Soundflower AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Audio Routers for Windows

Soundflower is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows Audio Router alternative is JACK Audio Connection Kit, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Soundflower and 11 are Audio Routers available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows Audio Router alternatives to Soundflower are VB-Audio VoiceMeeter, VB-Audio Virtual Cable, Virtual Audio Cable and Synchronous Audio Router.

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  1. JACK Audio Connection Kit icon

    JACK Audio Connection Kit

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    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.

    20 JACK Audio Connection Kit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Comments about JACK Audio Connection Kit as an Alternative to Soundflower
    David
    Positive
    3

    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.

    Guest
    Negative
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    jack is much too complicated. soundflower was so simple, just so buggy. how has nobody made a good copy of it yet...

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
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    jack audio doesn't seem to stream screen sharing audio

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think JACK Audio Connection Kit is a great Soundflower alternative, some don't.

    • 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.

    • JACK Audio Connection Kit is Free and Open SourceSoundflower is also Free and Open Source
    • JACK Audio Connection Kit is LightweightSoundflower is not according to our users
  2. VB-Audio VoiceMeeter icon

    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.

    29 VB-Audio VoiceMeeter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    VoiceMeeter (Basic)
     
  4. VB-Audio Virtual Cable icon

    VB-Audio Virtual Cable

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    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.

    25 VB-Audio Virtual Cable alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  5. Virtual Audio Cable icon

    Virtual Audio Cable

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    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...

    19 Virtual Audio Cable alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about Virtual Audio Cable as an Alternative to Soundflower
    David
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    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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    • Some users think Virtual Audio Cable is a great Soundflower alternative, some don't.

    • Virtual Audio Cable is Paid and ProprietarySoundflower is Free and Open Source
    • Virtual Audio Cable is LightweightSoundflower is not according to our users
  6. Synchronous Audio Router icon

    Synchronous Audio Router

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    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.

    17 Synchronous Audio Router alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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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!.

    26 MIXLINE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Dante Via icon

    Dante Via

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    Audio routing software seamlessly connects applications to the Dante network, transforming PC and Mac inputs and outputs into sharable network resources, enabling integration with professional Dante gear and inter-device audio sharing through Dante audio over IP solutions.

    12 Dante Via alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  10. Wave Link icon

    Wave Link

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    Wave Link is the audio mixing software for the Elgato Wave microphones. Together with the Wave microphone, up to eight other audio sources can be mixed together and two separate outputs; a monitor mix and a stream mix are created.

    5 Wave Link alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  11. Dante Virtual Soundcard icon

    Dante Virtual Soundcard

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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.

    6 Dante Virtual Soundcard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  12. OBS Audio Monitor icon

    OBS Audio Monitor

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    Audio monitor dock and filter for OBS Studio.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • OBS Studio
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  13. Virtual Audio Stream

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    Usually, all programs send their audio output to your soundcard independently. With Virtual Audio Stream you can route the output signal of any application to be the input signal of any other application.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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