Audio Hijack Alternatives for Windows

Audio Hijack is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is VB-Audio VoiceMeeter, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Audio Hijack and 14 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Audio Hijack are Equalizer APO, Spek, Winyl and Sneedacity.

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Capture any audio with precision. Compatible with macOS, Audio Hijack records from apps and devices, offers real-time monitoring, and customizable effects.

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Audio Hijack alternatives page was last updated Jan 2, 2025
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  1. VB-Audio VoiceMeeter icon
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    VB-Audio VoiceMeeter

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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.

    26 VB-Audio VoiceMeeter alternatives
    VoiceMeeter (Basic)

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    VB-Audio VoiceMeeter Features

    1.  Virtual Mixer
    2.  Multi Channel
    3.  Live Streaming
    4.  Music Looper
    5.  Virtual Audio Cable
    6.  Autostart
    7.  Mix Music
    8.  Advanced volume mixing
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    • VB-Audio VoiceMeeter is the most popular Windows alternative to Audio Hijack.

    • VB-Audio VoiceMeeter is the most popular free alternative to Audio Hijack.

    • VB-Audio VoiceMeeter is Freemium and ProprietaryAudio Hijack is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Equalizer APO icon
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    Equalizer APO

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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.

    24 Equalizer APO alternatives
    Equalizer APO screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Top Equalizer APO Features

    1.  Parametric Equalizer
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Parametric Filters
    4.  Modular System
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Support for VST Plugins
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Sound Effects
    10.  Low Latency
    11.  VSTS Integration
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    • Equalizer APO is the most popular Open Source alternative to Audio Hijack.

    • Equalizer APO is Free and Open SourceAudio Hijack is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Spek icon
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    Spek

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    Spek helps to analyse your audio files by showing their spectrogram. Spek is free software available for Unix, Windows and Mac OS X.

    51 Spek alternatives
    FLAC file analysis

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    MP3 file analysis

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Spectrogram view
    7.  Audio Visualization
    Discontinued

    The latest version (0.8.5) is from January 2023.

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    • Spek is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Audio Hijack.

    • Spek is Free and Open SourceAudio Hijack is Paid and Proprietary
    • Spek is Lightweight and Privacy focusedAudio Hijack is not according to our users
  5. Winyl icon
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    Winyl

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    Winyl is a free digital audio player and music library application for organizing and playing audio on Windows.

    365 Winyl alternatives
    Winyl screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Skinnable
    3.  Music collection
    4.  Music Library
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Built-in Equalizer
    8.  Crossfading
    Discontinued

    No updates since late 2018

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  6. Sneedacity icon
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    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.

    111 Sneedacity alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Portable
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Multitrack editing
    7.  Mix Music
    Discontinued

    The latest version (2022.03) is from March 2022.

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  7. DarkAudacity icon
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    DarkAudacity

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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.

    122 DarkAudacity alternatives
    DarkAudacity screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    DarkAudacity screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Support for VST Plugins
    3.  Multitrack editing
    4.  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.

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  9. Total Recorder icon
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    Total Recorder

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    Total Recorder is a multi-purpose audio and video recording software program with a wide variety of editing and sound processing capabilities.

    26 Total Recorder alternatives
    Batch Processing - v8.6

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    • Windows
    Professional Edition - v8.6
    Main Window
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    Batch Processing Wizard - Operations for Audio Processing - v8.6

    Total Recorder Features

    1.  Lossless Audio
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Batch Rename Files
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Batch Editing
    7.  Capture Video
    8.  Batch processing
    9.  Batch conversion
    10.  Record videos
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  10. Pedalboard 2 icon
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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.

    25 Pedalboard 2 alternatives
    downloaded from official site

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Pedalboard 2 Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Support for VST Plugins
    3.  Support for Audio Units Plugins
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  11. MIXLINE icon
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    MIXLINE

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    MIXLINE is an audio mixing software that performs audio routing, mixing, and streaming. All bundled into a beautiful User Interface!.

    24 MIXLINE alternatives
    MIXLINE screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Node Based
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Live Performance
    7.  Desktop Application
    8.  Simple installation
    9.  Drag and Drop
    10.  Offline
    11.  Virtual Audio Cable
    12.  Virtual Mixer
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  12. AudioDirector icon
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    AudioDirector

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    AudioDirector offers you the freedom to edit and mix the soundtrack of your video, the sound effects and even the voices. Restoration tools are used to correct the sound defects. AudioDirector integrates by dynamic link with PowerDirector for total fluidity and a considerable...

    93 AudioDirector alternatives
    AudioDirector screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    AudioDirector Features

    1.  Noise Reduction
    2.  Surround mixing
    3.  Multitrack editing
    4.  Batch conversion
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  13. Microncode Audio Tools icon
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    Microncode Audio Tools

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    The Microncode Audio Tools is an app for Windows desktop which allows you to do many operations on audio (and video) files, fast and easily. You can convert, join, split and cut multimedia files, record audio from any source in your PC, set the ID3 tags of many types of...

    110 Microncode Audio Tools alternatives
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    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Microncode Audio Tools Features

    1.  Chords detection
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  14. AudMonkey icon
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    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.

    22 AudMonkey alternatives
    AudMonkey screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Multitrack editing
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