Helvum Alternatives

Helvum is described as 'GTK-based patchbay for pipewire, inspired by the JACK tool catia' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Helvum for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, BSD and Arch Linux apps. The best Helvum alternative is VB-Audio VoiceMeeter, which is free. Other great apps like Helvum are JACK Audio Connection Kit, BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver, Soundflower and Virtual Audio Cable.

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Helvum alternatives are mainly Audio Routers but may also be Audio Recorders or Volume Control Tools.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Helvum.
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GTK-based patchbay for pipewire, inspired by the JACK tool catia.

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Helvum alternatives page was last updated Jan 5, 2023
  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 iconHelvum Icon

    VB-Audio VoiceMeeter VS Helvum

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    • VB-Audio VoiceMeeter is the most popular Windows alternative to Helvum.

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

    • VB-Audio VoiceMeeter is Freemium and ProprietaryHelvum 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 iconHelvum Icon

    JACK Audio Connection Kit VS Helvum

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    • JACK Audio Connection Kit is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Helvum.

    • JACK Audio Connection Kit is the most popular Open Source alternative to Helvum.

    • JACK Audio Connection Kit is Free and Open SourceHelvum is also Free and Open Source
  3. BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver icon
     21 likes

    BlackHole is a modern macOS virtual audio driver that allows applications to pass audio to other applications with zero additional latency.

    18 BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver alternatives
    BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Music Looper
    4.  Virtual Audio Cable
    5.  Sound drivers
    6.  Low Latency
    BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver iconHelvum Icon

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  4. Soundflower icon
     43 likes

    Soundflower is a Mac OS X system extension that allows applications to pass audio to other applications. Soundflower is easy to use, it simply presents itself as an audio device, allowing any audio application to send and receive audio with no other support needed.

    20 Soundflower alternatives
    Example

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Soundflower Features

    1.  Connecting audio streams
    2.  Sound drivers
    3.  Simple installation
    4.  Virtual Audio Cable
    Discontinued

    The project seems no longer developed. Last version, 2.0b2, released in December 2014, can be still downloaded from GitHub.

    Soundflower iconHelvum Icon

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  5. 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
    Virtual Audio Cable iconHelvum Icon

    Virtual Audio Cable VS Helvum

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    • Virtual Audio Cable is the most popular commercial alternative to Helvum.

    • Virtual Audio Cable is Paid and ProprietaryHelvum is Free and Open Source
    • Virtual Audio Cable is LightweightHelvum is not according to our users
  6. VB-Audio Virtual Cable icon
     37 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
    Virtual cable device in Windows audio settings

    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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  7. Loopback icon
     17 likes

    Configure advanced audio routing by creating virtual devices on macOS, supporting up to 64 input/output channels. Customize and mix audio from multiple sources, including hidden ones like Siri. It offers Pass-Thru for direct sound transfers and full accessibility via VoiceOver, ideal for audio processing.

    21 Loopback alternatives
    Loopback screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Loopback Features

    1.  Virtual Audio Cable
    2.  Connecting audio streams
    3.  Mix Music
    4.  Out Of The Box
    5.  Voiceover
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    Loopback VS Helvum

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  8. qpwgraph icon
     3 likes

    qpwgraph is a graph manager dedicated to PipeWire, using the Qt C++ framework, based and pretty much like the same of QjackCtl.

    6 qpwgraph alternatives
    qpwgraph screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Flatpak

    qpwgraph Features

    1.  Data export/import
    2.  Virtual Audio Cable
    qpwgraph iconHelvum Icon

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  9. 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.

    Synchronous Audio Router iconHelvum Icon

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  10. SoundDesk icon
     8 likes

    SoundDesk is the easiest way to turn your macOS into a professional mixing desk.

    19 SoundDesk alternatives
    SoundDesk screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Top SoundDesk Features

    1.  Virtual Audio Device
    2.  Virtual Mixer
    3.  Connecting audio streams
    4.  Live audio recording
    5.  Virtual Audio Cable
    6.  Support for MIDI
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Live Performance
    9.  Music Looper
    10.  Sound Effects
    11.  Mix Music
    12.  Voiceover
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    SoundDesk VS Helvum

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  11.  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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