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Let the inner musician in you out as you edit through all of your favorite compositions

Let the inner musician in you out as you edit through all of your favorite compositions

Vote: (259 votes)

Program license: Free

Version: 9.2.1

Works under: Windows

Vote:

Program license

(259 votes)

Free

Version

9.2.1

Works under:

Windows

Pros

  • Music editing platform
  • Free for non-commercial purposes

Cons

  • Purchase is subscription-based

Music Editor Free is a sophisticated audio editing platform for Windows.

Music Editor Free is an advanced music editing platform that features many different tools. It can certainly meet your needs across a range of scenarios. It’s also free to use for personal purposes but not technically freeware since you’ll need to pay for a license—one license per three computers—if you want to use it commercially. We’ll discuss the license situation a bit more in the conclusion.

For personal use, Music Editor Free is fantastic and rivals a lot of the paid solutions that are out there. The built-in sound recorder in Windows lets you record from a mic or similar input, but this program supports all inputs and can capture audio from podcasts, music videos and more. You can even extract music from video files on YouTube and the like, and the program doesn’t even require site-specific support for you to be able to rip audio straight from the videos you watch.

Music Editor Free supports most major audio formats, and it can read from and convert to all of the formats it supports. You can edit audio files with options like trim, cut, copy, paste, insert and more. You can even convert your recordings and other sound files to ringtones that can be used with iPhones and Android smartphones. The program also supports adding audio affects, and the supported effects include reverse, echo, noise reduction, equalization, amplification and dozens more.

As mentioned, Music Editor Free is free to use as often and for as long as you like as long as you’re using for non-commercial purposes. If you do want to use it for commercial purposes, you’ll need to ante up. It’s not a bad deal in the sense that you get full access to the program to determine if its right for your needs. The issue potentially is that the commercial license requires an annual subscription, and the non-sale price for the unlimited access is essentially a two-plus year commitment.

Pros

  • Music editing platform
  • Free for non-commercial purposes

Cons

  • Purchase is subscription-based