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, Spek, Winyl and DarkAudacity.

Audio Hijack alternatives are mainly Audio Recorders but may also be Audio Editors or Audio Players. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Audio Hijack.

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Audio Hijack

Paid • Proprietary
Audio Recorder

Record any audio, with Audio Hijack! Save audio from applications like iTunes, Skype or Safari, or from hardware devices...

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Equalizer APO
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Free • Open Source
Sound Equalizer
Windows
22 Equalizer APO alternatives
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.
- - Equalizer APO is the most popular Windows alternative to Audio Hijack.
- - Equalizer APO is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Audio Hijack.
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Equalizer APO Features
1. Works OfflineEqualizer APO can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
Parametric Equalizer
Parametric Filters
Modular System
VB-Audio VoiceMeeter
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Freemium • Proprietary
Audio Router
Audio Recorder
Windows
25 VB-Audio VoiceMeeter alternatives
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.
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VB-Audio VoiceMeeter Features
1. Music LooperVB-Audio VoiceMeeter supports a grid of musical loops and phrases that you can trigger and manipulate in real time.
Virtual Mixer
Multi Channel
Virtual Audio Cable
Autostart
Mix Music
Advanced volume mixing
Spek
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
53 Spek alternatives
Spek helps to analyse your audio files by showing their spectrogram. Spek is free software available for Unix, Windows and Mac OS X.
- - Spek is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Audio Hijack.
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Spek Features
1. LightweightSpek consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Spectrogram view
Winyl
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Internet Radio Service
Windows
350 Winyl alternatives
Winyl is a free digital audio player and music library application for organizing and playing audio on Windows.
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Winyl Features
1. PortableWinyl can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. LightweightWinyl consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Skinnable
Music Library
Crossfading
Music collection
Built-in Equalizer
Discontinued
No updates since late 2018
DarkAudacity
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Free • Open Source
Audio Editor
Audio Recorder
Windows
122 DarkAudacity alternatives
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.
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DarkAudacity Features
1. Ad-freeDarkAudacity doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. Support for VST PluginsDarkAudacity support third-party Virtual Studio Technology (VST) plugins.
3. Privacy focusedDarkAudacity is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
Multitrack editing
Mix Music
Discontinued
The project seems no longer developed since 2019. Last version, 2.3.2, released in May 2019, can be still downloaded from FossHub. The GitHub page shows an older version (2.1.3) that dates back to 2016.
AudioMass
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Free • Open Source
Audio Editor
Online
Self-Hosted
118 AudioMass alternatives
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.
- - AudioMass is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Audio Hijack.
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AudioMass Features
1. Works OfflineAudioMass can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
Sneedacity
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Free • Open Source
Audio Editor
Audio Recorder
Digital Audio Workstation
Mac
Windows
Linux
110 Sneedacity alternatives
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.
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Sneedacity Features
1. No TrackingSneedacity will not track you or use your personal data.
2. Dark ModeSneedacity supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
3. LightweightSneedacity consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
4. PortableSneedacity can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
5. Works OfflineSneedacity can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
6. Privacy focusedSneedacity is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
7. Ad-freeSneedacity doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Multitrack editing
Mix Music
Add a screenshot
Wavacity
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Free • Open Source
Audio Editor
Online
51 Wavacity alternatives
Wavacity is derived from the open source Audacity and modified to run in the web browser.
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Wavacity Features
1. Support for MIDIWavacity includes MIDI hardware and software support to record and import audio.
Audiosdroid Audio Studio DAW
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Freemium • Proprietary
Audio Editor
Digital Audio Workstation
Android
100 Audiosdroid Audio Studio DAW alternatives
Audiosdroid Audio Studio DAW, a professional sound & music recorder, editor and mixer.
- - Audiosdroid Audio Studio DAW is the most popular Android alternative to Audio Hijack.
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Audiosdroid Audio Studio DAW Features
Ringtone Maker
Convert YouTube videos to Mp3
Piezo
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Freemium • Proprietary
Audio Recorder
Mac
25 Piezo alternatives
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.
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Some users think Piezo is a great Audio Hijack alternative, some don't.
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none of these actually work or work how they are adverstised do more research
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Pedalboard 2
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
23 Pedalboard 2 alternatives
A VST (plus AudioUnit on OSX) plugin host designed for live use. Based on the JUCE 'audio plugin host' code, heavily modified to better suit my purposes.
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Pedalboard 2 Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsPedalboard 2 can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
2. Support for VST PluginsPedalboard 2 support third-party Virtual Studio Technology (VST) plugins.
Support for Audio Units Plugins
Callnote Audio Video Call Recorder
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Freemium • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
17 Callnote Audio Video Call Recorder alternatives
Callnote Premium is a Free application that allows to record Skype, Google+ Hangouts, FaceTime, Viber, Facebook, GoToMeeting and WebEx Audio and Video Calls. You can also make instant video snapshots along the way.
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Callnote Audio Video Call Recorder Features
1. Cloud SyncSync your data (notes, documents, bookmarks, etc.) across your different devices and to the cloud.
Sync with Dropbox
Facebook integration
Youtube integration
Call recording
Record videos
Built-in editor
Evernote integration
Comments about Callnote Audio Video Call Recorder as a Alternative to Audio Hijack
This alternative is disputed. Callnote Audio Video Call Recorder is still a legitimate Audio Hijack alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
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Audio Hijack allows you to insert a plugin into the System audio Path
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