Over 25 years Audacity has gone from simple audio editor, to a UX nightmare. If you can get past the terrible logo, version 4 looks like it might fix that.

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Audacity 4, scheduled for early 2026, introduces major UX improvements to address longstanding usability issues. Key updates include removing restrictive interaction modes, adding per-track meters, simplified clip trimming and time stretching via drag-and-drop, and a new split tool. The redesign eliminates many "Audacity says no" moments where the software blocked common operations without explanation. The Sync Lock feature is being replaced with a more intuitive approach to multi-track synchronization, alongside a modernized, customizable interface.

If you can get past the terrible logo, Audacity 4 looks pretty great

They should definitely keep their old logo. Perhaps they could simplify it a bit, but it’s too iconic.

If this were news from 10 years ago, it might have been acceptable, but there’s no need to revamp the logo to flat design in 2025.
Beats might be the only brand that can make pink headphones look cool. This logo is just plain ugly.

great - now old and new look like shit!
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