Soundflower AlternativesTop Audio Recorders & Audio Routers like Soundflower

Soundflower is described as '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' and is a Audio Recorder in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Soundflower for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and BSD apps. The best Soundflower alternative is JACK Audio Connection Kit, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Soundflower are VB-Audio VoiceMeeter, BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver, Loopback and Virtual Audio Cable.

Soundflower alternatives are mainly Audio Routers but may also be Audio Recorders or Music Production Apps. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Soundflower.

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Audio Recorder

Soundflower is a Mac OS X system extension that allows applications to pass audio to other applications. Soundflower is...

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JACK Audio Connection Kit
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Free • Open Source
Audio Router
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
18 JACK Audio Connection Kit alternatives
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.
- - JACK Audio Connection Kit is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Soundflower.
- - JACK Audio Connection Kit is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Soundflower.
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JACK Audio Connection Kit Features
1. Support for MIDIJACK Audio Connection Kit includes MIDI hardware and software support to record and import audio.
Virtual Audio Cable
Connecting audio streams
Sound drivers
Multi Channel
Low Latency
Native application
Macro Recording
Comments about JACK Audio Connection Kit as a Alternative to Soundflower
Some users think JACK Audio Connection Kit is a great Soundflower alternative, some don't.
David
JACK Audio is much more complicated and requires actually starting up the server for routing to take effect but it fundamentally addresses the same issue of routing which Soundflower does.
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Guest
jack is much too complicated. soundflower was so simple, just so buggy. how has nobody made a good copy of it yet...
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Guest
jack audio doesn't seem to stream screen sharing audio
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VB-Audio VoiceMeeter
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Freemium • Proprietary
Audio Router
Audio Recorder
Windows
25 VB-Audio VoiceMeeter alternatives
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.
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VB-Audio VoiceMeeter Features
1. Music LooperVB-Audio VoiceMeeter supports a grid of musical loops and phrases that you can trigger and manipulate in real time.
Virtual Mixer
Multi Channel
Virtual Audio Cable
Autostart
Mix Music
Advanced volume mixing
BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver
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Free • Open Source
Audio Router
Audio Recorder
Mac
16 BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver alternatives
BlackHole is a modern macOS virtual audio driver that allows applications to pass audio to other applications with zero additional latency.
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BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver Features
1. Music LooperBlackHole Audio Loopback Driver supports a grid of musical loops and phrases that you can trigger and manipulate in real time.
Sound drivers
Virtual Audio Cable
Low Latency
Comments about BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver as a Alternative to Soundflower
Almost everyone thinks BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver is a great Soundflower alternative.
David
Blackhole takes off where Soundflower left off and supports modern macOS. Development is live and active.
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Guest
It is basically the same thing as Soundflower, but it works for Catalina. Nothing new to learn.
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Loopback
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Paid • Proprietary
Audio Recorder
Audio Router
Mac
19 Loopback alternatives
Create virtual audio devices to take the sound from applications and audio input devices, then send it to audio processing applications. Loopback is a software solution that provides the power of a high-end studio mixing board.
- - Loopback is the most popular commercial alternative to Soundflower.
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Loopback Features
Virtual Audio Cable
Customizable
Connecting audio streams
Mix Music
Out Of The Box
Voiceover
Comments about Loopback as a Alternative to Soundflower
Most users think Loopback is a great Soundflower alternative.
Guest
Compatible with current macOS. Easy guide to setup and route computer audio for recording. Generous freemium usage before limits hit.
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Virtual Audio Cable
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Paid • Proprietary
Audio Router
Audio Recorder
Windows
17 Virtual Audio Cable alternatives
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...
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Virtual Audio Cable Features
1. Live PerformanceListen to and adjust your music productions with Virtual Audio Cable based on incoming audio in real time.
2. LightweightVirtual Audio Cable consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Music LooperVirtual Audio Cable supports a grid of musical loops and phrases that you can trigger and manipulate in real time.
Optimal performance
Connecting audio streams
Comments about Virtual Audio Cable as a Alternative to Soundflower
Some users think Virtual Audio Cable is a great Soundflower alternative, some don't.
David
Virtual Audio Cable is the original and definitive audio routing app. It's for Windows only but Soundflower is the perfect Mac counterpart.
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VB-Audio Virtual Cable
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Freemium • Proprietary
Audio Recorder
Mac
Windows
21 VB-Audio Virtual Cable alternatives
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.
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VB-Audio Virtual Cable Features
1. Music LooperVB-Audio Virtual Cable supports a grid of musical loops and phrases that you can trigger and manipulate in real time.
Virtual Audio Cable
Connecting audio streams
Opinions about VB-Audio Virtual Cable as a Alternative to Soundflower
Most users think VB-Audio Virtual Cable is a great Soundflower alternative.
Synchronous Audio Router
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Free • Open Source
Audio Router
Audio Recorder
Windows
14 Synchronous Audio Router alternatives
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.
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Synchronous Audio Router Features
Low Latency
Virtual Audio Cable
Discontinued
The last version (0.13.1) was released in April 2018. Many issues in the repository going unanswered.

Opinions about Synchronous Audio Router as a Alternative to Soundflower
Most users think Synchronous Audio Router is a great Soundflower alternative.
Helvum
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Free • Open Source
Linux
11 Helvum alternatives
GTK-based patchbay for pipewire, inspired by the JACK tool catia.
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Helvum Features
Virtual Mixer
Connecting audio streams
Virtual Audio Cable
Customizable
AudioBus
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Paid • Proprietary
Audio Router
iPhone
iPad
19 AudioBus alternatives
With Audiobus, the revolutionary new inter-app audio routing system, you can connect your Audiobus-compatible music apps together, just like virtual cables.
- - AudioBus is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Soundflower.
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AudioBus Features
1. Support for MIDIAudioBus includes MIDI hardware and software support to record and import audio.
Sound Effects
Virtual Audio Cable
Mix Music
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Most users think AudioBus is a great Soundflower alternative.
qpwgraph
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Free • Open Source
Linux
Arch Linux
Flatpak
5 qpwgraph alternatives
qpwgraph is a graph manager dedicated to PipeWire, using the Qt C++ framework, based and pretty much like the same of QjackCtl.
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qpwgraph Features
Data export/import
Virtual Audio Cable