First steps

Where to go next

Where to look once you've been through the basics.

Where to look once you’ve been through the basics.

Install FFmpeg

Audacity handles the common formats on its own, but patent restrictions mean FFmpeg can’t be bundled with it. Without FFmpeg installed, formats like M4A and WMA won’t import or export — which is usually the first wall people hit after the basics.

Installing FFmpeg walks through it on Windows, macOS and Linux.

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