AI tools to remove background noise from audio
Last verified 2026-10-10Paid placement never changes our picks.
Short answer
As of October 2026, start with Adobe Podcast if you want to clean a recorded voice file in the browser for free, Krisp if you need noise removed live during calls, and Descript if you also edit the recording. The main catch: free allowances are capped by minutes or hours, and heavy cleanup can change how a voice sounds.
Top picks
One-click cleanup of recorded speech in a browser
- Free tier
- Audio files up to 500 MB and 30 min each; 1 hour per day
- Starting price
- From $19.99
- Platforms
- Web
- Last verified
- 2026-10-10
Free: 30 minutes per file, 1 hour per day. Premium comes only through an Adobe Firefly Pro plan.
Live noise cancellation on calls in any meeting app
- Free tier
- No free tier
- Starting price
- From $16
- Platforms
- iOS, Android, Chrome extension, Zoom, Teams, Slack, API
- Last verified
- 2026-10-10
No permanent free plan, only a 7-day trial; sold as a meeting-assistant bundle.
Cleaning audio while editing podcasts or video by transcript
- Free tier
- 60 media minutes per month, 100 one-time AI credits, 720p export, 5 GB storage.
- Starting price
- From $24
- Platforms
- Web, Windows, macOS
- Last verified
- 2026-10-10
Studio Sound is limited on the free plan; overkill if you only need one clean file.
Regular publishers needing denoise plus loudness leveling
- Free tier
- 2 hours of processed audio per month; free productions include a jingle
- Starting price
- From $13
- Platforms
- Web, API
- Last verified
- 2026-10-10
2 free hours a month, unused hours do not carry over; free productions add a jingle.
Manual, detailed repair of hum, clicks and noise
- Free tier
- No free tier
- Starting price
- See pricing page
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Last verified
- 2026-10-10
Edition prices shown without stating perpetual or subscription; trial length not stated.
Isolating speech from music or noise with Voice Isolator
- Free tier
- 10,000 credits per month; no commercial license (added at Starter).
- Starting price
- From $6
- Platforms
- Web, API
- Last verified
- 2026-10-10
Isolation uses 1,000 credits per minute; free plan has no commercial licence.
Live mic noise and echo removal on RTX PCs
- Free tier
- See pricing page
- Starting price
- See pricing page
- Platforms
- Windows
- Last verified
- 2026-10-10
Windows 10 64-bit with an RTX GPU only; does not process saved files; no price stated.
Prices come from each tool's fact block. "See pricing page" means we have not confirmed the number on the official pricing page in the last 30 days, so we do not show one.
How to choose
- If your speech is already recorded and you want one click → Adobe Podcast Enhance Speech (free in the browser for files up to 30 minutes and 1 hour a day; speech only).
- If you publish regularly and also need loudness leveling → Auphonic (2 free hours a month, an API and publishing integrations; paid plans from $13 a month for 9 hours).
- If you need noise removed live in Zoom, Meet or Teams → Krisp (works across meeting apps; 7-day trial, then $16 per user a month billed monthly) or NVIDIA Broadcast if you have a Windows PC with an RTX GPU.
- If you edit podcasts or videos by transcript → Descript (Studio Sound sits inside the editor; free plan gives 60 media minutes a month, with full Studio Sound on paid plans).
- If automatic tools leave artifacts and you need manual repair → iZotope RX (desktop suite for Windows and macOS with Voice De-noise in every edition; expect a learning curve).
How we checked
- 7 of 7 picks have a Toolsfine fact block.
- 6 of 7 picks had their pricing checked on the official site in the last 30 days.
- 1 of 1 models also suggested Adobe Podcast.Panel: Claude (2026-10-10).
- Verified on 2026-10-10.
Listed in other directories
| Tool | theresanaiforthat.com | futurepedia.io | toolify.ai |
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| Adobe Podcast | Listed | Listed | Not checked |
| Krisp | Not checked | Listed | Not checked |
| Descript | Not checked | Listed | Not checked |
| Auphonic | Listed | Not checked | Not checked |
| iZotope RX | Not checked | Listed | Not checked |
| ElevenLabs | Not checked | Not checked | Not checked |
| NVIDIA Broadcast | Not checked | Not checked | Not checked |
"Not checked" means we could not open that directory's page; it does not mean the tool is missing there.
Where sources disagree
- Adobe Podcast Premium pricing: The Adobe Podcast plans page shows no price; the Enhance Speech page points Premium to Adobe Firefly Pro, whose plans page lists the monthly price. Re-check before relying on it.
- Krisp free plan: Krisp's pricing page shows a 7-day trial only, while older descriptions mention an ongoing free monthly allowance. We follow the official page today.
- NVIDIA Broadcast price: The official page offers a download but does not state a price or free status, so we list the price as not stated even though it is often described as free.
- Rankings and natural sound: Listicles disagree on which cleaner sounds most natural, and several are published by vendors in this category. Sound quality was not tested here.
Also mentioned elsewhere
Other sources name these tools for this job. They are not in our picks because we have not checked them yet.
- Cleanvoice · Official siteUpload cleaner that removes noise, filler words and mouth sounds; billed by audio duration.
- Audo Studio · Official siteOne-click browser noise removal and leveling with a small free monthly allowance.
- Hush · Official sitemacOS-only app that removes noise and reverb from speech on your machine; one-time purchase.
- Adobe Audition · Official siteFull audio editor with spectral noise-reduction effects for manual cleanup; subscription.
- Riverside · Official siteRecording platform with built-in audio cleanup; pricing not checked.
- Podcastle · Official sitePodcast studio with AI noise reduction; its domain now redirects to async.com, rebrand unconfirmed.
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Changelog
- 2026-10-10 · Picks, prices and sources re-checked
- 2026-10-10 · Page updated
- 2026-10-10 · First published
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