JACK Audio Connection Kit AlternativesOnly apps from the EU

The best alternative to JACK Audio Connection Kit is VB-Audio VoiceMeeter, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to JACK Audio Connection Kit and ten of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to JACK Audio Connection Kit are PipeWire, MixDesk X, VB-Audio Virtual Cable and Blue Cat's Connector.

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  1. 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.

    42 VB-Audio VoiceMeeter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
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  3. MixDesk X icon
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    Multi-device audio mixing software for Mac and Windows captures system or application sound, routes up to 16 stereo outputs with per-channel EQ, real-time analyzer, Auto-EQ, CLAP plugin support, per-bus delay, safety limiter, and recallable routing presets.

    24 MixDesk X alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  4. 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.

    33 VB-Audio Virtual Cable alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  5. Blue Cat's Connector is an audio & MIDI streaming plug-in that can be used to transmit audio and MIDI signals in real time between several computers or applications, or create your own routings within a single application, with minimal latency.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  6. The VB-Audio Matrix is an audio framework to connect everything together, channel by channel: Several ASIO devices, several Windows devices, several audio Applications and DAW, several Computers.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Audio Route icon
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    Record system audio on macOS — appears as a virtual input device in any app and as a VST3/AU plugin in any DAW. One-time purchase, no subscription.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  9. Virtual Cables creates multiple virtual playback and recording devices on Windows. Audio sent to a Virtual Cable speaker is buffered and made available through the matching Virtual Cable microphone.

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    • Windows
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  10. Blue Cat's Freeceiver is a free plug-in and application that can receive audio or MIDI streams sent over the network by Blue Cat's Connector and Fader Hub in real time.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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