Audacity 4.0
Summary
Audacity 4.0 is a major update introducing a new user interface and extensive code refactoring, with the repository undergoing significant structural changes for contributors.
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Source: https://github.com/audacity/audacity
Audacity
Audacity is an easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. More info can be found on https://www.audacityteam.org
This repository is currently undergoing major structural change.
We’re currently working on Audacity 4, which means an entirely new UI and also refactorings aplenty. As such, the master branch is currently not particularly friendly to new contributors. It is still possible to submit patches to Audacity 3.x; make sure you branch off audacity3 if you choose to do so. Build instructions for 3.x can be found here; build instructions for Audacity 4 can be found here.
You can stay updated with our efforts on YouTube, Discord and our blog.
License
Audacity is open source software licensed GPLv3. Most code files are GPLv2-or-later, with the notable exceptions being /au3/lib-src (which contains third party libraries), as well as VST3-related code. Documentation is licensed CC-by 3.0 unless otherwise noted. Details can be found in the license file.
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