Soundflower Alternatives for Mac
There are many alternatives to Soundflower for Mac and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Mac 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 available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Soundflower are Loopback, VB-Audio Virtual Cable, BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver and Sound Siphon.
Soundflower alternatives are mainly Audio Recorders but may also be Audio Routers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Soundflower.
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.
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JACK Audio Connection Kit vs Soundflower opinions
jack is much too complicated. soundflower was so simple, just so buggy. how has nobody made a good copy of it yet...
12UgotstaJACK 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.
3jack audio doesn't seem to stream screen sharing audio
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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 vs Soundflower opinions
Compatible with current macOS. Easy guide to setup and route computer audio for recording. Generous freemium usage before limits hit.
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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.
VB-Audio Virtual Cable vs Soundflower opinions
BlackHole is a modern macOS virtual audio driver that allows applications to pass audio to other applications with zero additional latency.
BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver vs Soundflower opinions
It is basically the same thing as Soundflower, but it works for Catalina. Nothing new to learn.
2UgotstaBlackhole takes off where Soundflower left off and supports modern macOS. Development is live and active.
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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.
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Sound Siphon vs Soundflower opinions
SoundDesk is the easiest way to turn your macOS into a professional mixing desk.
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Dante Via is easy-to-use software that routes audio, allowing applications and devices to be networked and interconnected using the Dante audio over IP solution.
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The SoundDesk Virtual Devices are connectors that you can use to route audio across apps.
Multi-channel digital soundboard application for Windows. Note: Elgato Wave hardware required to use software.
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GroundControl virtual audio drivers allow applications to pass audio to other applications with zero latency.
