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Audacity vs palmier-pro
Audacity has 18,928 GitHub stars, 2,712 forks, 1,781 open issues and last shipped yesterday. palmier-pro has 14,673 stars, 1,152 forks, 95 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Audacity leads on adoption by 29% (18,928 vs 14,673 stars). Audacity is written in C++ under a custom or non-standard licence; palmier-pro is written in Swift under GPL-3.0. Audacity has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, palmier-pro 8%. palmier-pro was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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 | palmier-pro | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 19K | ★ 15K |
| License | Custom / other | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | C++ | Swift |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.7K | ⑂ 1.2K |
| 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 palmier-pro if
- You want the palmier-pro feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You evaluated both and palmier-pro 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 palmier-pro
[!IMPORTANT] Palmier Pro releases through v0.7.6, and source code through last gpl source , were published under GPLv3. Later binary releases are proprietary, and their corresponding source is not published. This repository preserves the historical source and hosts current binary releases and update metadata. Palmier Pro The video editor built for AI. Requires macOS 26 (Tahoe) on Apple Silicon English · Español · 简体中文 · 繁體中文 · 日本語 · 한국어 · Tiếng Việt · हिन्दी · বাংলা · العربية · Italiano · Português (Brasil) · Français · Русский · Türkçe Palmier Pro is a macOS video editor with built in AI generation and MCP…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Audacity or palmier-pro more popular?
Audacity has 18,928 GitHub stars and palmier-pro has 14,673. Audacity has the larger community by that measure.
Are Audacity and palmier-pro free?
Both are open source. Audacity has no licence declared in this registry, and palmier-pro is licensed under GPL-3.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Audacity and palmier-pro?
Audacity is written in C++ and palmier-pro in Swift. 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 palmier-pro?
Choose Audacity if you want the larger community (18,928 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose palmier-pro if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.