The Best Free Virtual Audio Cable AlternativesTop Audio Routers & Audio Recorders like Virtual Audio Cable

The best free alternative to Virtual Audio Cable is VB-Audio Virtual Cable. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Virtual Audio Cable and 12 is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Virtual Audio Cable are JACK Audio Connection Kit, VB-Audio VoiceMeeter, Soundflower and BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver.

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  1. 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

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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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. 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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Comments about JACK Audio Connection Kit as an Alternative to Virtual Audio Cable
    David
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    While JACK Audio involves a more complex setup and needs the server to be started to work, it's functionally the same as it allows audio routing between applications. Routing can be done between any app providing an option to select the JACK Audio driver.

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    It does only support jack compatible applications, not virtual audio applications.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think JACK Audio Connection Kit is a great Virtual Audio Cable alternative.

    • JACK Audio Connection Kit is the most popular Linux alternative to Virtual Audio Cable.

    • JACK Audio Connection Kit is the most popular Open Source alternative to Virtual Audio Cable.

    • JACK Audio Connection Kit is Free and Open SourceVirtual Audio Cable is Paid and Proprietary
  4. 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

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    • Windows
    VoiceMeeter (Basic)
     
  5. Soundflower icon

    Soundflower

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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.

    21 Soundflower alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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  6. BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver icon

    BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver

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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.

    19 BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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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
  7. MIXLINE icon

    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

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  9. 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

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    • Windows
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  11. VB-Audio Matrix icon

    VB-Audio Matrix

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    The VB-Audio Matrix is an audio framework to connect everything together, channel by channel: Several ASIO devices, several Windows devices, several audio Applications and DAW, several Computers.

    13 VB-Audio Matrix alternatives

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  12. win-capture-audio

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    An OBS plugin that allows capture of independent application audio streams on Windows, in a similar fashion to OBS's game capture and Discord's application streaming. This eliminates the need for third-party software or hardware audio mixing tools that introduce...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Open Broadcaster Software
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    Helvum

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    GTK-based patchbay for pipewire, inspired by the JACK tool catia.

    11 Helvum alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Audamux

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    Audamux is a lightweight Windows audio matrix mixer. Lets you route inputs (including loopedback outputs) to outputs in a simple grid. Devices that disconnect & return (like Bluetooth headsets) are automatically resumed. Designed for always-on use with minimal CPU usage and latency.

    9 Audamux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    Main routing window
     
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