BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver Alternatives for Windows

BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver is not available for Windows but there are some 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 BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver and nine of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver are JACK Audio Connection Kit, Virtual Audio Cable, VB-Audio Virtual Cable and Dante Via.

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BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver alternatives are mainly Audio Routers but may also be Audio Recorders or Volume Control Tools.  Other popular filters includes Windows + Audio Router. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver.
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BlackHole is a modern macOS virtual audio driver that allows applications to pass audio to other applications with zero additional latency.

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

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    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
    VB-Audio VoiceMeeter iconBlackHole Audio Loopback Driver Icon

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    • VB-Audio VoiceMeeter is the most popular Windows alternative to BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver.

    • VB-Audio VoiceMeeter is the most popular free alternative to BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver.

    • VB-Audio VoiceMeeter is Freemium and ProprietaryBlackHole Audio Loopback Driver is Free and Open Source
  2. JACK Audio Connection Kit icon
     52 likes

    JACK is a professional sound server daemon that provides real-time low latency connections for both audio and MIDI data between applications that implement its API. The API can be used through either JACK1 or JACK2.

    19 JACK Audio Connection Kit alternatives
    JACK Audio Connection Kit screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    JACK Audio Connection Kit Features

    1.  Virtual Audio Cable
    2.  Connecting audio streams
    3.  Support for MIDI
    4.  Multi Channel
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Low Latency
    7.  Sound drivers
    8.  Native application
    9.  Macro Recording
    JACK Audio Connection Kit iconBlackHole Audio Loopback Driver Icon

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    • JACK Audio Connection Kit is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver.

    • JACK Audio Connection Kit is the most popular Open Source alternative to BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver.

    • JACK Audio Connection Kit is Free and Open SourceBlackHole Audio Loopback Driver is also Free and Open Source
  3. Virtual Audio Cable icon
     38 likes

    Virtual Audio Cable is the definitive audio routing tool for Windows that lets you redirect audio streams between applications and devices on your computer. It enables you to do things like record your speaker output, send an audio stream from a DAW software to a video editor or...

    18 Virtual Audio Cable alternatives
    Virtual Audio Cable screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Live Performance
    2.  Music Looper
    3.  Connecting audio streams
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    • Virtual Audio Cable is the most popular commercial alternative to BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver.

    • Virtual Audio Cable is Paid and ProprietaryBlackHole Audio Loopback Driver is Free and Open Source
    • Virtual Audio Cable is LightweightBlackHole Audio Loopback Driver is not according to our users
  4. VB-Audio Virtual Cable icon
     38 likes

    VB-Audio CABLE is a Windows Audio Driver working as a Virtual Audio Cable. After installing the VB-CABLE driver, a new playback device appears in the audio device list and can be set as default device. VB-CABLE can be set as the default device, just like any regular audio device.

    23 VB-Audio Virtual Cable alternatives
    Control panel

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    VB-Audio Virtual Cable Features

    1.  Music Looper
    2.  Virtual Audio Cable
    3.  Connecting audio streams
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  5. Dante Via icon
     3 likes

    Audio routing software seamlessly connects applications to the Dante network, transforming PC and Mac inputs and outputs into sharable network resources, enabling integration with professional Dante gear and inter-device audio sharing through Dante audio over IP solutions.

    12 Dante Via alternatives
    Dante Via screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Dante Via Features

    1.  Virtual Audio Cable
    2.  Stream audio
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  6. Synchronous Audio Router icon
     3 likes

    Synchronous Audio Router is a software-based audio routing driver for Windows. You can create any number of Windows audio endpoints, either playback or recording, and route them using any digital audio workstation software which supports ASIO, all with low latency.

    16 Synchronous Audio Router alternatives
    Synchronous Audio Router screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Synchronous Audio Router Features

    1.  Low Latency
    2.  Virtual Audio Cable
    Discontinued

    The last version (0.13.1) was released in April 2018. Many issues in the repository going unanswered.

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  7. MIXLINE icon
     1 like

    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

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    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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  8. VB-Audio Matrix icon
     2 likes

    The VB-Audio Matrix is an audio framework to connect everything together, channel by channel: Several ASIO devices, several Windows devices, several audio Applications and DAW, several Computers.

    12 VB-Audio Matrix alternatives
    VB-Audio Matrix screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Lossless Audio
    5.  Stream audio
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  9.  Like this app

    Usually, all programs send their audio output to your soundcard independently. With Virtual Audio Stream you can route the output signal of any application to be the input signal of any other application.

    11 Virtual Audio Stream alternatives
    GUI

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Virtual Audio Stream Features

    1.  Connecting audio streams
    2.  Sound drivers
    3.  Virtual Audio Cable
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