Command-line interface for Audacity - A stateful command-line interface for audio editing, following the same patterns as the GIMP and Ble...
A stateful command-line interface for audio editing, following the same patterns as the GIMP and Blender CLIs in this repo.
This CLI is installed as part of the cli-anything-audacity package:
pip install cli-anything-audacity
Prerequisites:
# Show help
cli-anything-audacity --help
# Start interactive REPL mode
cli-anything-audacity
# Create a new project
cli-anything-audacity project new -o project.json
# Run with JSON output (for agent consumption)
cli-anything-audacity --json project info -p project.json
When invoked without a subcommand, the CLI enters an interactive REPL session:
cli-anything-audacity
# Enter commands interactively with tab-completion and history
Project management commands.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
new | Create a new project |
open | Open an existing project |
save | Save the current project |
info | Show project information |
settings | View or update project settings |
json | Print raw project JSON |
Track management commands.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
add | Add a new track |
remove | Remove a track by index |
list | List all tracks |
set | Set a track property (name, mute, solo, volume, pan) |
Clip management commands.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
import | Probe/import an audio file (show metadata) |
add | Add an audio clip to a track |
remove | Remove a clip from a track |
trim | Trim a clip's start and/or end |
split | Split a clip at a given time position |
move | Move a clip to a new start time |
list | List clips on a track |
Effect management commands.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
list-available | List all available effects |
info | Show details about an effect |
add | Add an effect to a track |
remove | Remove an effect by index |
set | Set an effect parameter |
list | List effects on a track |
Selection management commands.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
set | Set selection range |
all | Select all (entire project duration) |
none | Clear selection |
info | Show current selection |
Label/marker management commands.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
add | Add a label at a time position |
remove | Remove a label by index |
list | List all labels |
Media file operations.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
probe | Analyze an audio file |
check | Check that all referenced audio files exist |
Export/render commands.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
presets | List export presets |
preset-info | Show preset details |
render | Render the project to an audio file |
Session management commands.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
status | Show session status |
undo | Undo the last operation |
redo | Redo the last undone operation |
history | Show undo history |
Create a new audacity project file.
cli-anything-audacity project new -o myproject.json
# Or with JSON output for programmatic use
cli-anything-audacity --json project new -o myproject.json
Start an interactive session with undo/redo support.
cli-anything-audacity
# Enter commands interactively
# Use 'help' to see available commands
# Use 'undo' and 'redo' for history navigation
Export the project to a final output format.
cli-anything-audacity --project myproject.json export render output.pdf --overwrite
The CLI maintains session state with:
All commands support dual output modes:
--json flag): Structured JSON for agent consumption# Human output
cli-anything-audacity project info -p project.json
# JSON output for agents
cli-anything-audacity --json project info -p project.json
When using this CLI programmatically:
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