Loopback AlternativesOnly Free apps categorised as Audio Recorders for Mac

There are many alternatives to Loopback for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best free Mac Audio Recorder alternative is BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Loopback and six of them are free and Audio Recorders available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Mac Audio Recorder alternatives to Loopback are VB-Audio Virtual Cable, Soundflower, SoundDesk Virtual Devices and Sound Siphon Audio Unit.

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  1. BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver icon

    BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver

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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.

    22 BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver alternatives

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    • Mac
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  2. VB-Audio Virtual Cable icon

    VB-Audio Virtual Cable

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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.

    26 VB-Audio Virtual Cable alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Soundflower

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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.

    24 Soundflower alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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  6. Sound Siphon Audio Unit icon

    Sound Siphon Audio Unit

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    Sound Siphon: Audio Unit routes application and system audio straight into AU hosts like Logic Pro, Ableton Live, REAPER, and Sessions — in real time.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    Home Rec

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    Home Rec is a lightweight macOS menu bar app that captures system audio output and saves it as high-quality WAV files (48kHz/16-bit stereo). Built with SwiftUI and Apple's ScreenCaptureKit framework, it provides a simple one-click recording experience without requiring...

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