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Audacity 4.0.1, the first maintenance update for the new major 4.0 series, was released yesterday.

The new version of this free open-source audio editor brings back some features missing from Audacity 3.x, and fixes various bugs.

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Audacity released the new 4.0.0 version a few days ago! Here’s the new PPA contains the native .deb for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.

The new 4.0.0 version of this audio editor and recording application is a new major release that ported its UI from wxWidgets to Qt6 with native high-DPI rendering support.

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Audacity, the free open-source audio editor and recorder application, released the Beta 4 for next major 4.0 version yesterday.

Audacity 4.0 is the next major release that features Qt6 based UI, while current 3.x uses wxWidget for native look and feel in Linux (GTK3), Windows, and macOS.

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Audacity 3.7.8 & 4.0 Beta Released! Improved HiDPI Support for Linux

Published: June 12, 2026 — Last updated: June 12, 2026 — Leave a comment

Audacity, the free open-source audio editor, released new 3.7.8 version yesterday along with the Beta for next 4.0 major release.

The new version introduced some minor new features, improved UI for Linux, and fixed various issues. And, Ubuntu PPA has been updated for those who prefer native .deb package.

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Audacity 3.7.6 Released with FFmpeg 8.0 & Import from Cloud Support

Published: December 7, 2025 — Last updated: December 8, 2025 — Leave a comment

Audacity, the free open-source audio editor and recording application, released new 3.7.6 version few days ago. PPA updated for all current standard Ubuntu releases.

The new release of this cross-platform (Windows, Linux, and macOS) computer software added the FFmpeg 8.0 multimedia library support.
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Audacity Released 3.7.5 with Windows 11 on ARM Support

Published: August 8, 2025 — Last updated: August 11, 2025 — Leave a comment

Audacity, the free open-source digital audio editor, released new 3.7.5 version few days ago.

The new release of Audacity added initial Windows on ARM (WoA) support. Meaning user can now run the audio editor in Microsoft Surface, Dell XPS 13, etc machines with Snapdragon X series processors, and of course other devices, e.g., MacBook with Windows 11.

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Audacity audio editor released new 3.7.2 version today. PPA updated for Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 24.10, and Linux Mint 21/22.

The new Audacity 3.7.2 is a maintenance release contains primarily bug-fixes. There’s however a new UUID system that automatically generates random numbers for each copy of the app.

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Linux world got some big updates, such as XFCE 4.20, RHEL 10.0 Beta, and Linux Mint 22.1 Beta, in last days. While, many free open-source apps also released updates recently you may care about.

And, here I’m going to introduce some of them for you. They include Audacity 3.7.1, GNU Octave 9.3.0, Scrcpy 3.1, VS Code 1.96, and TeXstudio 4.8.5.

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Audacity audio editor announced 3.6.2 release a week ago, then version 3.6.3 a day ago with a quick-fix.

As you may know, Audacity 3.6.0 introduced new compressor and limiter effects, replacing the old ones. For those who prefer the classic effects, the new point release added a “Legacy” effects section, under “Effects” menu, that contains the old Limiter, Compressor and Classic Filters.

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Audacity audio editor announced new major 3.6.0 release few days ago. Here are the new features and how to install guide for Ubuntu users.

The new release features new Master Effects. By clicking “Effects” button in app window, it will now show you Realtime Effects and Master Effects options for choice. While, the new Master Effects allows to apply effects to the entire project at once.

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