Virtual Audio Cable AlternativesOnly Free apps categorised as Audio Recorders for Mac

Virtual Audio Cable is not available for Mac but there are a few alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best free Mac Audio Recorder alternative is VB-Audio Virtual Cable. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Virtual Audio Cable and four of them are free and Audio Recorders available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Mac Audio Recorder alternatives to Virtual Audio Cable are Soundflower, BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver and SoundDesk Virtual Devices.

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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...

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Virtual Audio Cable alternatives page was last updated Sep 27, 2023
  1. VB-Audio Virtual Cable icon
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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
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    • FreemiumProprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    VB-Audio Virtual Cable Features

    1.  Music Looper
    2.  Virtual Audio Cable
    3.  Connecting audio streams
    VB-Audio Virtual Cable iconVirtual Audio Cable Icon

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    • Most users think VB-Audio Virtual Cable is a great Virtual Audio Cable alternative.

    • VB-Audio Virtual Cable is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Virtual Audio Cable.

    • VB-Audio Virtual Cable is the most popular free alternative to Virtual Audio Cable.

    • VB-Audio Virtual Cable is Freemium and ProprietaryVirtual Audio Cable is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Soundflower icon
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    Soundflower is a 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.

    20 Soundflower alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Soundflower Features

    1.  Connecting audio streams
    2.  Sound drivers
    3.  Simple installation
    4.  Virtual Audio Cable
    Discontinued

    The project seems no longer developed. Last version, 2.0b2, released in December 2014, can be still downloaded from GitHub.

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  3. BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver icon
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    BlackHole is a modern macOS virtual audio driver that allows applications to pass audio to other applications with zero additional latency.

    18 BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Music Looper
    4.  Virtual Audio Cable
    5.  Sound drivers
    6.  Low Latency
    BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver iconVirtual Audio Cable Icon

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    Comments about BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver as an Alternative to Virtual Audio Cable
     
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    Blackhole is essentially a souped up and modernized macOS version of Virtual Audio Cable, available freely as an open-source app.

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    • BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver is Free and Open SourceVirtual Audio Cable is Paid and Proprietary
  4. SoundDesk Virtual Devices icon
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    The SoundDesk Virtual Devices are connectors that you can use to route audio across apps.

    17 SoundDesk Virtual Devices alternatives
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    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    SoundDesk Virtual Devices Features

    1.  Virtual Audio Cable
    2.  Connecting audio streams
    3.  Sound drivers
    SoundDesk Virtual Devices iconVirtual Audio Cable Icon

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