha-1
* Allow track range selection using shift enter by @embarc-gabriel in https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/9600
* Record anywhere by @grliszas14 in https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/9540
* Export loop region by @grliszas14 in https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/9489
* Paste behaviour preferences by @luapmartin in https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/9612
* Add setting to configure whether clicking on ruler should trigger playback by @embarc-gabriel in https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/9707
* Create loop region only when control key is pressed by @embarc-gabriel in https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/9712
* Smoother playhead by @saintmatthieu in https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/9613

### Audacity-3.7.5 — Audacity 3.7.5

- Date: 2025-08-05
- Version: Audacity-3.7.5
- Original notes: https://github.com/audacity/audacity/releases/tag/Audacity-3.7.5
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/audacity/releases/audacity-3.7.5

##### Windows ARM64 beta
In this release, we added support for Windows ARM64. At this time, it comes with the following caveats:
* Audacity for WoA requires Windows 11 or later. Windows RT is not supported.
* Plugins (VST, OpenVINO, etc.) are not supported.
* It requires an [WoA-version of FFmpeg](https://github.com/tordona/ffmpeg-win-arm64/releases), the regular installer does not work.
* It was not thoroughly tested with all features and workflows due to a lack of devices – your feedback is welcome.

##### Other changes:

   * #8942 Windows on ARM support (Thanks, Vasanth K (@vask2108) and Linaro!)
   * #9121 FLAC importer now supports 32-bit PCM (Thanks, Dr. K. D. Murray (@kdm9)!)
   * #8851 Fixed crash when rendering spectrum view (Thanks, Hailey Somerville (@haileys)!)
   * #9097 Fixed lost focus when registration window was closed
   * #8932 Fixed crash on wav import (when audio file is up to 7 ms long)
   * #4444 Fixed crash when using Macro Wizard
   * #9100, #8890 Updated libopus to 1.5.2, updated libcurl to 8.12.1, updated libpng to 1.6.50

### Audacity-3.7.4 — Audacity 3.7.4

- Date: 2025-06-10
- Version: Audacity-3.7.4
- Original notes: https://github.com/audacity/audacity/releases/tag/Audacity-3.7.4
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/audacity/releases/audacity-3.7.4

This is a patch release. It contains the following changes:

   * Added a new welcome/what's new screen.
   * OpenVINO effects are now available on macOS. More about that can be found [in this blogpost](https://www.audacityteam.org/blog/openvino-mac/).
   * OpenVINO effects can now be found via the Get Effects button. (NB, this is a slow rollout - you may not see it there just yet at the time of release)
   * OpenVINO effects have been recategorized into their own category in the Effect menu. This also goes for the transcription and music generator feature, previously found in the Generate and Analyze menus, respectively.
   * #6890 Fixed a crash when closing a large unsaved project
   * #8709 Fixed a crash when using real-time effects that activate delay compensation
   * #8494 Fixed issue where Studio Fade Out creates a new clip when applied at the end of a clip
   * #8442 Fixed incorrect waveform rendering on clipped audio
   * #8559 Fixed unintended deletion of a clip when joining two clips with pitch adjustment
   * #3003 Effect preview now works when the track is muted
   * #8666 Fixed possible incorrect calculations in the Hamming window derivative (Thanks, @witwald!)
   * #8577 Fixed compilation issues on legacy macOS (Thanks, @barracuda156!)

### Audacity-3.7.3 — Audacity 3.7.3

- Date: 2025-03-13
- Version: Audacity-3.7.3
- Original notes: https://github.com/audacity/audacity/releases/tag/Audacity-3.7.3
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/audacity/releases/audacity-3.7.3

This is a hotfix release. It fixes the following bugs:

   * #8426 Incorrect results when applying effects to multiple clips
   * #8425 Truncate Silence fails to work properly when there is more than one silent part

### Audacity-3.7.2 — Audacity 3.7.2

- Date: 2025-03-10
- Version: Audacity-3.7.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/audacity/audacity/releases/tag/Audacity-3.7.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/audacity/releases/audacity-3.7.2

This is a patch release. It contains the following changes:

   * #8290 Fixed a crash when applying some effects across multiple tracks if one track is empty.
   * #8157, #8155 Fixed some crashes emanating from the Mixer window.
   * #7672 Returned the "Residue" option in noise reduction. (Thanks, Christopher Rooney!)
   * #7809 Modules are now allowed to stick around when patch releases like this one are published. This means you likely won't need to update the OpenVINO again during 3.7.x. 
   * #7076 When adding a realtime effect to a track, the effect settings are now opened immediately.
   * #7819 Added an infobox when saving a project in a new version breaks compatibility with an old one.
   * #7740 Added a preference to turn off automatic tempo detection.
   * #4169 When duplicating tracks, the duplicated tracks now have independent realtime effect instances.
   * #7700 Fixed range-selection beyond the edge of a clip being destructive.
   * #8013, #8008, #8004, #8009, #8003, #8005, #8071 Improved stability of cloud saving.
   * #7410 Fixed pasting content from a clip at the beginning of itself being offset in time.
   * #4231 macOS: Fixed AUSoundIsolation.
   * #6342 Fixed audacity continuing to scroll after letting go of the scrollbar.
   * #8110 Fixed black stripes appearing when zooming in while in the envelope or multi-tool.
   * #8043 Added a new "get effects" button next to the Upload Audio button.
   * #8211 Added UUID instance support. See this page for further info: https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/introducing-a-uuid-system-in-audacity-here-s-what-you-need-to-know/128561
   * #7154 Fixed label texts using the wrong color in dark themes. (Thanks, GovindaMadhava!)
   * #8261 Fixed tracks being incorrectly drawn on high zoom levels using high precision trackpads.
   * #7902 Linux: Fixed FFmpeg loading in the Ubuntu 22.04 AppImage.

### Audacity-3.7.1 — Audacity 3.7.1

- Date: 2024-12-12
- Version: Audacity-3.7.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/audacity/audacity/releases/tag/Audacity-3.7.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/audacity/releases/audacity-3.7.1

This is a patch release. It fixes the following bugs:

* #7797 Effects can be applied to time-stretched clips.
* #7620 Moving or renaming the installation directory no longer re-enables disabled modules.
* #7652 Opening the "Adjust Playback Speed" dialog doesn't crash Audacity anymore.