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 # Audacity
 
 
-[**Audacity**](https://www.audacityteam.org) is an easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. 
+[**Audacity**](https://www.audacityteam.org) is an easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems.
 
 - **Recording** from any real or virtual audio device that is available to the host system.
 - **Export / Import** a wide range of audio formats, extensible with FFmpeg.
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 ## License
 
-Audacity is open source software licensed GPLv3. Most code files are GPLv2-or-later, with the notable exceptions being /lib-src (which contains third party libraries), as well as VST3-related code. Documentation is licensed CC-by 3.0 unless otherwise noted. Details can be found in [the license file](LICENSE.txt).
+Audacity is open source software licensed GPLv3. Most code files are GPLv2-or-later, with the notable exceptions being /lib-src (which contains third party libraries), as well as VST3-related code. Documentation is licensed CC-by 3.0 unless otherwise noted. Details can be found in the [license file](LICENSE.txt).