Open Source Loopback Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Loopback for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Mac alternative is JACK Audio Connection Kit. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Loopback and four of them are open source and available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Mac alternatives to Loopback are BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver, Soundflower and Home Rec.

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Loopback alternatives are mainly Audio Recorders, but if you're looking for Audio Routers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows, Mac, Mac + Free, Mac + Open Source, Free, Windows + Audio Router and Mac + Audio Router. 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. JACK Audio Connection Kit icon

    JACK Audio Connection Kit

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    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.

    21 JACK Audio Connection Kit alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  2. 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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    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

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Discontinued

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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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