Software · Audio & music

GoldWave

GoldWave is an audio editor, available on Windows: multitrack editing.

Limited free plan
Windows
No account

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Technical details

Pricing: Limited free planconfirmed by Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms), Automatic reading of the official pages
Excerpt from goldwave.com, read on 9 November 2026
. since there is no real advantage to providing a cd, that option is not offered. is videomeld free? yes. the free version is limited to melding files of 5 minutes or less and it adds "edited using videomeld" text to the video. a license is required to remove the meld limit and text. how do Open the page
License: Proprietary, freeconfirmed by Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Open source: not documented
Commercial use: not documented
Account required: Noconfirmed by Automatic reading of the official pages
Excerpt from goldwave.com, read on 9 November 2026
can buy through paypal using a credit card without a paypal account. look for and choose the link to continue without an account on the paypal page. why is paypal asking for a bank account or rejecting my credit card? paypal has a lifetime spending limit (their website barely mentions it, so try a Open the page
Credit card required: not documented
Watermark: not documented
Ads: not documented
Platforms: WindowsEstablished by Windows: Winget
Publisher: GoldWave Inc.
Latest version: 7.09

Overview

GoldWave is an audio editor, available on Windows.

Features described on its official website: multitrack editing.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“Digital Audio Editing Software” — Winget, 10 November 2026
“VideoMeld multitrack audio and video editing software.” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

GoldWave offers a limited free plan; advanced features or heavier use are paid.

It is distributed under a proprietary licence: free to use under its terms, which may change; that licence is not an open source licence.

Plans and conditions

Free plan: basic features are free; others are reserved for paid plans.
Paid subscriptions from 15 $ per month (price read on the official page).

Strengths

No account needed

Weaknesses

Limited free plan

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (publisher, licence, platforms, version) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (limits, free status) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Automatic reading of the official pages (account, free status) — 9 November 2026
Last technical check: 9 November 2026
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