PulseMeeter AlternativesAudio Routers and other similar apps like PulseMeeter

PulseMeeter is described as 'A frontend to ease the use of pulseaudio's routing capabilities, mimicking voicemeeter's workflow' and is a Audio Router in the audio & music category. There are eight alternatives to PulseMeeter for Mac, Windows, Linux, Arch Linux and Flatpak. The best PulseMeeter alternative is VB-Audio VoiceMeeter, which is free. Other great apps like PulseMeeter are BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver, Soundflower, Loopback and qpwgraph.

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A frontend to ease the use of pulseaudio's routing capabilities, mimicking voicemeeter's workflow.

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PulseMeeter alternatives page was last updated Apr 22, 2024
  1. VB-Audio VoiceMeeter icon
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    Voicemeeter is Audio Mixer Application endowed with Virtual Audio Device used as Virtual I/O to mix and manage any audio sources from or to any audio devices or applications.

    25 VB-Audio VoiceMeeter alternatives
    VoiceMeeter (Basic)

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    VB-Audio VoiceMeeter Features

    1.  Virtual Mixer
    2.  Multi Channel
    3.  Live Streaming
    4.  Music Looper
    5.  Virtual Audio Cable
    6.  Autostart
    7.  Mix Music
    8.  Advanced volume mixing
    VB-Audio VoiceMeeter iconPulseMeeter Icon

    VB-Audio VoiceMeeter VS PulseMeeter

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    • VB-Audio VoiceMeeter is the most popular Windows alternative to PulseMeeter.

    • VB-Audio VoiceMeeter is the most popular free alternative to PulseMeeter.

    • VB-Audio VoiceMeeter is Freemium and ProprietaryPulseMeeter is Free and Open Source
  2. BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver icon
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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.

    17 BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver alternatives
    BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Music Looper
    4.  Virtual Audio Cable
    5.  Sound drivers
    6.  Low Latency
    BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver iconPulseMeeter Icon

    BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver VS PulseMeeter

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    • BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver is the most popular Mac alternative to PulseMeeter.

    • BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver is the most popular Open Source alternative to PulseMeeter.

    • BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver is Free and Open SourcePulseMeeter is also Free and Open Source
  3. Soundflower icon
     43 likes

    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.

    20 Soundflower alternatives
    Example

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Soundflower Features

    1.  Connecting audio streams
    2.  Sound drivers
    3.  Simple installation
    4.  Virtual Audio Cable
    Discontinued

    The project seems no longer developed. Last version, 2.0b2, released in December 2014, can be still downloaded from GitHub.

    Soundflower iconPulseMeeter Icon

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  4. Loopback icon
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    macOS software for taking the sound from applications and audio input devices and using them as inputs for anything else.

    20 Loopback alternatives
    Loopback screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Loopback Features

    1.  Virtual Audio Cable
    2.  Connecting audio streams
    3.  Mix Music
    4.  Out Of The Box
    5.  Voiceover
    Loopback iconPulseMeeter Icon

    Loopback VS PulseMeeter

    Is Loopback a good alternative to PulseMeeter?
     
    • Loopback is the most popular commercial alternative to PulseMeeter.

    • Loopback is Paid and ProprietaryPulseMeeter is Free and Open Source
  5. qpwgraph icon
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    qpwgraph is a graph manager dedicated to PipeWire, using the Qt C++ framework, based and pretty much like the same of QjackCtl.

    5 qpwgraph alternatives
    qpwgraph screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Flatpak

    qpwgraph Features

    1.  Data export/import
    2.  Virtual Audio Cable
    qpwgraph iconPulseMeeter Icon

    qpwgraph VS PulseMeeter

    Is qpwgraph a good alternative to PulseMeeter?
     
    • qpwgraph is the most popular Linux alternative to PulseMeeter.

    • qpwgraph is Free and Open SourcePulseMeeter is also Free and Open Source
  6. SoundDesk Virtual Devices icon
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    The SoundDesk Virtual Devices are connectors that you can use to route audio across apps.

    16 SoundDesk Virtual Devices alternatives
    SoundDesk Virtual Devices screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    SoundDesk Virtual Devices Features

    1.  Virtual Audio Cable
    2.  Connecting audio streams
    3.  Sound drivers
    SoundDesk Virtual Devices iconPulseMeeter Icon

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

    19 SoundDesk alternatives
    SoundDesk screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Top SoundDesk Features

    1.  Virtual Audio Device
    2.  Virtual Mixer
    3.  Connecting audio streams
    4.  Live audio recording
    5.  Virtual Audio Cable
    6.  Support for MIDI
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Live Performance
    9.  Music Looper
    10.  Sound Effects
    11.  Mix Music
    12.  Voiceover
    13.  Sound drivers
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  8. Dante Virtual Soundcard icon
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    Dante Virtual Soundcard turns your computer into a Dante-powered workstation, seamlessly integrating your PC or Mac with Dante audio devices on your network. Dante doesn't require a special ethernet interface, you probably aleready have all you need.

    5 Dante Virtual Soundcard alternatives
    Dante Virtual Soundcard screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Dante Virtual Soundcard Features

    1.  Stream audio
    2.  Virtual Audio Cable
    3.  Youtube Gaming Integration
    Dante Virtual Soundcard iconPulseMeeter Icon

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