v3.5 [Mar 2, 2024]
Added an option to skip plugin scanning to Preferences -> Effects.
Added an overflow menu, as well as speed and pitch indicators to clips.
Added subtitle formats for labels. Export to WebVTT and SubRip and import of SubRip files is now supported. (Thanks, Pokechu22 and Larry Bordowitz!)
Reworked the plugin manager. It's now simplified and filterable, and also has a search box.
Improved accessibility. (Thanks, David Bailes!)
When zooming in vertically (Ctrl+scroll on the vertical scale), the zeroline now remains centered. Moving the vertical zoom off-center still is possible via Shift+scroll on the vertical scale.
Changed the look of the selection adjust cursors (previously pointing fingers on Windows and macOS, now look like >| everywhere).
Changed the timeline options button from a green triangle to a settings gear. From it, you can switch between Beats & Measures or hh:mm:ss timeline rulers, set various preferences regarding to looping, as well as playhead behaviors: "Scroll view to playhead" (previously: "Update display while playing") and "Continuous scrolling" (previously: Pinned Play Head).
Improved BSD support. (Thanks, Brad Smith!)
Changed the Audacity.app icon on macOS to fit new design guidelines. (Thanks, Filip Krawczyk!)
Reordered some menus.
Moved the OK/Cancel buttons of effects to the bottom.
Removed the read-only mouse preferences page.
Removed Printing options.
Removed Screenshot tool. To make a screenshot, use Win+Shift+S (Windows) or Cmd+Shift+4 (Mac) instead.
Removed Karaoke view.
Removed the "solo=none" preference.
Removed timeline tooltips preference.
Removed "dragging selection edges" preference.
Removed some warning dialogs and associated preferences.
Removed "scrolling left of zero" preference.
Replaced "Advanced Vertical Zooming" with new always-on behavior.
Removed some vertical zoom presets.
Removed EQ XML to TXT converter, which was needed for the Audacity 2.3 -> 2.4 transition. It is now a plugin instead, downloadable at https://plugins.audacityteam.org/additional-resources/eq-curves/eq-xml-to-txt-converter.
Removed the "Vocal reduction and isolation" effect. As a replacement for Windows and Linux, the Intel OpenVINO plugins work better and on a wider array of content, including mono tracks. The old effect still can be downloaded from https://plugins.audacityteam.org/nyquist-plugins/effect-plugins/filters-and-eq#vocal-reduction-and-isolation
Fixed a number of dialogs that were able to grow too large to fit on the screen.
#2133 Fixed the playback cursor sometimes desynchronizing with actual playback. (Thanks, David Bailes!)
#3723 #5615 Fixed the GetInfo scripting command.
#5283 Fixed "Reset configuration" command breaking modules preference page.
#5389 Fixed stereo tracks randomly splitting into mono.
#5500 The Export Audio -> (external program) option remembers the command line argument again.
#5670 #3903 Fixed the Compressor effect sometimes corrupting audio. (Thanks, David Bailes!)
#5580 #4952 Fixed Timer Record sometimes failing to export. (Thanks, David Bailes!)
#5681 Fixed incorrect level measurements for mono tracks in Noise Gate effect. (Thanks, Steve Daulton!)
#5750 When exporting multiple files, the mono/stereo setting is now honored properly.
#5848 Fixed some effects failing when language is set to German, Korean, Dutch, Slovenian, or Turkish.
#5868 #1548 Fixed 8 and 9 inputs not working on keyboard inputs which have AltGr+8/9 mean [ and ]. (Thanks, David Bailes!)
#5858 Fixed Audacity crashing when making a stereo track using keyboard. (Thanks, Joe Souza!)
#5976 Fixed the "Set default" button not working in the metadata editor. (Thanks, dg-no-9!)
#5977 Linux: Fixed a memory leak in Wayland by explicitly running on X11. (Thanks, Takahashi, Naoki!)
#6125 Fixed recording sometimes recording at the wrong sample rate, pitching things up in the process. (Thanks, David Bailes!)
#4999 Improved importing performance.
#5823 Filenames featuring a period mid-name are no longer cut off.
#5792 Fixed a crash when pasting 192k/24 bit audio.
#5799 Fixed a crash with AUMultibandCompressor.
#6100 Exporting stereo as mono now calculates volume correctly.
#5782 Exporting now can create folders within folders.
v2.4 [May 16, 2020]
- wxWidgets Library: The main change since 2.4.1 is that we have upgraded the wxWidgets library that Audacity uses from 3.1.1 (with patches by us) to 3.1.3 (with patches by us). We wanted to do this as a release in its own right, before we start on a longer and more complex release.
