Audionaut
Ranked 4 of 5 audio editors by recommenders
Free open-source multitrack audio editor praised for precise timing and production pipeline. Critics call it a good effort that is usable, and one wanted a less engineering-like feel.
Free open-source multitrack audio editor praised for precise timing and production pipeline. Critics call it a good effort that is usable, and one wanted a less engineering-like feel.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Looks interesting and promising
“Looks really interesting. Put it on my list of projects to view during my down time.”
Comment from 2 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Audionaut – an open-source cross-platform multitrack audio editor” “This looks really compelling!”
Comment from 2 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Audionaut – an open-source cross-platform multitrack audio editor” “It seems to be a cool project”
Comment from 2 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Audionaut – an open-source cross-platform multitrack audio editor”
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The four most recommended other audio editors, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audacity | 78 | 44 | 64% | 11 | 4 yrs3 owners | — |
| Audiomass | 38 | 4 | 90% | 3 | — | — |
| Tenacity audio editor | 9 | 2 | 82% | 4 | — | — |
| AudionautThis page | 8 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| Vocal Slice | 6 | 2 | 75% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
9 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I would still like something that felt like less software engineering or data science”
“It seems to be a cool project”
“especially the production pipeline possibilities in it”
“the audio callback is lock free and the dsp is vectorised”
“This looks really compelling!”
“audionaut is very precise when it comes to timing”
“It's a good effort and the software is useable.”
“Looks really interesting. Put it on my list of projects to view during my down time.”
“the agent editing, which is imho very useful since you have the UI which always provides transparency”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.