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Audacity vs FerrumPix
Audacity has 18,950 GitHub stars, 2,714 forks, 1,781 open issues and last shipped yesterday. FerrumPix has 745 stars, 18 forks, 3 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Audacity leads on adoption by 2,444% (18,950 vs 745 stars). Audacity is written in C++ under a custom or non-standard licence; FerrumPix is written in Visual Basic .NET under GPL-3.0. Audacity has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, FerrumPix 2%. FerrumPix 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 | FerrumPix | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 19K | ★ 745 |
| License | Custom / other | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | C++ | Visual Basic .NET |
| Last push | 2026-11-03 | 2026-11-03 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.7K | ⑂ 18 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Audacity if
- You weight community size — 19K 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 FerrumPix if
- You want the FerrumPix feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Visual Basic .NET
- You evaluated both and FerrumPix fits your workflow better
About Audacity
Audacity Audacity is an easy to use, multi track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. More info can be found on This repository is currently undergoing major structural change. We're currently working on Audacity 4, which means an entirely new UI and also refactorings aplenty. As such, the master branch is currently not particularly friendly to new contributors. It is still possible to submit patches to Audacity 3.x; make sure you branch off audacity3 if you choose to do so. Build instructions for 3.x can be found here; build instructions for Audacity 4 can be…
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About FerrumPix
FerrumPix FerrumPix is a desktop photo manager and image editor for Linux and Windows, with experimental ARM64 and macOS builds. Browse your folders, sort and rate what is in them, look at photos properly, and edit them all in one application, all on your own machine. It can also connect to a self hosted Immich or Nextcloud server. It is built with Avalonia UI and .NET 10, in VB.NET, which I still love even though it is rare nowadays. This started as a private project an application built exactly the way I always wanted one to look and work and it is free and open source for anyone who finds it useful. To be…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Audacity or FerrumPix more popular?
Audacity has 18,950 GitHub stars and FerrumPix has 745. Audacity has the larger community by that measure.
Are Audacity and FerrumPix free?
Both are open source. Audacity has no licence declared in this registry, and FerrumPix is licensed under GPL-3.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Audacity and FerrumPix?
Audacity is written in C++ and FerrumPix in Visual Basic .NET. 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 FerrumPix?
Choose Audacity if you want the larger community (18,950 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose FerrumPix if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.