--- title: WavePad Reviews meta\_title: 'WavePad Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 34 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how WavePad works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.3 review\_count: 34 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Design url: https://www.g2.com/categories/design --- # WavePad Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by WavePad but has limited features. Are you part of the WavePad team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! WavePad Audio editor is a full-featured professional audio and music editing software for Windows and Mac. Wavepad has a highly intuitive interface which ensures anyone can use it with ease. It lets you record and edit music, voice and other audio recordings. When editing audio files, you can cut, copy and paste parts of recordings, and then add effects like echo, amplification and noise reduction. WavePad works as a wav or mp3 editor, but it also supports a number of other file formats including vox, gsm, wma, real audio, au, aif, flac, ogg, and more. * * * Seller [NCH Software](https://www.g2.com/sellers/nch-software) Discussions [WavePad Community](https://www.g2.com/products/wavepad/discuss) Languages Supported English, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Jade Cali (Do More with Software) Show More ## Pricing Pricing provided by WavePad. ### Standard Edition $39.95 1 ### Master's Edition $69.95 1 [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/wavepad/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Audacity](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Audacity") Audacity 4.5/5(459) ](https://www.g2.com/products/audacity/reviews) [ ![Adobe Audition](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Adobe Audition") Adobe Audition 4.4/5(420) ](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-audition/reviews) [ ![GarageBand](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "GarageBand") GarageBand 4.3/5(277) ](https://www.g2.com/products/garageband/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/wavepad/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 34 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in Media Production](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Media Production") UM Verified User in Media Production Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/13/2023 "A very basic wave editor that I find useful for a particular codec output" 2.5/5 What do you like best about WavePad? Ability to output audio to some legacy codecs, useful for telephony Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about WavePad? Very basic editor, other than for my very specific use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is WavePad solving and how is that benefiting you? Ability to output audio to very legacy codecs that I use for telephony Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Education Management](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Education Management") UE Verified User in Education Management Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/24/2019 "Good" 3/5 What do you like best about WavePad? Love that it works for both Mac and not Mac laptops Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about WavePad? The editing quality gets a little messy sometimes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is WavePad solving and how is that benefiting you? Editing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") GC Verified User in Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/7/2016 "Basic Audio Editor" 3/5 What do you like best about WavePad? WavePad provides basic audio editing functionality. It is easy to learn and use. Great for simple and quick changes to audio files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about WavePad? There is pretty limited functionality. It isn't a good app to use if you're working with high quality audio. Sometimes it takes a while to render or save some changes made to the audio file. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is WavePad solving and how is that benefiting you? When I want to work with small portions of audio clips, I use Wavepad to cut clips quickly and easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about WavePad? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about WavePad ](https://www.g2.com/products/wavepad/discussions/new) ![Verified User](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User") G2 Verified User • Last activity over 4 years ago Can WavePad turn format X (eg. wav) to format Y (eg. mp3)? 1 Upvote 3 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-wavepad-turn-format-x-eg-wav-to-format-y-eg-mp3) ![Verified User](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User") G2 Verified User • Last activity over 4 years ago Can I split large MP3 files into smaller tracks and burn to CD? 1 Upvote 3 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-split-large-mp3-files-into-smaller-tracks-and-burn-to-cd) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/wavepad/discuss) ## Pricing Options Pricing provided by WavePad. ### Standard Edition $39.95 1 ### Master's Edition $69.95 1 [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/wavepad/pricing) WavePad Comparisons ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_c6bfab1d2650fe8be0e5aec2c46900e6/audacity.png "Product Avatar Image") Audacity 4.5/5(459) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/audacity-vs-wavepad) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_7c713932020277083bbc691e14dda1f2/adobe-audition.png "Product Avatar Image") Adobe Audition 4.4/5(420) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/adobe-audition-vs-wavepad) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_ab7145d56f06b7a65fd8b875ebfeb049/garageband.jpg "Product Avatar Image") GarageBand 4.3/5(277) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/garageband-vs-wavepad) ##### Categories on G2 [Audio Editing](https://www.g2.com/categories/audio-editing) ##### Explore More [Best platform to manage a large online community](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-best-platform-to-manage-a-large-online-community)[What are the best insurance suites for replacing multiple legacy systems with a unified policy, claims and billing platform?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-best-insurance-suites-for-replacing-multiple-legacy-systems-with-a-unified-policy-claims-and-billing-platform)[What is the best columnar database for heavy analytics workloads and BI dashboards for a data team that needs consistently fast query performance across a large shared dataset?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-best-columnar-database-for-heavy-analytics-workloads-and-bi-dashboards-for-a-data-team-that-needs-consistently-fast-query-performance-across-a-large-shared-dataset) [Top-rated platforms for enterprise content analytics](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-are-the-top-rated-platforms-for-enterprise-content-analytics)[What are the best lifestyle spending account platforms for payroll integration in professional services?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-best-lifestyle-spending-account-platforms-for-payroll-integration-in-professional-services)[Is Appy Pie worth it as a low code mobile app builder for a small team without dedicated IT staff, or does Thunkable cover the same use cases at lower complexity for non-developers?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-appy-pie-worth-it-as-a-low-code-mobile-app-builder-for-a-small-team-without-dedicated-it-staff-or-does-thunkable-cover-the-same-use-cases-at-lower-complexity-for-non-developers) [Show MoreShow Less](javascript:void(0);)