Loopback Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Loopback for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is JACK Audio Connection Kit, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Loopback and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Loopback are MixDesk X, BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver, VB-Audio Virtual Cable and Soundflower.

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  1. 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.

    27 JACK Audio Connection Kit alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  2. 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

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  3. BlackHole is a modern macOS virtual audio driver that allows applications to pass audio to other applications with zero additional latency.

    29 BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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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

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  5. Soundflower icon
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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.

    32 Soundflower alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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  6. SoundDesk icon
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    SoundDesk is the easiest way to turn your macOS into a professional mixing desk.

    20 SoundDesk alternatives

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    • Mac
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  7. Dante Via icon
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    Audio routing software seamlessly connects applications to the Dante network, transforming PC and Mac inputs and outputs into sharable network resources, enabling integration with professional Dante gear and inter-device audio sharing through Dante audio over IP solutions.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  8. Multi-function creative suite for Mac and Windows including direct-routing with AAX, VST, and AU plugins, high-quality browser based sessions for music and video collaboration, a virtual remote-production studio, desktop routing with virtual drivers, and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  9. SWB Audio App solves the problem of getting "computer audio" into your apps.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  10. 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.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Mac
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  11. GroundControl virtual audio drivers allow applications to pass audio to other applications with zero latency.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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