Soundflower AlternativesAudio Routers & Audio Recorders like Soundflower

Soundflower has been discontinued. Similar apps include VB-Audio VoiceMeeter, which has a free version. Other options are Audio Hijack, JACK Audio Connection Kit, MixDesk X and BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver. Audio Routers like Soundflower are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad.

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  1. 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.

    42 VB-Audio VoiceMeeter alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  2. Audio Hijack icon
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    Capture audio seamlessly. Audio Hijack supports macOS for recording from applications like iTunes and Skype, and devices like microphones. It features customizable effects, real-time monitoring, and various save formats with scheduled recordings and a drag-and-drop interface.

    35 Audio Hijack alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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

    31 BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  6. 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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  7. 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...

    29 Virtual Audio Cable alternatives

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    • Windows
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  8. Loopback icon
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    Configure advanced audio routing by creating virtual devices on macOS, supporting up to 64 input/output channels. Customize and mix audio from multiple sources, including hidden ones like Siri. It offers Pass-Thru for direct sound transfers and full accessibility via VoiceOver, ideal for audio processing.

    35 Loopback alternatives

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    • Mac
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  9. 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.

    8 qpwgraph alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Flatpak
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  10. Sound Siphon icon
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    Sound Siphon is a software package that makes your Mac’s audio output available as an audio input device. It enables you to send audio from one application to another where it can be processed, streamed, or recorded.

    18 Sound Siphon alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Mac
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