Free Virtual Audio Cable Alternatives for Mac

Virtual Audio Cable is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best free Mac 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 five of them are free and available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Mac alternatives to Virtual Audio Cable are JACK Audio Connection Kit, Soundflower, BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver and SoundDesk Virtual Devices.

Virtual Audio Cable alternatives are mainly Audio Routers but may also be Audio Recorders. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Virtual Audio Cable.

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Virtual Audio Cable

Paid • Proprietary
Audio Recorder
Windows

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VB-Audio Virtual Cable
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Freemium • Proprietary
Audio Recorder
Mac
Windows
21 alternatives to VB-Audio Virtual Cable
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.
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VB-Audio Virtual Cable Features
1. Music LooperVB-Audio Virtual Cable supports a grid of musical loops and phrases that you can trigger and manipulate in real time.
Virtual Audio Cable
Connecting audio streams
VB-Audio Virtual Cable vs Virtual Audio Cable
Most users think VB-Audio Virtual Cable is a great alternative to Virtual Audio Cable.
JACK Audio Connection Kit
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Free • Open Source
Audio Router
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
18 alternatives to JACK Audio Connection Kit
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 Features
1. Support for MIDIJACK Audio Connection Kit includes MIDI hardware and software support to record and import audio.
Virtual Audio Cable
Connecting audio streams
Sound drivers
Multi Channel
Low Latency
Native application
Macro Recording
JACK Audio Connection Kit vs Virtual Audio Cable
Some users think JACK Audio Connection Kit is a great alternative to Virtual Audio Cable, some don't.
Guest
It does only support jack compatible applications, not virtual audio applications.
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Ugotsta
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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Soundflower
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Free • Open Source
Audio Recorder
Audio Router
Mac
20 alternatives to Soundflower
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.
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Soundflower Features
Connecting audio streams
Sound drivers
Simple installation
Virtual Audio Cable
Discontinued
The project seems no longer developed. Last version, 2.0b2, released in December 2014, can be still downloaded from GitHub.

Soundflower vs Virtual Audio Cable
Most users think Soundflower is a great alternative to Virtual Audio Cable.
BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver
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Free • Open Source
Audio Router
Audio Recorder
Mac
16 alternatives to BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver
BlackHole is a modern macOS virtual audio driver that allows applications to pass audio to other applications with zero additional latency.
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BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver Features
1. Music LooperBlackHole Audio Loopback Driver supports a grid of musical loops and phrases that you can trigger and manipulate in real time.
Virtual Audio Cable
Sound drivers
Low Latency
BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver vs Virtual Audio Cable
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Ugotsta
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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SoundDesk Virtual Devices
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Freemium • Proprietary
Audio Recorder
Audio Router
Mac
14 alternatives to SoundDesk Virtual Devices
The SoundDesk Virtual Devices are connectors that you can use to route audio across apps.
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SoundDesk Virtual Devices Features
Virtual Audio Cable
Connecting audio streams
Sound drivers