WaveEdit

WaveEdit is a basic audio editor that I wanted in a long while! I used multiple audio editing apps (like Audacity and Audition), but none of them were what I wanted. Frequently, I need to edit .wav files: remove some parts, insert silence, etc. but with their project-based workflow, or old file dialogues, it was cumbersome. I just wanted something simple.

Hence why I decided to create WaveEdit (with AI, source code). WaveEdit is written in C# as a single self-contained program. It doesn't need .NET or any runtime installed, and it leaves nothing on your system but the files you save.

Features

• Open and save .wav (PCM 16/24/32-bit and 32-bit float) and .ogg (Vorbis). Additionally decodes .mp3, .aiff, .wma and .flac.
• Playback of mono or stereo audio at any sample rate, with variable speed (0.25–5) you can change live while it plays.
• Multi-region selection — build up several disjoint selections and carve pieces back out; every edit and effect applies to all selected regions at once.
• Sample-accurate editing: cut, delete, insert silence, copy/paste.
• Cross-window clipboard — copy a region in one window and paste it into another, with automatic resampling and mono/stereo matching.
• Processing: amplify/gain (dB), normalize, fade in/out, silence.
• Recording from any input — microphone, line-in, or "what you hear" loopback — with a live level meter. Takes are auto-resampled to match your document.
• Deep zoom, from the whole file down to individual samples, with a two-tone peak/RMS waveform, ±1.0 full-scale guides, and a clean time/sample ruler.
• Full undo/redo history.
• Drag & drop a file to open it in a new window or insert it at the playhead.

Technical details

• Native Windows application built on .NET 8 / WinForms; audio via NAudio (WASAPI / WaveOut), Ogg Vorbis via NVorbis + OggVorbisEncoder.
• Audio is held internally as 32-bit float, so all editing and DSP stays lossless until you save.
• Custom GDI+ waveform renderer with a min/max + RMS peak cache for smooth scrolling and zooming even on long files.
• Self-contained, single-file executable — bundles the runtime; nothing to install (~63 MB download, 64-bit).
• Portable: settings (recent files, last input device) live in %AppData%\WaveEdit; delete it and nothing remains.
• Requires Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit).