PulseMeeter AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Audio Recorders

The best Audio Recorder alternative to PulseMeeter is VB-Audio VoiceMeeter, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked nine alternatives to PulseMeeter and seven of them are Audio Recorders so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Audio Recorder alternatives to PulseMeeter are BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver, Soundflower, Loopback and SoundDesk Virtual Devices.

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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 Jan 2, 2025
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  1. VB-Audio VoiceMeeter icon
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    VB-Audio VoiceMeeter

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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.

    26 VB-Audio VoiceMeeter alternatives
    VoiceMeeter (Basic)

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    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
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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
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    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.

    18 BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    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
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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
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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.

    20 Soundflower alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    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.

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    Loopback

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

    21 Loopback alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Loopback Features

    1.  Virtual Audio Cable
    2.  Connecting audio streams
    3.  Mix Music
    4.  Out Of The Box
    5.  Voiceover
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    • Loopback is the most popular commercial alternative to PulseMeeter.

    • Loopback is Paid and ProprietaryPulseMeeter is Free and Open Source
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    SoundDesk Virtual Devices

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    The SoundDesk Virtual Devices are connectors that you can use to route audio across apps.

    17 SoundDesk Virtual Devices alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    SoundDesk Virtual Devices Features

    1.  Virtual Audio Cable
    2.  Connecting audio streams
    3.  Sound drivers
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    MIXLINE

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

    24 MIXLINE alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Node Based
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Live Performance
    7.  Desktop Application
    8.  Simple installation
    9.  Drag and Drop
    10.  Offline
    11.  Virtual Audio Cable
    12.  Virtual Mixer
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    SoundDesk

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

    19 SoundDesk alternatives
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    • Mac
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    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
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