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 Mac alternative is VB-Audio Virtual Cable, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Virtual Audio Cable and ten of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Virtual Audio Cable are JACK Audio Connection Kit, Soundflower, BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver and Loopback.
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Virtual Audio Cable alternatives are mainly Audio Recorders, but if you're looking for Audio Routers or Music Production Apps you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac + Free and Windows + Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Virtual Audio Cable.- Audio Recorder
- Paid • Proprietary
- 23 VB-Audio Virtual Cable alternatives
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.
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
Country of Origin
France
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
VB-Audio Virtual Cable Features
- 19 JACK Audio Connection Kit alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
Comments about JACK Audio Connection Kit as an Alternative to Virtual Audio Cable
It does only support jack compatible applications, not virtual audio applications.
- 20 Soundflower alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Mac
DiscontinuedThe project seems no longer developed. Last version, 2.0b2, released in December 2014, can be still downloaded from GitHub.
Soundflower Features
- 18 BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver alternatives
BlackHole is a modern macOS virtual audio driver that allows applications to pass audio to other applications with zero additional latency.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Mac
BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver Features
Comments about BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver as an Alternative to Virtual Audio Cable
DavidBlackhole is essentially a souped up and modernized macOS version of Virtual Audio Cable, available freely as an open-source app.
- 21 Loopback alternatives
Configure advanced audio routing by creating virtual devices on macOS, supporting up to 64 input/output channels. Customize and mix audio from multiple sources, including hidden ones like Siri. It offers Pass-Thru for direct sound transfers and full accessibility via VoiceOver, ideal for audio processing.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Mac
Comments about Loopback as an Alternative to Virtual Audio Cable
It's a an excellent virtual audio device solution - however it only works on the Mac platform.
its amazing, even better than Virtual Audio Cable
- 12 Dante Via alternatives
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.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
Australia
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
Dante Via Features
The SoundDesk Virtual Devices are connectors that you can use to route audio across apps.
SoundDesk Virtual Devices Features
- 19 SoundDesk alternatives
SoundDesk is the easiest way to turn your macOS into a professional mixing desk.
Top SoundDesk Features
GroundControl virtual audio drivers allow applications to pass audio to other applications with zero latency.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
Israel
Platforms
- Mac
GroundControl Features
- 12 Sound Siphon alternatives
Sound Siphon is a software package that makes your Mac’s audio output available as an audio input device. It enables you to send audio from one application to another where it can be processed, streamed, or recorded.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Mac
Sound Siphon Features
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.