FMOD Ex Alternatives

FMOD Ex is described as 'FMOD is a proprietary audio library that plays music files of diverse formats on many different operating system platforms, used in games and software applications to provide audio functionality' and is an app in the development category. There are six alternatives to FMOD Ex for Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and Self-Hosted. The best FMOD Ex alternative is OpenAL Soft, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like FMOD Ex are PortAudio, Wwise, RtAudio and AudioKit.

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FMOD Ex alternatives page was last updated Sep 12, 2020
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  1. OpenAL Soft icon
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    OpenAL Soft is an LGPL-licensed, cross-platform, software implementation of the OpenAL 3D audio API. It's forked from the open-sourced Windows version available originally from openal.org's SVN repository (now defunct).

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Android

    OpenAL Soft Features

    1.  Surround sound

    OpenAL Soft VS FMOD Ex

     
    • OpenAL Soft is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to FMOD Ex.

    • OpenAL Soft is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to FMOD Ex.

    • OpenAL Soft is Free and Open SourceFMOD Ex is Free Personal and Proprietary
  2. PortAudio icon
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    PortAudio is a cross platform, open-source, audio I/O library. It provides a very simple API for recording and/or playing sound using a simple callback function.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

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  3. Wwise icon
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    "Wwise® is the most advanced, feature-rich interactive sound engine for games, bar none. Whether you're an indie or a multi-million dollar production, Wwise will work for you." - Audiokinetic.com

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Wwise Features

    1.  Programming libraries

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    RtAudio is a set of C++ classes that provide a common API for realtime audio input/output across Linux, Macintosh OS-X and Windows operating systems. RtAudio significantly simplifies the process of interacting with computer audio hardware.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    RtAudio Features

    1.  Programming libraries

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  5. AudioKit icon
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    AudioKit is the leading open-source audio framework. It powers millions of app installs. AudioKit allows developers to quickly add professional audio functionality to iOS, macOS, and Apple Watch apps.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

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  6. SoLoud icon
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    SoLoud is portable - the c/c++ code base is written in portable way, and the code has been used on various platforms including windows, osx, linux, as well as android and even ps4. (I'm not responsible for many of the platforms, though, and for licensing reasons, ps4 code is...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • FI flagFinland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    SoLoud Features

    1.  Programming libraries

    SoLoud VS FMOD Ex

     
    • SoLoud is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to FMOD Ex.

    • SoLoud is Free and Open SourceFMOD Ex is Free Personal and Proprietary
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