--- 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) ![Srishti V.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Srishti V.") SV Srishti V. Team Lead Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/28/2022 "Amazing Mixing Tool" 5/5 What do you like best about WavePad? Wavepad helps to seemlessly merge audios together. You can merge any number of audios together using this software. It has a bridge and white noise reduction tool as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about WavePad? It is a little tricky to use. Beginners will need a little help from either a professional or take help of videos on youtube. The software takes a bit of time to process the soundtrack. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is WavePad solving and how is that benefiting you? Mixing audios and merging soundtracks for presentation purposes as well ad commercial purposes. It also helps me find the perfect bridge to make the transitions look seemless. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Fidelis E.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Fidelis E.") FE Fidelis E. Recording Engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/14/2021 "Wave pad is a professional recording and editing app" 5/5 What do you like best about WavePad? Wave pad is a professional editing and recording application that you can have on your phone and laptop it give you quick editing and adding effect to your audio mix and you can choose the format you want to save your final mix Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about WavePad? Wave pad did a great job by putting together a whole recording and mixing application but you cannot select different track to work with mix with deferent effect to boost the different levels of the tracks Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is WavePad solving and how is that benefiting you? Wave pad has helped me to creat a ringtone and trim some of my audio production and record some voices. Wave pad make my work flow easy and fast which is what I really appreciate it for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic DR Donielle R. Owner Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/4/2021 "My favorite music editor" 5/5 What do you like best about WavePad? I have been using WavePad for years and I love the simplicity of the software. Other music editors are either too simple and make choppy cuts or too complex. WavePad is a good middle ground. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about WavePad? There is nothing I dislike about WavePad. It is a reliable music editor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is WavePad solving and how is that benefiting you? I need to be able to edit music quickly for my business and WavePad solves that problem. I love that the software is available for my laptop and has an iPhone app for on the go edits. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![ROGER T.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "ROGER T.") RT ROGER T. Director of IT Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/24/2019 "Best free sound editor for PC hands down" 4.5/5 What do you like best about WavePad? It's incredibly easy to use and comes with special effects built-in , no need to purchase plug-ins. I especially love all the different sound file export options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about WavePad? I really don't like the way it keeps bugging you to make sure that you are using it for personal use. I mean I get where they're coming from but it's pretty annoying. Happens every other time you open the program pretty much. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering WavePad: Try this one first before others. It's free and will most likely cover your needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is WavePad solving and how is that benefiting you? I use it to make custom ringtones for the work phones, but I also use it for personal use at home. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 7/29/2021 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Ricardo B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ricardo B.") RB Ricardo B. Marketing Consultant Marketing and Advertising Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/29/2019 "Best Pro Audio Editing Software for newbies" 5/5 What do you like best about WavePad? It is easy to use and accepts a variety of formats, including video. I can do simple things but in the future I think I can do more as I understand and learn all its functions, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about WavePad? I am not a professional so the features it has meet my needs and more. I have not really found anything that upsets so far Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering WavePad: I highly recommend WavePad, it is a very complete and easy to use program. For those of us who are not experts it is a very good solution and from what I see I can do more things in the future as I learn new functions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is WavePad solving and how is that benefiting you? Sometimes I need to adjust the audios for Radio commercials, in the end they have disclaimers and I have to accelerate the speed so they don't take up much time and adjust the whole spot to 20 seconds. I also use it to extract the audio from some videos so I can listen to them on my phone Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/10/2020 "i have been using wavepad for many years..its the best sound editor ever made" 5/5 What do you like best about WavePad? user friendly..always get regular updates..free to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about WavePad? i find editing a particular sound at a particular point was tricky sometimes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering WavePad: A must have app for editing audio...its the best Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is WavePad solving and how is that benefiting you? i used this for mixing sounds for my mom's school functions..it has helped me a lot Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![gabriela z.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "gabriela z.") GZ gabriela z. Ingeniero de redes Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 11/6/2019 "Perfect solution so that your audio conversions are always the best." 5/5 What do you like best about WavePad? Of this excellent software I like the compatibility of formats that it has, besides that it allows me to record and edit music, voice and other audio recordings, it is very easy to download and I also like the interface that it has that is very friendly and makes That the result you want to obtain with this software is much easier . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about WavePad? so far what I could tell you is negative is free is a hoax, since it is NOT FREE! It is a trial version that after several files, asks for the purchase to continue, also because you use it in a few songs and require you to buy it, and that is not in Spanish. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering WavePad: I recommend this powerful software with your eyes closed since it has a wide range of services and that you can convert an audio to any other format its interface is friendly just by downloading this program and opening it you can know that it is very easy to use this made up For beginners that is why for any project that is used, it is qualified to give excellent and proven good results . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is WavePad solving and how is that benefiting you? The benefits of this excellent program is that within my company it is almost always used for the organization of recordings and has always done its job very well, in addition to having a good amount of options for small projects that have to do with audios I use it a lot Within my company, currently in any advertising audio is also very useful and thanks to that I can convert that audio to any other format or make any change of amplification that is why it is easy, fast and with the basic functions necessary to cover all the needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 11/9/2019 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![winnie s.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "winnie s.") WS winnie s. Software Developer Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/5/2019 "Fast and Simple Audio Editing Program." 5/5 What do you like best about WavePad? Wavepad allows me to work on a variety of audio formats as it’s very flexible with all kinds of audio you may want to edit. Mostly the software will allow both MP3 and WAV file types and also others like FLAC, OGG Vorbis Audio, GSM, VOX, Real Audio, AIF. Another major factor that makes Wavepad even more likable is the number of sounds offered in the sound library. To enhance perfection, it has more than 1000 sounds in its library, which helps in my audio editing. Allows previewing of any affects you choose during an edit before you permanently implement that particular effect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about WavePad? Although its a perfect software for audio editing it could be more time saving if it allows batch audio file editing at once. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering WavePad: Nothing will make your audio editing skills improve better than Wavepad audio editing software.Perfect and easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is WavePad solving and how is that benefiting you? Its an effective and perfect software that have always used in Audio editing.Always guarantees perfect results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Philis W.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Philis W.") PW Philis W. Digital Specialist Animation Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/6/2019 "WavePad Audio editor is Ideal for Anything." 5/5 What do you like best about WavePad? Wavepad software has an easy to use GUI that provides compatibility for any Mac or Windows operating system users. Will install easy and instant after downloading making it fast for audio editing tasks. Has outstanding audio editing features such as cut, copy, trim, paste, fade, and so many more additionally, allows one to create computer-generated speech. Through sound card wavepad allows you to record voice file even when you are not online thus helping in personalized audio edited files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about WavePad? Although audio editing with wavepad is perfect it does not allow multi audio edit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering WavePad: Wavepad is an ideal software for any audio format and works perfectly with any OS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is WavePad solving and how is that benefiting you? Wavepad tackles alot of audio format and its easy to edit with it since it has a favourable interface.Always uses it to edit audio files for uploading. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Mwende L.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Mwende L.") ML Mwende L. IT Specialist Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/20/2019 "Audio editing Program." 5/5 What do you like best about WavePad? Its free to access with only internet on your computer you are able to download install and use.after installation you can edit instantly as it has an easy to use and very friendly.Has turns of editing options and other featureas such as cut ,copy ,paste,insert, autotrim etc.It also easily intergrates with all major operating systems such as Windows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about WavePad? Has been using it a while now and the only problem i have is its price subscription. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering WavePad: I would recommend it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is WavePad solving and how is that benefiting you? For easy and fast audio editing i use wavepad as it easy and gives perfect end result while handling any types of audio file format. 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. 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