Free Audio Hijack Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Audio Hijack for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best free Mac alternative is Sneedacity, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Audio Hijack and seven of them are free and available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Mac alternatives to Audio Hijack are Recordia, Piezo, AudMonkey and Pedalboard 2.

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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. Sneedacity icon

    Sneedacity

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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

    Application types

    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
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    Recordia

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    Recordia lets you record audio directly from the menu bar or with a global keyboard shortcut.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. Piezo icon

    Piezo

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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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    Platforms

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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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
  5. AudMonkey icon

    AudMonkey

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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

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Pedalboard 2

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  7. MOTIV Audio icon

    MOTIV Audio

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    Use the ShurePlus™ MOTIV app for high-quality digital recording and editing with MOTIV microphones or as a standalone tool.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Android
    • Windows
    • Mac
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    • MOTIV Audio is the most popular iPad alternative to Audio Hijack.

    • MOTIV Audio is Freemium and ProprietaryAudio Hijack is Paid and Proprietary
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    Audion

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    Audion is a light, simple and powerful audio CDs and MP3s player.

    Features

    • MP3 Player
    • CD Player High-quality, smooth MP3 playback Reorder, remix, and affect your CDs
    • Net Audio Player
    • Alpha-Channel Interfaces Smoothly stream Icecast or Shoutcast The first on the Mac! *.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    gdwaynewarner
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    Audio Hijack records. Audion is a (relatively) simple audio player.

    Dave Land
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    Audio hijack routes, processes, and records audio. Audion plays CDs. Not related except that both involve audio.

    Guest
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    Audition is a player, AudioHijack is a recorder.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. Audion is a legitimate Audio Hijack alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Audion is Free and ProprietaryAudio Hijack is Paid and Proprietary
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