Source Code
Recommended Download
Audacity 1.2.6 release (source tarball) (.tar.gz file, 4.6 MB)
Optional Downloads
Get the latest stable code (incorporating any changes since the release tarball) from CVS. This is the best choice if you are compiling on Windows.
If you have trouble with your download, or need an older version of Audacity, try our alternate download links.
System Requirements
- Audacity runs best with at least 64 MB RAM and a 300 MHz processor. Please review our operating system support for Windows, Mac or Linux.
How to Compile Audacity
Dependencies
The wxWidgets library is required. Audacity 1.2 needs wxGTK 2.4, compiled without the unicode options. The next stable version of Audacity will support newer wxWidgets and GTK libraries.
Installation of the following libraries is optional - they are included in Audacity obtained from CVS.
If you install libraries using a package management system like Apt or RPM, you need to install the "dev" (development) packages for each library.
Compilation
To compile Audacity, run the following command in the Audacity source directory:
./configure && make
You can type ./configure --help to see a list of compilation options. After Audacity is compiled, run make install as root to install it.
Further Help
- On Windows, see the file "compile.txt" inside the "Win" folder in the source code. For OS X, see "compile.txt" inside the "Mac" folder in the code.
- See our guides to compiling Audacity for Windows, Mac and Linux/Unix on the Wiki.
- If you are still having difficulties, we want to help! Please join audacity-devel, our developers' mailing list, then send us an e-mail.
