Free Audio Software for Windows
Record, cut and clean up audio without paying for a studio suite. Each download link goes to the developer's official site.
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Spotify Music Streaming App
Music and podcast streaming app with a free, ad-supported tier and a paid Premium plan.
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Audacity Audio Editor
Records and cleans up voice for podcasts, voiceovers and quick music edits.
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mp3DirectCut MP3 Cutter
Tiny freeware editor that cuts, splits and fades MP3 and AAC files without re-encoding.
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Winamp Music Player
Classic skinnable music player for local files, playlists and internet radio.
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FL Studio Digital Audio Workstation
Pattern-based music studio for beats and full songs; the free trial never expires but can't reopen projects.
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Reason Digital Audio Workstation
DAW built around a virtual rack of instruments and effects, also usable as a plugin; 7-day Reason+ trial.
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Guitar Pro Tab Editor
Tablature and score editor for guitar, bass, drums and more, with realistic playback; 7-day free trial.
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Melodyne Pitch Correction Editor
Note-based pitch and timing editor for vocals and instruments, standalone or as an ARA plugin; 30-day trial.
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iZotope RX Audio Repair Suite
Audio repair suite with a spectral editor and ML tools for noise, clicks, hum and dialogue; 10-day trial.
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Sound Forge Audio Editor
Professional single-file audio editor for recording, repair and mastering, with a 15-day free trial.
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iTunes Media Player
Apple's media player and store app for Windows, now mainly for podcasts, audiobooks and old libraries.
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Ableton Live Digital Audio Workstation
Music production and live performance DAW with clip-based Session View; 30-day trial of Live Suite.
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REAPER Digital Audio Workstation
Lightweight full DAW for recording, editing and mixing, with a 60-day trial and a $60 personal license.
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Adobe Audition Audio Editor
Professional audio editor for cleanup, restoration and podcast mixing; 7-day trial, then a subscription.
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GoldWave Audio Editor
Veteran audio editor with recording, noise reduction, batch conversion and CD ripping; trial, then $19 a year.
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Acoustica Audio Editor
Audio editor for spectral repair, restoration and mastering, with a 30-day trial and no subscription.
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foobar2000 Audio Player
Lightweight, highly customizable audio player with gapless playback, ReplayGain and a converter.
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TIDAL Music Streaming App
Desktop app for the TIDAL hi-fi music streaming service; the app is free, listening needs a subscription.
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Amazon Music Music Streaming App
Amazon's music, podcast and audiobook app; free tier with ads, Prime and Unlimited plans for more.
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Qobuz Music Streaming App
Hi-res music streaming and download store app; free to install, streaming needs a paid plan.
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Plexamp Music Player
Music player for your Plex Media Server library; free, with extra features for Plex Pass members.
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MusicBee Music Manager
Music player and library manager with auto-tagging, device sync, podcasts and skins.
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Harmonoid Music Player
Material Design music player for local files with mpv/FFmpeg playback, lyrics and gapless audio.
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Feishin Self-Hosted Music Player
Desktop music player for your own Navidrome, Jellyfin or Subsonic server, with lyrics and an MPV backend.
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Navidrome Music Streaming Server
Lightweight self-hosted music server that streams your own collection to a browser or Subsonic apps.
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Pocket Casts Podcast Player
Podcast player from Automattic with discovery, queue and sync between Windows, web and phone apps.
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AIMP Music Player
Feature-rich music player with a 20-band equalizer, converter, tag editor and skins.
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Voicemeeter Virtual Audio Mixer
Virtual audio mixer that routes and mixes microphones, apps and outputs on Windows.
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Virtual Audio Cable Virtual Audio Driver
Driver that creates virtual audio devices to route sound between apps; trial with voice reminders, free Lite.
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Equalizer APO System-Wide Equalizer
System-wide parametric and graphic equalizer for every app that plays sound through Windows.
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VB-CABLE Virtual Audio Cable
Virtual audio cable driver that sends the sound of one app into another as a microphone input.
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Voicemod Voice Changer and Soundboard
Real-time voice changer and soundboard with a virtual microphone; free plan has rotating voices.
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Cubase Digital Audio Workstation
Long-established DAW for composing, recording and mixing; 60-day free trial, editions from $99.99.
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Fender Studio Pro (Studio One) Digital Audio Workstation
Drag-and-drop DAW formerly called Studio One Pro, now Fender Studio Pro; 30-day demo, $199.99 license.
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Bitwig Studio Digital Audio Workstation
Modular DAW for sound design and electronic music; 30-day full trial, then a demo without save or export.
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Nuclear Music Player
Open-source music player that searches and streams music from plugin sources, without ads or tracking.
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Mp3tag Tag Editor
Batch tag editor for music files with Discogs and MusicBrainz lookups and cover art.
