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Audacity vs PermissionsKit
Audacity has 18,477 GitHub stars, 2,668 forks, 1,781 open issues and last shipped yesterday. PermissionsKit has 5,811 stars, 481 forks, 4 open issues and last shipped 7 days ago. Audacity leads on adoption by 218% (18,477 vs 5,811 stars). Audacity is written in C++ under a custom or non-standard licence; PermissionsKit is written in Swift under MIT. Audacity has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, PermissionsKit 8%. Audacity 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 | PermissionsKit | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 18K | ★ 5.8K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | C++ | Swift |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-12 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.7K | ⑂ 481 |
| 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 PermissionsKit if
- You want the PermissionsKit feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You evaluated both and PermissionsKit 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.
read the full Audacity overview →
About PermissionsKit
PermissionsKit is a Swift package that gives apps one universal API for requesting system permissions and reading their status — .authorized , .denied , .notDetermined — aimed at Apple platform developers who want to link only the permission products their app actually uses.
read the full PermissionsKit overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Audacity or PermissionsKit more popular?
Audacity has 18,477 GitHub stars and PermissionsKit has 5,811. Audacity has the larger community by that measure.
Are Audacity and PermissionsKit free?
Both are open source. Audacity has no licence declared in this registry, and PermissionsKit is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Audacity and PermissionsKit?
Audacity is written in C++ and PermissionsKit 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 PermissionsKit?
Choose Audacity if you want the larger community (18,477 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose PermissionsKit if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.