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Audacity vs imgproxy
Audacity has 18,493 GitHub stars, 2,667 forks, 1,781 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. imgproxy has 11,080 stars, 776 forks, 67 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. Audacity leads on adoption by 67% (18,493 vs 11,080 stars). Audacity is written in C++ under a custom or non-standard licence; imgproxy is written in Go under Apache-2.0. Audacity has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, imgproxy 7%. 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 | imgproxy | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 18K | ★ 11K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | C++ | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-15 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.7K | ⑂ 776 |
| 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 imgproxy if
- You want the imgproxy feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and imgproxy 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 imgproxy
imgproxy is a fast, secure standalone HTTP server, written in Go and released under the Apache 2.0 licence, that resizes, processes, and converts images on the fly for web developers, platform engineers, and teams that want image processing to live in a dedicated service instead of inside their applications.
read the full imgproxy overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Audacity or imgproxy more popular?
Audacity has 18,493 GitHub stars and imgproxy has 11,080. Audacity has the larger community by that measure.
Are Audacity and imgproxy free?
Both are open source. Audacity has no licence declared in this registry, and imgproxy is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Audacity and imgproxy?
Audacity is written in C++ and imgproxy in Go. 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 imgproxy?
Choose Audacity if you want the larger community (18,493 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose imgproxy if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.