Open Source Virtual Audio Cable Alternatives

The best open source alternative to Virtual Audio Cable is JACK Audio Connection Kit. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Virtual Audio Cable and six of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Virtual Audio Cable are Soundflower, BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver, Helvum and Synchronous Audio Router.

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

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Audio Recorder
Windows

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JACK Audio Connection Kit
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Free • Open Source
Audio Router
Mac
Windows
Linux
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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 opinions
Some users think JACK Audio Connection Kit is a great alternative to Virtual Audio Cable, some don't.
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It does only support jack compatible applications, not virtual audio applications.
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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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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 opinions
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.
Sound drivers
Virtual Audio Cable
Low Latency
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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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Helvum
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Free • Open Source
Linux
11 alternatives to Helvum
GTK-based patchbay for pipewire, inspired by the JACK tool catia.
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Helvum Features
Virtual Mixer
Connecting audio streams
Virtual Audio Cable
Customizable
Synchronous Audio Router
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Free • Open Source
Audio Router
Audio Recorder
Windows
14 alternatives to Synchronous Audio Router
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.
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Synchronous Audio Router Features
Low Latency
Virtual Audio Cable
Discontinued
The last version (0.13.1) was released in April 2018. Many issues in the repository going unanswered.
win-capture-audio
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Free • Open Source
Windows
Open Broadcaster Software
3 alternatives to win-capture-audio
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...

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