Audacity 3.2.0

This version adds realtime effects and VST3.

• Added a new Effects button to the tracks menu, allowing you to place realtime effects.
• The ability to upload and share your audio using our new sister service, Audio.com
• Merged the mixer bar with the meter bars.
• Added a new Audio Setup button, replacing the Device Toolbar by default. The device toolbar can be re-added via the View > Toolbars menu.
• The Effects menu has gotten a new sorting. Other sorting and grouping options can be found in the Effects preferences.
• Updated the icons.
• VST3 effects are now supported.
• The following plugin formats are now realtime capable: VST3, LV2, LADSPA, Audio Units.
• Plugins now automatically get scanned, tested and enabled when Audacity starts.
• Apple Silicon (arm64) is now supported on macOS
• FFMPEG 5.0 (avformat 59) is now supported, in addition to avformat 55, 57 and 58
• Added support for Wavpack
• On Linux, Audacity can now be compiled without JACK present.
• Audacity now uses XDG directories on Linux.
• Switched from mad to mpg123 as MP3 importer
• Removed the Zoom Tool. You can use the zoom buttons or Ctrl+Scroll (macOS: Cmd+Scroll) to zoom instead.
• The Audacity Manual HTML pages are no longer included in the installation.
• Fixed Audacity sometimes not being able to import MP3 files (or reporting Huffman Data Overruns) #3079
• Fixed rare data loss bug when placing labels during recording #2590
• Fixed clip titles being able to disappear off-screen when editing them #2272
• Fixed Punch and Roll not paying tracks in sync #2162
• Fixed clip titles changing name when applying some effects #1889
• During batch processing, Audacity will no longer stop to ask for a sample rate when an unsupported one is chosen, but choose the nearest supported one instead. #1624
• Fixed mod-script-pipe not being installed on Linux #2265
• Fixed GTK packaging in Appimages. This fixes various issues with icons, dropdowns and similar things not appearing properly. #3571
• Improved M4A/AAC support. Previously the target bitrate was not honored at all, now it can be set between 98 and 160 kbit/s (mono) or 196 and 320 kbit/s (stereo). The UI does not yet reflect these limits. #3634

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> Note: When using an arm64 Audacity, you must use arm64 versions of FFMPEG and plugins. Plugins for x86-64 (Intel macs) will not load. > For the time being, Audacity will continue to download x86-64 versions by default to avoid these incompatibilities, > but you can download an arm64 version from Github releases

> Note: If you are upgrading from a previous version, Audacity will keep using the ~/.audacity-data and ~/.audacity folders until you delete them.

Audacity binaries are now licensed under the GNU General Public License, Version 3. Most code files remain GPLv2-or-later, but VST3 support required this license update. More information can be found in the announcement post

> If you require offline access of the manual, you can download it here: > You also can download PDFs of straight from its sidebar (or the three-dot button on mobile devices).