Export - Audacity Manual

# Export

From Audacity Development Manual

To be able to hear your work in other media applications or players, you need to Export it to an audio file.

Alternatively, saving an Audacity project creates a project file containing all your track contents, including labels and envelope points, so you can return to your work later exactly as you left it. However, other applications cannot read Audacity projects.

Audacity as shipped can export to a number of common audio formats including WAV, AIFF, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC and MP2.

You can install the optional FFmpeg library to export to many more audio formats including AC3, M4A, MP4 and WMA.

- To export, choose File > Export > Export Audio... then choose the file format you want to export to in the "Save as type" dropdown. To burn a CD for standalone CD players, choose WAV or AIFF.
- Use File > Export > Export Selected Audio... to export only a selected area of audio.
- Use File > Export > Export Multiple... to export multiple files at the same time, either one for each audio track, or one for each labeled area in a single track.
  - Edit > Labels > Add Label at Selection lets you split the tracks from an album for multiple export as separate files.

Please be aware that when using Export or Export Multiple Audacity will only export tracks that are not grayed-out by use of the Mute or Solo buttons in the tracks' Track Control Panels. So what you hear by previewing with playback prior to export is what you will get in the Exported audio file.

- When using Export Selected Audio, however, Audacity will Export the selection from all selected tracks even if some if those tracks are grayed-out and inaudible on playback.
- There will be a warning if you export with all audio tracks muted.

See Export Audio Dialog for more help with exporting.

## Export Formats

There are a number of audio formats that Audacity, as shipped, can export to; others can be added with additional software.

- As shipped available exports include WAV, AIFF, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC and MP2
- You may install the optional FFmpeg library to export to many more audio formats including AC3, M4A(AAC), MP4 and WMA.

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