iZotope RX 6
iZotope RX 6 is a Mac audio repair and restoration application used to clean up recordings, dialogue, music, and other damaged audio.
What is iZotope RX 6?
iZotope RX 6 is a native Mac audio repair and restoration app for fixing noisy, damaged, or distracting recordings. It is designed for audio engineers, post-production editors, podcasters, broadcasters, and music creators who need to improve spoken word or music before delivery. The app centers on a visual waveform and spectrogram editor, making it easier to find clicks, hum, hiss, mouth noise, clipping, and other common problems. RX 6 also supports batch-oriented cleanup workflows, offline processing, and integration with host audio applications through companion tools and plug-ins. Common uses include restoring dialogue, cleaning location sound, repairing vocal takes, reducing unwanted background noise, and preparing audio for film, video, radio, and podcasts. Published by iZotope, Inc., RX 6 is part of the company’s long-running RX line of audio restoration tools.
Key features
- Repair clicks, hum, hiss, clipping, and other common audio problems
- Edit audio visually with waveform and spectrogram views
- Clean dialogue, voiceover, podcasts, and music recordings
- Process multiple files for restoration and cleanup workflows
- Reduce mouth noise, sibilance, bleed, and other distracting artifacts
- Integrate with compatible audio hosts for external editing workflows
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
This is legitimate audio production software. It normally needs access to audio files you open or save, and any background update or authorization checks are ordinary for this type of desktop app. Removing it will not harm macOS, but it can leave behind project-related settings, plug-ins, or support files that some audio workflows depend on. If you still use older sessions or host integrations that rely on RX 6, keep it installed until those projects are finished.
Recommendation: Keep iZotope RX 6 if you still restore or clean audio with it, or if older sessions depend on its editor or plug-ins. If you no longer use it, you can remove it to free space, but check whether your DAW or archived projects still call its components before uninstalling.
Common paths
/Applications/iZotope RX 6 Audio Editor.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/com.izotope.audioapps.rx6
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/iZotope/RX 6
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.izotope.audioapps.rx6.plist
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