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.

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 ...

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 ...

Capturing system audio on a laptop can be quite useful for various purposes, be it recording tutorials, saving streaming ...

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 ...