Loopback AlternativesOnly Free apps categorised as Audio Recorders

The best free Audio Recorder alternative to Loopback is VB-Audio VoiceMeeter. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Loopback and six of them are free Audio Recorders so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Audio Recorder alternatives to Loopback are BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver, VB-Audio Virtual Cable, Soundflower and SoundDesk Virtual Devices.

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Loopback alternatives are mainly Audio Recorders, but if you're looking for Audio Routers or Live Streaming Tools and Services you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows, Mac, Mac + Free, Mac + Open Source, Windows + Audio Router, Mac + Audio Router and Free. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Loopback.
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  1. BlackHole is a modern macOS virtual audio driver that allows applications to pass audio to other applications with zero additional latency.

    20 BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver vs Loopback Comments
    ike
    Positive
    0

    It redirects audio between application just like Loopback. It is a little more complicated but on the up side it have no recording limit.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    It doents have an interface

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver is Free and Open SourceLoopback is Paid and Proprietary
  2. 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.

    26 VB-Audio Virtual Cable alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    VB-Audio Virtual Cable vs Loopback Comments
    Ian Dorfman
    Positive
    -3

    Though only available on Windows, VB-Audio Virtual Cable offers equivalent functionality to what Loopback offers macOS, with support for audio signal routing and passthrough, recording, and multichannel support.

    • VB-Audio Virtual Cable is Freemium and ProprietaryLoopback is Paid and Proprietary
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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.

    21 Soundflower alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Soundflower vs Loopback Comments
    Ian Dorfman
    Positive
    -1

    Soundflower offers extremely similar functionality to Loopback, including audio passthrough, audio stream connecting, and recording. It is also free and open source.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    At least it's free, and works extremely well for streaming. Sadly I can't hear my output without a multi-output device.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Soundflower is Free and Open SourceLoopback is Paid and Proprietary
  4. 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.

    17 Synchronous Audio Router alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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