
We have collected some plugins which we know to work on but you can find many more across the web". Currently supported plugin formats are Audio Units (macOS only), VST3, LV2, and LADSPA. In relation to realtime effects, the Audacity team says: "While Audacity doesn't yet ship with realtime effects, you can download plugins for it.

But there is more, including improved VST3 support and the option to upload and share content to. This latest build sees the addition of support for realtime effects that allow for non-destructive editing of audio files. The developers are not hiding their light under a bushel, describing this update as a "gigantic release". Audacity has long served as an alternative to such apps, and with the release of Audacity 3.2 it just became even more powerful.

Audio editing tools - much like photo editors - can be both incredibly expensive, and tremendously complex.
