Sound Control AlternativesVolume Control Tools and other similar apps like Sound Control

Sound Control is described as 'Adds per-app volume and EQ controls to your Mac apps. Route your apps to different audio devices. Add volume controls to your devices' and is a Volume Control tool in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Sound Control for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Google Chrome and Flathub apps. The best Sound Control alternative is EarTrumpet, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Sound Control are FineTune, Volume2, BetterAudio and PairPods.

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  1. EarTrumpet icon
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    Provides advanced per-app volume control for Windows 10 and 11 with multi-channel audio visualization, device switching, configurable hotkeys, modern interface options such as light and dark modes, automatic updates, multilingual support, and enhanced audio routing.

    31 EarTrumpet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • EarTrumpet is the most popular Windows alternative to Sound Control.

    • EarTrumpet is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Sound Control.

    • EarTrumpet is Free and Open SourceSound Control is Paid and Proprietary
    • EarTrumpet is LightweightSound Control is not according to our users
  2. FineTune icon
     6 likes

    Menu bar utility for macOS offering per-app and per-device audio control, app routing to output devices, integrated 10-band EQ with 20 presets, real-time VU metering, volume boost up to 200 percent, quick device selection, persistent settings, and audio muting.

    31 FineTune alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • FineTune is the most popular Mac alternative to Sound Control.

    • FineTune is Free and Open SourceSound Control is Paid and Proprietary
  3. Volume2 icon
     100 likes

    Volume2 is an advanced Windows audio mixer, a complete replacement for the standard Volume Control. This application lets you easily change the sound volume just by rotating the mouse wheel or by using keyboard hot keys or just mouse move on screen border.

    28 Volume2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. BetterAudio icon
     2 likes

    BetterAudio is an advanced audio management tool for macOS that puts complete control over your sound environment directly in the menu bar. Switch devices, manage volume per-app, transcribe via AI, and customize your HUD without disrupting your workflow.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. PairPods icon
     4 likes

    A macOS menubar app that lets you share audio between two Bluetooth devices simultaneously. PairPods makes it easy to create shared listening experiences.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Airfoil icon
     70 likes

    Send any audio to the AirPort Express. Send any audio to AirPort Express units, Apple TVs, and even other Macs and PCs, all in sync! Airfoil for Mac gives you your audio - everywhere.

    32 Airfoil alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. SoundShare brings seamless audio sharing to macOS, allowing you to connect multiple Bluetooth audio devices and share music, podcasts, or videos with friends.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • SoundShare - Audio Sharing is the most popular commercial alternative to Sound Control.

    • SoundShare - Audio Sharing is Paid and ProprietarySound Control is also Paid and Proprietary
    • SoundShare - Audio Sharing is LightweightSound Control is not according to our users
  8. Volumouse icon
     31 likes

    From authors website:

    Volumouse provides you a quick and easy way to control the sound volume on your system - simply by rolling the wheel of your wheel mouse.

    It allows you to define a set of rules for determining when the wheel will be used for changing the sound volume. For.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. pwvucontrol icon
     1 like

    Volume control for PipeWire.

    28 pwvucontrol alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
    • pwvucontrol is the most popular Linux alternative to Sound Control.

    • pwvucontrol is Free and Open SourceSound Control is Paid and Proprietary
    • pwvucontrol is Lightweight and Privacy focusedSound Control is not according to our users
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