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.

JACK Audio Connection Kit

Free • Open Source
Audio Router

JACK is a professional sound server daemon that provides real-time low latency connections for both audio and MIDI data...

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VB-Audio VoiceMeeter
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Freemium • Proprietary
Audio Router
Audio Recorder
Windows
25 VB-Audio VoiceMeeter alternatives
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.
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VB-Audio VoiceMeeter Features
1. Music LooperVB-Audio VoiceMeeter supports a grid of musical loops and phrases that you can trigger and manipulate in real time.
Virtual Mixer
Multi Channel
Virtual Audio Cable
Autostart
Mix Music
Advanced volume mixing
Soundflower
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Free • Open Source
Audio Recorder
Audio Router
Mac
20 Soundflower alternatives
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.
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Soundflower Features
Connecting audio streams
Sound drivers
Simple installation
Virtual Audio Cable
Discontinued
The 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
Most users think Soundflower is a great JACK Audio Connection Kit alternative.
Ian Dorfman
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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BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver
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Free • Open Source
Audio Router
Audio Recorder
Mac
16 BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver alternatives
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 Features
1. Music LooperBlackHole Audio Loopback Driver supports a grid of musical loops and phrases that you can trigger and manipulate in real time.
Sound drivers
Virtual Audio Cable
Low Latency
PipeWire
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Free • Open Source
Linux
Linux Mobile
4 PipeWire alternatives
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.
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PipeWire Features
Low Latency
Add a screenshot

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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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Virtual Audio Cable
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Paid • Proprietary
Audio Router
Audio Recorder
Windows
17 Virtual Audio Cable alternatives
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.
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Virtual Audio Cable Features
1. Live PerformanceListen to and adjust your music productions with Virtual Audio Cable based on incoming audio in real time.
2. LightweightVirtual Audio Cable consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Music LooperVirtual Audio Cable supports a grid of musical loops and phrases that you can trigger and manipulate in real time.
Optimal performance
Connecting audio streams
Opinions about Virtual Audio Cable as a Alternative to JACK Audio Connection Kit
Most users think Virtual Audio Cable is a great JACK Audio Connection Kit alternative.
VB-Audio Virtual Cable
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Freemium • Proprietary
Audio Recorder
Mac
Windows
21 VB-Audio Virtual Cable alternatives
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.
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VB-Audio Virtual Cable Features
1. Music LooperVB-Audio Virtual Cable supports a grid of musical loops and phrases that you can trigger and manipulate in real time.
Virtual Audio Cable
Connecting audio streams
Comments about VB-Audio Virtual Cable as a Alternative to JACK Audio Connection Kit
This alternative is disputed. VB-Audio Virtual Cable is still a legitimate JACK Audio Connection Kit alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
Ian Dorfman
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.
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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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Loopback
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Paid • Proprietary
Audio Recorder
Audio Router
Mac
19 Loopback alternatives
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.
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Loopback Features
Virtual Audio Cable
Customizable
Connecting audio streams
Mix Music
Out Of The Box
Voiceover
Comments about Loopback as a Alternative to JACK Audio Connection Kit
Some users think Loopback is a great JACK Audio Connection Kit alternative, some don't.
Guest
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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Helvum
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Free • Open Source
Linux
11 Helvum alternatives
GTK-based patchbay for pipewire, inspired by the JACK tool catia.
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Helvum Features
Virtual Mixer
Connecting audio streams
Virtual Audio Cable
Customizable
Synchronous Audio Router
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Free • Open Source
Audio Router
Audio Recorder
Windows
14 Synchronous Audio Router alternatives
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.
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Synchronous Audio Router Features
Low Latency
Virtual Audio Cable
Discontinued
The last version (0.13.1) was released in April 2018. Many issues in the repository going unanswered.
AudioBus
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Paid • Proprietary
Audio Router
iPhone
iPad
19 AudioBus alternatives
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.
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AudioBus Features
1. Support for MIDIAudioBus includes MIDI hardware and software support to record and import audio.
Sound Effects
Virtual Audio Cable
Mix Music
Sound Siphon
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Paid • Proprietary
Audio Recorder
Mac
12 Sound Siphon alternatives
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.
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Sound Siphon Features
Virtual Audio Cable
SoundDesk Virtual Devices
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Freemium • Proprietary
Audio Recorder
Audio Router
Mac
14 SoundDesk Virtual Devices alternatives
The SoundDesk Virtual Devices are connectors that you can use to route audio across apps.
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SoundDesk Virtual Devices Features
Virtual Audio Cable
Connecting audio streams
Sound drivers