- Bugs fixed: We’ve fixed 41 bugs since 2.4.1. The exact number of bugs fixed depends on how you count, but anyway, it’s a worthwhile number of fixes.
- Configuration Reset: There is one new small feature. In the Tools menu there is now a ‘Reset Configuration’ menu item. When you click on it, it resets most of the configuration back to defaults.
v2.3 [May 29, 2014]
- New feature – “Punch and Roll Recording”.
- Pinned-play-head can now be repositioned by dragging.
- Play-at-speed now can be adjusted whilst playing.
- Toolbars controlling volume and speed can now be resized for greater precision.
- Macros (formerly ‘Chains’) substantially extended:
- New Macro palette.
- Macros can be bound to keyboard keys.
- New commands:
- New ‘Tools’ menu.
- New ‘Scriptables’ commands.
- Nyquist gains AUD-DO command.
- Nyquist effects are now translatable and translated.
- More dialogs have help buttons now.
- Increased legibility of trackname display.
- Half-wave option for collapsed tracks.
- Sliding Stretch.
- Dialog (option) for entering labels.
v2.2 [Apr 18, 2014]
- Four supplied user interface themes, and customizability of themes for advanced users (thanks to James Crook and the Dark Audacity project), Playback of MIDI files (fully automatic on Windows; requires cooperating software synthesizer programs on macOs or Linux; special thanks to Audacity co-founder Roger Dannenberg and new contributor “pokechu22”), Thorough update of the manual with new images, more hover texts, and more cross-references.
v2.1 [Aug 11, 2012]
Bug fixes
Interface
Fixed playback speed and synchronization problems when dragging clips or tracks between tracks having different sample rates.
(Windows) Removed a crash risk where shortcuts could be used to record or import in one project while importing or exporting in another.
Imports and Exports
Fixed crashes when changing the sample format of read-directly WAV or AIFF files using the Track Drop-Down Menu.
Fixed a crash importing MP3 files that had duplicate metadata tags (this is a bug in current libsndfile which has been patched in Audacity; MP3 files mislabeled as WAV which have duplicate tags will still crash Audacity on Linux if Audacity has been compiled against an affected version of system libsndfile).
Fixed an issue where excessively high or corrupted sample values in the audio could corrupt exports from the start of the problem for the rest of the file, and could corrupt the rest of the project.
(Linux) Fixed Audacity could not be compiled against FFmpeg 0.7.x and 0.8.x.
Effects and Analysis
Fixed crash on launch when using "Ambisonic Decoders (PC)" VST plug-ins and other plug-ins that enable additional floating point exceptions.
Fixed Plot Spectrum background could be transparent on some machines.
Bug fixes for Click Track, High Pass, Low Pass and Vocal Remover.
Chirp, Tone and Silence generators now remember their settings.
Other miscellaneous bug fixes
Changes and Improvements
New Interface preference to show the track name in the display (this is off by default).
Longer default Playback preference for effects preview and preview before cut.
Restored use of Page Up and Page Down to scroll horizontally.
v2.0 [Feb 17, 2012]
Bug fixes
Interface
Fixed playback speed and synchronization problems when dragging clips or tracks between tracks having different sample rates.
(Windows) Removed a crash risk where shortcuts could be used to record or import in one project while importing or exporting in another.
Imports and Exports
Fixed crashes when changing the sample format of read-directly WAV or AIFF files using the Track Drop-Down Menu.
Fixed a crash importing MP3 files that had duplicate metadata tags (this is a bug in current libsndfile which has been patched in Audacity; MP3 files mislabeled as WAV which have duplicate tags will still crash Audacity on Linux if Audacity has been compiled against an affected version of system libsndfile).
Fixed an issue where excessively high or corrupted sample values in the audio could corrupt exports from the start of the problem for the rest of the file, and could corrupt the rest of the project.
(Linux) Fixed Audacity could not be compiled against FFmpeg 0.7.x and 0.8.x.
Effects and Analysis
Fixed crash on launch when using "Ambisonic Decoders (PC)" VST plug-ins and other plug-ins that enable additional floating point exceptions.
Fixed Plot Spectrum background could be transparent on some machines.
Bug fixes for Click Track, High Pass, Low Pass and Vocal Remover.
Chirp, Tone and Silence generators now remember their settings.
Other miscellaneous bug fixes
Changes and Improvements
New Interface preference to show the track name in the display (this is off by default).
Longer default Playback preference for effects preview and preview before cut.
Restored use of Page Up and Page Down to scroll horizontally.
Record music from online radio stations, video sharing sites, and media players.
