DeskBroadcast turns a Mac’s webcam and microphone into virtual camera and microphone devices that deliver processed video and voice to other apps. Its Look pipeline offers controls for warmth, tint, exposure, brightness, contrast, saturation, vibrance, sharpness and background blur. The microphone chain combines AI voice isolation with hum filtering, gating, four-band EQ, compression and auto-leveling. Apps including Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack, FaceTime, OBS and browsers can select the virtual devices. Video, audio and the learned room-noise profile stay on the Mac; the app has no account or media telemetry pipeline and works offline. The software Look pipeline and background blur work with any camera, while hardware controls require a UVC-compliant USB webcam. DeskBroadcast requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later and supports Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. The free edition is fully functional but puts a “deskbroadcast.com” watermark on video output. Pro costs 79.00 USD per once for 3 Macs. AI voice isolation adds about 40 ms of latency.
Who it is for
It suits Mac users who want to route processed webcam video and microphone audio into meeting, streaming or recording apps. The app requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later; hardware camera controls require a UVC-compliant USB webcam.
What is good
- Video controls include background blur and image adjustments.
- Mic chain includes AI isolation, EQ and auto-leveling.
- Video, audio and room-noise profile remain on the Mac.
- Works offline without an account or media telemetry pipeline.
What to know first
- Requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
- Free edition adds a video watermark.
- AI voice isolation adds about 40 ms of latency.
Verdict
DeskBroadcast provides virtual camera and microphone devices with local video and audio processing. The free edition carries a watermark, while Pro costs 79.00 USD per once for 3 Macs.
DeskBroadcast plans and pricing
All plansCompared on webcam software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Real-time cancellation
- Yes
- Supported operating systems
- macos
- Recording support
- Yes
- Streaming support
- Yes
- Voice isolation
- Yes
- Audio source support
- microphone
