DaVinci Resolve (free)Edit video timelines, colour-grade footage and mix audio.
Free desktop editor · up to UHD 60 fps with supported 8-bit formats.
Video, audio & media
Tenacity
Free optionOpen sourceLocal
Record, cut and edit audio in a multitrack desktop editor.
What you can use it for
Record, cut and edit audio in a multitrack desktop editor.
- Capture audio and edit local tracks without a recurring audio-editor fee.
- Supports effects and common audio import/export workflows.
Workflow coverage and comparison notes
Record and manually edit local audio tracks. Not the complete Adobe production, spectral repair or proprietary plugin/session workflow.
Before you switch
GPL-2.0 project. Check package availability for your operating system; source builds are a technical route. Does not reproduce Audition spectral repair, Adobe integration, paid plugins or every professional session format. The attributed report establishes recording use, not a full production-studio test.
Alternatives to these paid apps
Each comparison covers the workflow described above, rather than every paid feature.
More for the same workflow
See alternatives →DaVinci Resolve (free)Record, arrange and mix multitrack audio with a Linux distribution package.
Free Linux packages or source build · upstream installers paid
AudacityRecord and edit multitrack audio, apply effects and export podcasts or dialogue.
Free open-source desktop audio recorder/editor for Windows/macOS/Linux; GPL commercial use allowed.