Soundflower Alternatives for Windows

Soundflower is not available for Windows but there are some alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows 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 ten of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Soundflower are VB-Audio VoiceMeeter, VB-Audio Virtual Cable, Virtual Audio Cable and Synchronous Audio Router.

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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.

    19 JACK Audio Connection Kit alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Virtual Audio Cable
    2.  Connecting audio streams
    3.  Support for MIDI
    4.  Multi Channel
    5.  Low Latency
    6.  Sound drivers
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Native application
    10.  Macro Recording

    JACK Audio Connection Kit VS Soundflower

     
    Comments about JACK Audio Connection Kit as an Alternative to Soundflower
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    David
    Positive Mar 23, 2020
    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 Nov 20, 2015
    12

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

    Guest
    Negative Sep 5, 2015
    -2

    jack audio doesn't seem to stream screen sharing audio

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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
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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.

    26 VB-Audio VoiceMeeter alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    VB-Audio VoiceMeeter Features

    1.  Virtual Mixer
    2.  Multi Channel
    3.  Live Streaming
    4.  Music Looper
    5.  Virtual Audio Cable
    6.  Autostart
    7.  Mix Music
    8.  Advanced volume mixing

    VB-Audio VoiceMeeter VS Soundflower

     
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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.

    23 VB-Audio Virtual Cable alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    VB-Audio Virtual Cable Features

    1.  Music Looper
    2.  Virtual Audio Cable
    3.  Connecting audio streams

    VB-Audio Virtual Cable VS Soundflower

     
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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...

    18 Virtual Audio Cable alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Optimal performance

    Features

    1.  Live Performance
    2.  Music Looper
    3.  Connecting audio streams

    Virtual Audio Cable VS Soundflower

     
    Comments about Virtual Audio Cable as an Alternative to Soundflower
    David
    Positive Mar 23, 2020
    0

    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
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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.

    16 Synchronous Audio Router alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The last version (0.13.1) was released in April 2018. Many issues in the repository going unanswered.

    Synchronous Audio Router Features

    1.  Low Latency
    2.  Virtual Audio Cable

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  6. Dante Via icon
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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

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Dante Via Features

    1.  Virtual Audio Cable
    2.  Stream audio

    Dante Via VS Soundflower

     
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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

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Dante Virtual Soundcard Features

    1.  Stream audio
    2.  Virtual Audio Cable
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    Dante Virtual Soundcard VS Soundflower

     
  8. Wave Link icon
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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

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Wave Link Features

    1.  Advanced volume mixing
    2.  Mix Music
    3.  Stream audio

    Wave Link VS Soundflower

     
  9. MIXLINE icon
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    MIXLINE is an audio mixing software that performs audio routing, mixing, and streaming. All bundled into a beautiful User Interface!.

    25 MIXLINE alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Node Based
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Live Performance
    7.  Desktop Application
    8.  Simple installation
    9.  Drag and Drop
    10.  Offline
    11.  Virtual Audio Cable
    12.  Virtual Mixer

    MIXLINE VS Soundflower

     
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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.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Virtual Audio Stream Features

    1.  Connecting audio streams
    2.  Sound drivers
    3.  Virtual Audio Cable

    Virtual Audio Stream VS Soundflower

     
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