Dark Audacity

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Overview

Dark Audacity is a customized version of the Audacity audio editor featuring a dark theme, modernized interface, and minor functional tweaks. It uses the same core audio engine as Audacity for recording, editing, and processing audio files. Targeted at users seeking a more visually comfortable alternative to standard Audacity, it supports common formats like WAV, FLAC, OGG, and offers tools for mixing tracks and applying effects.

Key Features

Dark Theme - Modern dark color scheme with simplified icons and reduced visual clutter for eye comfort.
Audio Recording - Record mono and stereo tracks; shift+record creates new track, regular record appends to existing.
Editing Tools - Cut, copy, paste, mix tracks, generate tones, noise, silence, and chirp sounds.
Effects Processing - Apply standard Audacity effects like noise reduction, amplification, and frequency analysis.
LED Meters - Visual audio level meters with color transitions from green to yellow to red for clipping detection.
Improved Pause Mode - Pause ends automatically on most actions, avoiding the 'stuck in pause' issue.
Format Support - Handles uncompressed formats including WAV, AIFF, AU, FLAC, OGG, and FFmpeg-compatible files.

Pricing

Plan	Price	Includes
Free	$0	Full access to all recording, editing, and effects features.

Platforms & Requirements

Available only for Windows via installer from FossHub. Latest version is 2.3.2x, size around 6.2 MB. No support for macOS, Linux, or other platforms.

Integrations & Ecosystem

FFmpeg for additional formats
WAV import/export
FLAC import/export
OGG import/export
AIFF import/export

Alternatives

App	Difference
Audacity	Original version with light theme, multi-platform support, but less intuitive recording and pause behavior.
Ocenaudio	Cross-platform editor with real-time effects preview and simpler interface, but no dark theme focus.
Ardour	Professional DAW for multi-track recording and MIDI, more complex than Dark Audacity's basic editing.
Reaper	Commercial DAW with extensive customization and scripting, higher learning curve and cost.

Reputation

Dark Audacity is viewed as a solid, free alternative to Audacity for Windows users preferring dark themes and usability tweaks like better recording workflow and pause handling. It receives praise for visual improvements and LED meters but criticism for lacking cross-platform availability. As an open-source project, it maintains a niche following without widespread recognition.

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