How to fix import AAC audio file error in Audacity

Fix: Audacity AAC Importing Error "FFmpeg Library missing"

Audacity is a free audio editing tool, which we can use to create good enough audio for our Youtube videos, music videos, and much more. Some of Audacity's features are that we can remove noise from our audio and normalize it, as well as edit the bass, mids, highs, and vocals.

But sometimes, when we are working with Advance Audio Coding (AAC) audio file format we receive some error from the software saying "without the optional FFmpeg library, Audacity cannot open this type of file".

To fix this issue, I have provided some easy and effective steps that you can follow to get rid of this issue.

Open the Audacity application on your computer.
Click on the Edit from the main menu and click on Preferences from the options.
On the preferences page, locate Libraries from the menu given on the left-hand side and then click on the FFmpeg library download button.
Choose and click on the FFmpeg installation section compatible with your operating system (I am selecting Windows).
On the next page click on Installing FFmpeg for Windows options.
On the Installing FFmpeg for Windows page click on the FFmpeg download page option under recommended installer section.
On the next page, locate the FFmpeg-win-2.2.2 .exe file and click on it, your download will start.
After the download has finished, double-click on the exe file and install it where you want to install it.
After the installation has finished, again open the Audacity application then click on the Edit from the main menu and select Preferences, and finally click on the Libraries option.
Click on the button that says locate, a pop up will appear to click on Yes and another pop up will appear, here if the Audacity didn't find the path of the installed FFmpeg file then you have to locate the path by yourself and then click ok.
Now restart the Audacity application and import any Advance Audio Coding (AAC) audio file, it will work absolutely fine.