# Install audacity@3 with Homebrew Cask Multi-track audio editor and recorder. Version 3.7.9 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install cask:audacity@3 ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew Cask (100%): ```sh brew install --cask audacity@3 ``` Evidence: local Homebrew cask metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** cask:audacity@3 - **Package manager:** Homebrew Cask - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.7.9 - **Source summary:** Multi-track audio editor and recorder - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-11-04T12:20:42+00:00 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-11-04 - Package-manager version: 3.7.9 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/audacity/audacity - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Audacity 3 is the third major release family of the free, open-source multitrack audio editor and recorder. ### Project history Dominic Mazzoni began Audacity in 1999 at Carnegie Mellon University while working with Roger Dannenberg. Their research required a way to visualize audio-analysis algorithms; the application subsequently grew into a general editor. Audacity 3.0.0 was released in March 2021. Later 3.x releases expanded editing workflows, including clip handles and playback looping. ### Adoption history Audacity developed from a university research tool into a general audio editor with contributions from a wider community. Its distribution spans Windows, macOS, and Linux. During the 3.x series, upstream added an official Linux AppImage, providing another installation route alongside system packaging. ### How it is used Typical workflows include recording tracks, editing speech or music, applying effects, and exporting audio. Additional format support can require FFmpeg; plugins must match the application's architecture. ### Why package nerds care Audacity combines a desktop application with audio libraries and plugin interfaces, making dependency and architecture compatibility relevant to packagers. The 3.x history includes a transition to 64-bit Windows builds and matching plugin and FFmpeg requirements. The versioned cask identifies this major release family separately. ### Timeline - 1999: Development began at Carnegie Mellon University. - 2021-03-17: Audacity 3.0.0 released. - 2021-07-26: Audacity 3.0.3 introduced official Linux AppImage distribution and 64-bit Windows builds. - 2021-10-28: Audacity 3.1 introduced clip handles and playback looping. ### Related projects - FFmpeg; Nyquist; audio effect plugins. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for audacity@3. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Linux: ~/.config/audacity/audacity.cfg, ~/.audacity-data/audacity.cfg - macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/audacity/audacity.cfg - Windows: %APPDATA%\audacity\audacity.cfg ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew cask API - **Tap:** homebrew/cask - **Full Token:** audacity@3 - **Names:** Audacity - **Artifacts:** App: 1, Target: 1, Uninstall: 1, Zap: 1 - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no ## Related links - [Homebrew Cask packages](https://pkg.so/homebrew-cask-packages/) - Generated from Homebrew Cask package-manager metadata. - [Homebrew Cask applications](https://pkg.so/homebrew-cask-applications/) - Cask artifact metadata includes an app bundle. - [AI and agent packages](https://pkg.so/ai-agent-tools/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts. - [audacity](https://pkg.so/cask/audacity/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: audacity, audio, editor, multi, multi-track. - [amadeus-pro](https://pkg.so/cask/amadeus-pro/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: audio, editor, multi, recorder. - [sound-studio](https://pkg.so/cask/sound-studio/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: audio, editor, recorder. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/audacity@3.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/audacity@3.yml) ## Sources - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph