JACK Audio Connection Kit Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to JACK Audio Connection Kit for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is PipeWire, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't work for you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to JACK Audio Connection Kit, but unfortunately only two of them are available for Linux. If you can't find an alternative you can try to remove all filters.

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  1. PipeWire icon

    PipeWire

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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.

    7 PipeWire alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
     
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    PipeWire is a seamless drop-in replacement for JACK (and JACK2) that also handles PulseAudio applications at the same time.

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

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    GTK-based patchbay for pipewire, inspired by the JACK tool catia.

    12 Helvum alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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