FL Studio
Image-Line · Music production & audio
A digital audio workstation known for pattern-based sequencing.
- Min
- Not required · 4 GB RAM
- Rec
- Not required · 16 GB RAM
Can My PC Run Audacity?
Music production & audioOpen source
A free, open-source multi-track audio editor and recorder.
Audacity System Requirements
Minimum Requirements
- CPU
- Any modern processorIntel Core 2 Duo E8400 specs →
- GPU
- Not required
- VRAM
- Not stated
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 1 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit or later
- DirectX
- Not stated
- Network
- Not stated
Recommended Requirements
The publisher has not published a recommended specification for this title.
Transcribed from the publisher — not yet re-checkedSource: Audacity documentation
Application details
- Vendor
- Muse Group
- Licence
- Open source
- Last verified
- Not yet verified
About Audacity
Audacity is a lightweight waveform editor that runs comfortably on very old hardware.
What PC do I need for Audacity?
For a comfortable experience, the publisher's minimum specification asks for the following. This is their figure, not our estimate.
- Graphics card
- Not required
- Processor
- Any modern processor
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB
- Operating system
- Windows 10 64-bit or later
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Can my laptop run Audacity?
The same check applies — enter the parts your laptop actually contains. Be aware that a laptop graphics chip is usually slower than the desktop card it shares a name with, because the manufacturer sets a lower power limit. A laptop advertising the Not required named here may therefore fall somewhat short of it in practice, and sustained performance drops further as the machine heats up. Treat a borderline laptop result as optimistic rather than assured.
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