Audacity owners Muse Group have denied that the popular open-source audio app is secretly turning into spyware, blaming an unclear privacy policy update rather than nefarious intent for the confusion.

Muse Group, the new owner of audio-editing app Audacity, caused a stir in recent days with an update to the software's privacy policy. It stated that Muse Group will collect users' personal data and ...

Audacity is hugely popular audio editing software, often used by beginner podcasters but with some powerful features, despite its free, open-source status. However, recent changes to Audacity’s ...

The company later backtracked after a user outcry over the policy's "unclear phrasing," but that doesn't make any of this okay. Reading time 4 minutes Ever since Audacity was acquired by tech ...

Muse Group caused concerns in the past few days after announcing a new update to its software's privacy policy. Muse Group is the new owner of the audio-editing app Audacity, and the company stated ...

Audacity, the free, open-source audio editing software, has announced plans to release Audacity 4 in early 2026, a major update to the Audacity 3 series that has been running since 2021. It has also ...

Since its first release in 2000, Audacity has served as a useful audio editing tool for both Windows and Mac. Audacity grew in popularity fast thanks to being both free and open-source. Earlier this ...