Free Audio Hijack AlternativesAudio Recorders and other similar apps like Audio Hijack

The best free alternative to Audio Hijack is Equalizer APO, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Audio Hijack and 17 is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Audio Hijack are VB-Audio VoiceMeeter, Wavacity, Echo Equalizer and Sneedacity.

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Audio Hijack alternatives are mainly Audio Recorders, but if you're looking for Audio Editors or Digital Audio Workstations you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows, Mac, Mac + Audio Recording, Free, Mac + Free and Windows + Audio Recording. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Audio Hijack.
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  1. Equalizer APO icon
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    Equalizer APO is a parametric / graphic equalizer for Windows. It is implemented as an Audio Processing Object (APO) for the system effect infrastructure introduced with Windows Vista.

    26 Equalizer APO alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
     
    • Equalizer APO is the most popular Windows alternative to Audio Hijack.

    • Equalizer APO is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Audio Hijack.

    • Equalizer APO is Free and Open SourceAudio Hijack is Paid and Proprietary
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    Voicemeeter is Audio Mixer Application endowed with Virtual Audio Device used as Virtual I/O to mix and manage any audio sources from or to any audio devices or applications.

    28 VB-Audio VoiceMeeter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Wavacity icon
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    Wavacity is derived from the open source Audacity and modified to run in the web browser.

    52 Wavacity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Wavacity is the most popular Web-based alternative to Audio Hijack.

    • Wavacity is Free and Open SourceAudio Hijack is Paid and Proprietary
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    🎧 Echo Equalizer: Bass Booster – Ultimate Volume Booster & Equalizer! 🚀

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
     
    • Echo Equalizer is the most popular Android alternative to Audio Hijack.

    • Echo Equalizer is Free and ProprietaryAudio Hijack is Paid and Proprietary
  5. Sneedacity icon
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    Sneedacity (named after Sneed's Feed and Seed from The Simpsons episode, "E-I-E-I-D'oh") is a free (libre), open source, and privacy-respecting audio recording and editing suite forked from Audacity.

    106 Sneedacity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Sneedacity is the most popular Linux alternative to Audio Hijack.

    • Sneedacity is Free and Open SourceAudio Hijack is Paid and Proprietary
    • Sneedacity is Privacy focused and LightweightAudio Hijack is not according to our users
  6. Recordia icon
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    Recordia lets you record audio directly from the menu bar or with a global keyboard shortcut.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. AudioMass icon
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    AudioMass lets you record, or use your existing audio tracks, and modify them by trimming, cutting, pasting or applying a plethora of effects, from compression and paragraphic equalizers to reverb, delay and distortion fx.

    115 AudioMass alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • AudioMass is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Audio Hijack.

    • AudioMass is Free and Open SourceAudio Hijack is Paid and Proprietary
  8. MIXLINE icon
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    MIXLINE is an audio mixing software that performs audio routing, mixing, and streaming. All bundled into a beautiful User Interface!.

    25 MIXLINE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. DarkAudacity icon
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    DarkAudacity is a build/fork of the the well known free sound editor, Audacity, customized with a darker, more modern theme - and a few small tweaks. The audio engine underneath is the same audio engine. The same code powers it. Like Audacity, it is completely free.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Piezo icon
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    Piezo makes it a snap to record audio on your Mac. With just a few clicks, you can record audio from any application, or from audio input devices like microphones. Piezo's great for recording from VoIP applications like Skype and iChat as well.

    26 Piezo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
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    none of these actually work or work how they are adverstised do more research

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    • Some users think Piezo is a great Audio Hijack alternative, some don't.

    • Piezo is Freemium and ProprietaryAudio Hijack is Paid and Proprietary
  11. AudMonkey icon
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    "The free and open source audio editor" is an easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. It is a fork of Audacity that respects your privacy and the GNU License.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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