JACK Audio Connection Kit AlternativesAudio Routers and other similar apps like JACK Audio Connection Kit
JACK Audio Connection Kit is described as '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' and is a Audio Router in the system & hardware category. There are more than 10 alternatives to JACK Audio Connection Kit for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best JACK Audio Connection Kit alternative is VB-Audio VoiceMeeter, which is free. Other great apps like JACK Audio Connection Kit are Soundflower, BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver, PipeWire and Virtual Audio Cable.
JACK Audio Connection Kit alternatives are mainly Audio Routers but may also be Audio Recorders or Music Production Apps. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of JACK Audio Connection Kit.- 25 VB-Audio VoiceMeeter alternatives
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Audio Router
- Audio Recorder
- Windows
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.
- - VB-Audio VoiceMeeter is the most popular Windows alternative to JACK Audio Connection Kit.
- - VB-Audio VoiceMeeter is the most popular free alternative to JACK Audio Connection Kit.
VB-Audio VoiceMeeter Features
- 20 Soundflower alternatives
- Free • Open Source
- Audio Recorder
- Audio Router
- Mac
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.
- - Soundflower is the most popular Mac alternative to JACK Audio Connection Kit.
- - Soundflower is the most popular Open Source alternative to JACK Audio Connection Kit.
Soundflower Features
DiscontinuedThe project seems no longer developed. Last version, 2.0b2, released in December 2014, can be still downloaded from GitHub.
Comments about Soundflower as a Alternative to JACK Audio Connection Kit
Ian DorfmanDespite being exclusive to macOS, Soundflower serves the same core functionality of connecting audio streams from one application to another on the same device.
0 - 16 BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver alternatives
- Free • Open Source
- Audio Router
- Audio Recorder
- Mac
BlackHole is a modern macOS virtual audio driver that allows applications to pass audio to other applications with zero additional latency.
BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver Features
- 4 PipeWire alternatives
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Linux Mobile
PipeWire is a project that aims to greatly improve handling of audio and video under Linux. It provides a low-latency, graph based processing engine on top of audio and video devices that can be used to support the use cases currently handled by both PulseAudio and JACK.
- - PipeWire is the most popular Linux alternative to JACK Audio Connection Kit.
PipeWire Features
Comments about PipeWire as a Alternative to JACK Audio Connection Kit
headlinesPipeWire is a seamless drop-in replacement for JACK (and JACK2) that also handles PulseAudio applications at the same time.
0 - 17 Virtual Audio Cable alternatives
- Paid • Proprietary
- Audio Router
- Audio Recorder
- Windows
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...
- - Virtual Audio Cable is the most popular commercial alternative to JACK Audio Connection Kit.
Virtual Audio Cable Features
Opinions about Virtual Audio Cable as a Alternative to JACK Audio Connection Kit
- 21 VB-Audio Virtual Cable alternatives
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Audio Recorder
- Mac
- Windows
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.
VB-Audio Virtual Cable Features
Comments about VB-Audio Virtual Cable as a Alternative to JACK Audio Connection Kit
Ian DorfmanVB-Audio Virtual Cable, despite only working on DirectX-built applications, still serves the same core functionality of connecting audio streams from one application to another on the same device.
0Only works DirectX applications (DirectX is a dead system for pro audio, replaced since years by ASIO, WDM-KS and WASAPI)
0 - 19 Loopback alternatives
- Paid • Proprietary
- Audio Recorder
- Audio Router
- Mac
Create virtual audio devices to take the sound from applications and audio input devices, then send it to audio processing applications. Loopback is a software solution that provides the power of a high-end studio mixing board.
Loopback Features
Comments about Loopback as a Alternative to JACK Audio Connection Kit
Loopback is a very user-friendly app with a clear, easy to understand GUI. I was never able to really understand the settings in the JACKAudio app or get it to work correctly. Whereas Loopback has worked right away after I installed it.
1 GTK-based patchbay for pipewire, inspired by the JACK tool catia.
- 14 Synchronous Audio Router alternatives
- Free • Open Source
- Audio Router
- Audio Recorder
- Windows
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.
Synchronous Audio Router Features
DiscontinuedThe last version (0.13.1) was released in April 2018. Many issues in the repository going unanswered.
- 19 AudioBus alternatives
- Paid • Proprietary
- Audio Router
- iPhone
- iPad
With Audiobus, the revolutionary new inter-app audio routing system, you can connect your Audiobus-compatible music apps together, just like virtual cables.
- - AudioBus is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to JACK Audio Connection Kit.
AudioBus Features
- 12 Sound Siphon alternatives
- Paid • Proprietary
- Audio Recorder
- Mac
Sound Siphon is a software package that makes your Mac’s audio output available as an audio input device. It enables you to send audio from one application to another where it can be processed, streamed, or recorded.
Sound Siphon Features
- 14 SoundDesk Virtual Devices alternatives
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Audio Recorder
- Audio Router
- Mac
The SoundDesk Virtual Devices are connectors that you can use to route audio across apps.
SoundDesk Virtual Devices Features