Beta version
System Requirements Download
Audacity 1.3 Beta is our new, not quite finished, development version which will be the basis of our next "stable" version.
- Contains dozens of new, exciting features. Very occasionally, these might need final polishing or not be retained in later versions.
- Occasionally, a feature might not work as it did before, or might be temporarily disabled.
- Some parts of the program are not yet documented or translated into different languages.
If you are new to Audacity or computer audio programs, you may prefer
the fully finished Audacity 1.2. Otherwise, please help our development
effort by trying the Beta and
send us your comments.
Please mention your operating system, full details of any problems, and
any features that need improvement or no longer work properly. You can
install 1.3 and 1.2 on the same machine by installing them to different
directories.
Recommended Download
Optional Downloads
Plug-ins and Libraries
Alternative Download Links
Audacity Zip files and Nightly Builds
Windows 2000/XP/Vista: Audacity 1.3.11 zip file
(8.0 MB) - If you want a download without help files, or cannot run the
installer because of restricted permissions, download and unzip this or
Windows 98/ME file below instead.
Windows 2000/XP/Vista: For advanced users, Nightly Builds
are available for testing purposes. "Nightly Builds" are Alpha builds
from our latest development code that we work on between releases. Your
help in testing and reporting bugs in these builds will be invaluable as we move towards a new 2.0 Stable release. Note: These
builds may by definition be more unstable than Beta or Stable releases.
They should not be used as your production version of Audacity.
Windows 98/ME: Audacity 1.3.7 zip file (6.2 MB)
System Requirements
Windows 95 and NT are not supported. Windows 7 is provisionally supported.
The values in the "Recommended RAM/processor speed" column below
are for tasks like recording for an hour, or editing three 20 minute
tracks simultaneously. The values in the "Minimum RAM/processor speed"
column will be fine for smaller/shorter tasks, especially if
unnecessary programs are closed.
Windows version |
Recommended RAM/
processor speed |
Minimum RAM/
processor speed |
Windows 98, ME |
128 MB / 500 MHz |
64 MB / 300 MHz |
Windows 2000, XP |
512 MB/1 GHz |
128 MB/300 MHz |
Windows Vista Home Basic |
2 GB / 1 GHz |
512 MB / 1 GHz |
Windows Vista Home Premium/
Business/Ultimate |
4 GB / 2 GHz |
1 GB / 1 GHz |
Generally, Audacity works best on computers meeting more than the
minimum requirements in the table above. Where Audacity is to be used
for lengthy multi-track projects, we recommend using Windows 2000, XP
or Vista running on machines of substantially higher specification than
the minimum stated above.