Loopback Alternatives for Windows

Loopback is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is VB-Audio VoiceMeeter, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Loopback and 16 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Loopback are JACK Audio Connection Kit, MixDesk X, VB-Audio Virtual Cable and Virtual Audio Cable.

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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.

    26 JACK Audio Connection Kit alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    JACK Audio Connection Kit vs Loopback Comments
    ubster
    Positive
    -4

    super lite and opensource, also paying attention to latnecy

    • JACK Audio Connection Kit is Free and Open SourceLoopback is Paid and Proprietary
    • JACK Audio Connection Kit is LightweightLoopback is not according to our users
  2. MixDesk X icon
     9 likes

    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.

    20 MixDesk X alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  3. 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.

    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
  4. Virtual Audio Cable is the definitive audio routing tool for Windows that lets you redirect audio streams between applications and devices on your computer. It enables you to do things like record your speaker output, send an audio stream from a DAW software to a video editor or...

    27 Virtual Audio Cable alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Dante Via icon
     3 likes

    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.

    15 Dante Via alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6. 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
     
  7. MIXLINE icon
     3 likes

    MIXLINE is an audio mixing software that performs audio routing, mixing, and streaming. All bundled into a beautiful User Interface!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  8. The VB-Audio Matrix is an audio framework to connect everything together, channel by channel: Several ASIO devices, several Windows devices, several audio Applications and DAW, several Computers.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  9. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Mac
     
  10. Total Recorder icon
     11 likes

    Total Recorder is a multi-purpose audio and video recording software program with a wide variety of editing and sound processing capabilities.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
     
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