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Audacity vs Clypra
Audacity has 18,477 GitHub stars, 2,668 forks, 1,781 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Clypra has 3,240 stars, 325 forks, 20 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Audacity leads on adoption by 470% (18,477 vs 3,240 stars). Audacity is written in C++ under a custom or non-standard licence; Clypra is written in TypeScript under MIT. Audacity has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, Clypra 10%. Audacity was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (editor), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Audacity | Clypra | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 18K | ★ 3.2K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | C++ | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.7K | ⑂ 325 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Audacity if
- You weight community size — 18K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Clypra if
- You want the Clypra feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Clypra fits your workflow better
About Audacity
Audacity is an open source audio editor and recorder written in C++ and distributed under free software terms. It lives in the open source desktop audio editing ecosystem, where it provides a multi track interface for recording and editing audio on Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. The README describes the project as an easy to use audio tool, and the repository contains both the Audacity 3.x line and the in progress Audacity 4 line.
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About Clypra
Clypra is a free, MIT licensed, hardware accelerated video editor built on Rust, Tauri v2, and React 19, aimed at editors, video engineers, and open source contributors who want frame accurate timeline editing and GPU native rendering on desktop and mobile without watermarks, paywalls, feature limits, or subscriptions.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Audacity or Clypra more popular?
Audacity has 18,477 GitHub stars and Clypra has 3,240. Audacity has the larger community by that measure.
Are Audacity and Clypra free?
Both are open source. Audacity has no licence declared in this registry, and Clypra is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Audacity and Clypra?
Audacity is written in C++ and Clypra in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Audacity or Clypra?
Choose Audacity if you want the larger community (18,477 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Clypra if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.