Release Notes 2.4.2

Release Notes 2.4.2

Audacity 2.4.2 replaces all previous versions. Over 30 bugs fixed since 2.4.2. Full details of new features in the visual guide to New Features in 2.4.2.

Windows
  • Audacity 2.4.2 requires the CPU to support the SSE2 instruction set which should be available on any Intel hardware produced after 2001 and any AMD hardware produced after 2003.
    • To check what SSE levels your CPU supports, you can install CPU-Z.
    • If your hardware only supports SSE, you may download Audacity 2.0.6 see the Legacy Windows page on the Audacity Website.
  • 2.4.2 does not support Windows XP.
    • You may try 2.2.2 on XP, but it is unsupported.
macOS / Mac OS X
  • Audacity 2.4.2 is for Intel Macs running OS X 10.7 and later and macOS.
    • There are legacy versions for older OS X
Linux
  • Linux support is tested on Ubuntu Linux.
    • Audacity may compile on Gentoo, Debian, Mint.
    • Audacity does not currently compile on SuSE Linux.