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Get started with Audio Editor
Open a file, make your first edit, and save both a shareable export and an editable project.
Bring in some audio
Open the editor without signing in. An empty project lists every way to begin: open a local file or project, open from Puter or Voice Recorder, record, generate a tone, noise, or silence, or add labels first. You can also drop an audio file anywhere on the editor.
File → Open Local File… (Cmd/Ctrl+O) accepts MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, and OGG, subject to your browser’s decoder. To capture a new take, choose File → Record…. The editor arranges regions one after another on a single timeline; stereo channels belong to the same region rather than to separate tracks.
Select, listen, and edit
- Press Space to listen. Click the waveform to place the cursor, or drag across it to select a span of time. Shift-click extends a selection.
- Type exact Start and End times in the selection toolbar when a boundary matters, and choose View → Fit Selection for a closer look.
- Choose Edit → Preview Cut (C) to hear how the audio would sound with the selection removed. Then press Delete to remove it, or use Edit → Cut to remove it and keep a copy on the clipboard.
- Undo with Cmd/Ctrl+Z if the edit needs another pass.
Keep an editable copy
File → Save Project… (Cmd/Ctrl+S) downloads an .aeproject file with your source audio, edits, labels, and transcript. File → Export produces a WAV or MP3 that any player can open. Keep both: the project preserves the editable arrangement, and the export contains the rendered result.
The editor also auto-saves to this browser, so the project returns when you reopen the site. Save a project file before clearing browser data, switching devices, or choosing File → New Project, which clears the timeline.