Tenacity is a free, privacy-friendly, open-source multi-track audio editor for Windows, macOS, and Linux, forked from Audacity.
Tenacity is a free, open-source multi-track audio editor built on the Audacity codebase. It was created in 2021 by volunteer developers who wanted to continue an Audacity-like editor without the telemetry and licensing concerns that arose after Audacity was acquired by Muse Group that year.
Because it is community-run rather than backed by a company, Tenacity has no headquarters, no pricing tiers, and no vendor lock-in. Development happens in the open on Codeberg and GitHub, and anyone can contribute code, translations, or documentation.
Tenacity supports multi-track recording and editing, a wide range of import and export audio formats (extendable with FFmpeg), high-quality processing up to 32-bit float, and plugin support for VST2, LADSPA, LV2, and AU formats. It also supports scripting through the built-in Nyquist language as well as external languages via named pipes.
On top of the inherited Audacity feature set, Tenacity has added its own improvements, including modern UI themes, native Matroska (MKA/MKV) import and export without requiring FFmpeg, expanded platform support such as Haiku, and a modernized build system for easier compilation on current operating systems.
Tenacity is completely free to download and use under the GNU General Public License version 2 or later. There are no paid tiers, subscriptions, or in-app purchases, and the source code is publicly available for anyone to inspect, modify, or redistribute.
Yes, Tenacity is completely free and open source under the GNU General Public License version 2 or later.
No. Tenacity is a separate, community-run fork of Audacity created in 2021, though it shares much of its original codebase and workflow.
Tenacity was created after Audacity's new owner, Muse Group, introduced a privacy policy and contributor license agreement that raised telemetry and licensing concerns among users and contributors.
Tenacity runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, with community support extending to other platforms such as Haiku.
Yes, it supports VST2, LADSPA, LV2, and AU audio plugins.
Tenacity is maintained by a volunteer open-source community rather than a company; there is no official corporate headquarters.
Yes, Tenacity supports a wide range of formats and can be extended further with FFmpeg.
No, avoiding telemetry and data collection was a core motivation for the project's creation.