JACK Audio Connection Kit AlternativesTop Audio 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 popular 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 PipeWire, Soundflower, BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver and Virtual Audio Cable.

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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.

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JACK Audio Connection Kit alternatives page was last updated Jan 11, 2023
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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

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    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 VS JACK Audio Connection Kit

     
    • 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 is Freemium and ProprietaryJACK Audio Connection Kit is Free and Open Source
  2. PipeWire icon
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    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.

    6 PipeWire alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • BE flagBelgium
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile

    PipeWire Features

    1.  Low Latency

    PipeWire VS JACK Audio Connection Kit

     
    Comments about PipeWire as an Alternative to JACK Audio Connection Kit
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    Positive Nov 2, 2021
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    PipeWire is a seamless drop-in replacement for JACK (and JACK2) that also handles PulseAudio applications at the same time.

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    • PipeWire is the most popular Linux alternative to JACK Audio Connection Kit.

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

    • PipeWire is Free and Open SourceJACK Audio Connection Kit is also Free and Open Source
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    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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Discontinued

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

    Soundflower Features

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

    Soundflower VS JACK Audio Connection Kit

     
    Comments about Soundflower as an Alternative to JACK Audio Connection Kit
    Ian Dorfman
    Positive Apr 16, 2020
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    Despite being exclusive to macOS, Soundflower serves the same core functionality of connecting audio streams from one application to another on the same device.

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    • Most users think Soundflower is a great JACK Audio Connection Kit alternative.

    • Soundflower is the most popular Mac alternative to JACK Audio Connection Kit.

    • Soundflower is Free and Open SourceJACK Audio Connection Kit is also Free and Open Source
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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.

    18 BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    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 VS JACK Audio Connection Kit

     
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    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

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Optimal performance

    Features

    1.  Live Performance
    2.  Music Looper
    3.  Connecting audio streams

    Virtual Audio Cable VS JACK Audio Connection Kit

     
    • Most users think Virtual Audio Cable is a great JACK Audio Connection Kit alternative.

    • Virtual Audio Cable is the most popular commercial alternative to JACK Audio Connection Kit.

    • Virtual Audio Cable is Paid and ProprietaryJACK Audio Connection Kit is Free and Open Source
    • Virtual Audio Cable is LightweightJACK Audio Connection Kit is not according to our users
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    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

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    VB-Audio Virtual Cable Features

    1.  Music Looper
    2.  Virtual Audio Cable
    3.  Connecting audio streams

    VB-Audio Virtual Cable VS JACK Audio Connection Kit

     
    Comments about VB-Audio Virtual Cable as an Alternative to JACK Audio Connection Kit
    Ian Dorfman
    Positive Apr 16, 2020
    0

    VB-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.

    Guest
    Negative Feb 13, 2020
    0

    Only works DirectX applications (DirectX is a dead system for pro audio, replaced since years by ASIO, WDM-KS and WASAPI)

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    • This alternative is disputed. VB-Audio Virtual Cable is a legitimate JACK Audio Connection Kit alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • VB-Audio Virtual Cable is Freemium and ProprietaryJACK Audio Connection Kit is Free and Open Source
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    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

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

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

    Loopback VS JACK Audio Connection Kit

     
    Comments about Loopback as an Alternative to JACK Audio Connection Kit
    Guest
    Positive May 11, 2017
    1

    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.

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    • Some users think Loopback is a great JACK Audio Connection Kit alternative, some don't.

    • Loopback is Paid and ProprietaryJACK Audio Connection Kit is Free and Open Source
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    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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

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

    Synchronous Audio Router Features

    1.  Low Latency
    2.  Virtual Audio Cable

    Synchronous Audio Router VS JACK Audio Connection Kit

     
  9. Dante Via icon
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    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

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Dante Via Features

    1.  Virtual Audio Cable
    2.  Stream audio

    Dante Via VS JACK Audio Connection Kit

     
    Comments about Dante Via as an Alternative to JACK Audio Connection Kit
    claudeyoung
    Positive Feb 15, 2020
    -1

    Easy to set up and use! Totally worth the cost of admission!

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    • Dante Via is Paid and ProprietaryJACK Audio Connection Kit is Free and Open Source
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    GTK-based patchbay for pipewire, inspired by the JACK tool catia.

    11 Helvum alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Virtual Mixer
    2.  Connecting audio streams
    3.  Virtual Audio Cable

    Helvum VS JACK Audio Connection Kit

     
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    Dante Virtual Soundcard turns your computer into a Dante-powered workstation, seamlessly integrating your PC or Mac with Dante audio devices on your network. Dante doesn't require a special ethernet interface, you probably aleready have all you need.

    6 Dante Virtual Soundcard alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Dante Virtual Soundcard Features

    1.  Stream audio
    2.  Virtual Audio Cable
    3. YouTube Gaming icon  Youtube Gaming Integration

    Dante Virtual Soundcard VS JACK Audio Connection Kit

     
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    With Audiobus, the revolutionary new inter-app audio routing system, you can connect your Audiobus-compatible music apps together, just like virtual cables.

    19 AudioBus alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    AudioBus Features

    1.  Support for MIDI
    2.  Sound Effects
    3.  Virtual Audio Cable
    4.  Mix Music

    AudioBus VS JACK Audio Connection Kit

     
    • AudioBus is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to JACK Audio Connection Kit.

    • AudioBus is Paid and ProprietaryJACK Audio Connection Kit is Free and Open Source
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