Help Menu

ToDo - descriptions of the Show Log and Screenshot Tools menu items - Bill

About Audacity...

Displays the About Audacity dialog containing: the Audacity version information and credits, list of the optional libraries and features enabled, and our open source GPL license.

Note: on Macs this item is under the Audacity menu.

Quick Help (in web browser)

"Getting Started" information on how to play, record and edit audio, and export to an audio file like MP3 or WAV.

Manual (in web browser)

Click here to access Help information - what all the commands and buttons do, and how to use Audacity.

Run Benchmark...

Performs a mock editing routine to test how fast Audacity runs on your machine.

Audio Device Info...

Technical information about your detected audio device(s).