# Audacity 4.0 ships dark mode, overlapping clips and the app’s deepest overhaul in years

Not since Version 3.0 stirred up a commotion more than five years ago has Audacity pushed out a change of this magnitude. Version 4.0 arrives today, and the free open-source audio editor has picked up a dark mode, overlapping clips, and an envelope tool that will look instantly familiar to anyone wh

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| Published | 4 September 2026 |

Source: https://egamers.io/audacity-4-0-ships-dark-mode-overlapping-clips-and-the-apps-deepest-overhaul-in-years/