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TagScanner Audio Tag Editor
Freeware tag editor and music renamer with online album lookup, playlists and export.
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Kid3 Audio Tag Editor
Open source audio tagger for whole albums, with filename rules, online import and a CLI.
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MusicBrainz Picard Music Tagger
Open-source music tagger that identifies tracks by acoustic fingerprint and fixes tags.
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MuseScore Studio Music Notation App
Music notation app for writing, playing back and printing scores for any ensemble.
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LMMS Music Production App
Music production app with a piano roll, beat editor, built-in synths and VST support.
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Cakewalk Sonar Digital Audio Workstation
Full Windows DAW from BandLab, the successor to Cakewalk by BandLab, with a free tier.
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Waveform Free Digital Audio Workstation
Unlimited free DAW from Tracktion with VST3 support, built-in instruments and effects.
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Mixxx DJ Software
Open-source DJ software with four decks, sync, effects and controller support.
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VirtualDJ DJ Software
Full DJ software with real-time stem separation and video mixing, free for home use without controllers.
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rekordbox DJ Software
Pioneer DJ / AlphaTheta library manager and DJ app; the free plan prepares USB sticks for CDJs.
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Serato DJ Lite DJ Software
Free beginner DJ software with Practice Mode, Serato Stems and support for 50+ entry-level controllers.
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ocenaudio Audio Editor
Easy audio editor with real-time effect preview, multi-selection and a spectrogram.
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WavePad Audio Editor
Audio editor with effects, noise reduction and batch processing; free for non-commercial use.
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Tenacity Audio Editor
Community fork of Audacity for multi-track audio recording and editing.
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Audacious Music Player
Lightweight open-source music player with an optional Winamp-style interface.
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Dopamine Music Player
Good-looking open-source music player for local files, with a simple library and lyrics.
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MediaMonkey Music Manager
Music and video library manager with auto-tagging, CD ripping, device sync and DLNA sharing.
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JRiver Media Center Media Player
Audiophile media player and library manager with bit-perfect playback and DLNA; 30-day trial.
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Quod Libet Music Player and Tag Editor
Music player and tag editor for large libraries, with regex search, podcasts and radio.
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Tauon Music Player
Open-source playlist-first music player with gapless playback, lyrics and Jellyfin/Plex streaming.
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Deezer Music Streaming App
Music streaming desktop app with a free ad-supported plan in selected countries.
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YouTube Music Desktop App Unofficial YouTube Music Client
Unofficial open-source desktop app for YouTube Music with media keys, Discord status and remote control.
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Exact Audio Copy CD Ripper
Precise audio CD ripper with secure mode and AccurateRip verification.
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dBpoweramp Audio Converter and CD Ripper
Audio converter and secure CD ripper with AccurateRip and rich metadata; 21-day trial, then $48.
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fre:ac Audio Converter
Open-source audio converter and CD ripper for MP3, AAC, FLAC, Opus and more.
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gPodder Podcast Client
Simple open source podcast client that downloads episodes and syncs them to MP3 players.
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Sonic Visualiser Audio Analysis Tool
Research tool for viewing, analysing and annotating audio recordings with spectrograms and plugins.
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VCV Rack Modular Synthesizer
Virtual Eurorack modular synthesizer: patch modules with cables and play them in real time.
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Surge XT Synthesizer Plugin
Open-source hybrid synthesizer plugin with 2800+ patches, wavetables, MPE and microtuning.
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Vital Wavetable Synthesizer
Wavetable synth with spectral warping and visual modulation; the free Basic plan is the full synth.
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Dexed FM Synthesizer Plugin
Free FM synthesizer plugin modeled on the Yamaha DX7, with a DX7 cartridge librarian.
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Hydrogen Drum Machine
Open-source drum machine and pattern sequencer with downloadable drumkits and MIDI control.
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TuxGuitar Guitar Tab Editor
Open-source guitar tablature editor and player that opens Guitar Pro and Power Tab files.
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FxSound Sound Enhancer and Equalizer
System-wide sound enhancer with an equalizer, bass and volume boost, effects and presets.
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Peace Equalizer Equalizer APO Interface
Friendly interface for Equalizer APO with up to 31 bands, effects, AutoEQ and one-click presets.
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SoundSwitch Audio Device Switcher
Tray app that switches playback and recording devices with global hotkeys, rules and profiles.
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EarTrumpet Volume Control
Tray volume control with per-app volume and quick output device switching.
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ASIO4ALL Universal ASIO Driver
Universal low-latency ASIO driver for built-in and USB sound devices without their own ASIO driver.
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SonoBus Network Audio Streaming App
Peer-to-peer, low-latency audio streaming for remote jamming, sessions and podcasts.
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SteelSeries GG Gaming Audio App
SteelSeries hub with the Sonar audio mixer, game-sound EQ presets, mic noise reduction and clip capture.
