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JACK Audio Connection Kit links audio and MIDI applications through a sound server designed for synchronous work and low-latency connections. It lets clients share audio and connect to an audio device, and its callback-and-port model gives applications a way to send and receive data. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows, and compatible applications include Audacity, Ardour, Blender, Mixxx, QjackCtl, and VLC. JACK is free software, with a GPL server and an LGPL library that proprietary programs can link against.

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    Buddi

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows

    Budgeting rather than audio routing — Buddi manages accounts, transactions, spending, and budget reports instead of connecting audio and MIDI applications.

    Free plan Visit site
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    JamesDSP

    Free plan AndroidAPILinux

    Linux users adding audio effects — JamesDSP adds audio effects and live DSP scripting for PipeWire and PulseAudio clients, while JACK connects audio and MIDI applications.

    7.2 Free plan Visit site
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    RØDE UNIFY

    Free plan MacWindows

    Streamers mixing microphones and app audio — UNIFY mixes microphones and virtual audio devices into independent output mixes, with processing for streamers and content creators.

    6.8 Free plan Visit site
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    Splitwave

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows

    Desktop audio routing with effects and recording — Splitwave combines source, effect, and output nodes with plugin hosting, recording, and network audio in a real-time graph.

    6.9 Free plan Visit site
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    DTS Sound Unbound

    Free plan Windows

    Windows spatial audio for games and headphones — DTS Sound Unbound provides spatial game audio and DTS content playback rather than JACK's application connections and routing.

    7.1 Visit site
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    EasyEffects

    Free plan Linux

    PipeWire users processing app and microphone audio — EasyEffects adds ordered effects, per-application processing, reusable presets, and processed audio sharing for PipeWire streams.

    7.1 Open source Visit site
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    Elgato Wave Link

    Free plan MacWindows

    Creators building independent broadcast mixes — Wave Link adds a routing matrix, up to five independent output mixes, and VST3 or Audio Unit effects for creators.

    7.2 Free plan Visit site
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    FxSound

    Free plan Open source Windows
    8.6 Free plan Visit site
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    MicMixer

    Free plan Open source Windows
    8.4 Free plan Visit site
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    BlackHole

    Free plan Mac
    7.2 Free plan Visit site
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    EarTrumpet

    Free plan Windows
    7.1 Free plan Visit site
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    eqMac

    Free plan Mac
    7.0 Free plan · paid from $1/mo Visit site
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    Helvum

    Free plan Linux
    6.9 Free plan Visit site
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    Patchd

    Free plan Windows
    6.8 Free plan · paid from $5.99/mo Visit site
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    qpwgraph

    Free plan Linux
    6.7 Free plan Visit site
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    VB-CABLE

    Free plan MacWindows
    6.7 Free plan · paid from $5 Visit site
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    Boom 3D

    Free trial AndroidExtensioniPhone+2
    6.5 From ₹925.37 · 15-day trial Visit site
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    Voicemeeter

    Free plan Windows
    6.5 Free plan Visit site
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    Wavelet

    Free plan Android
    6.5 Free plan Visit site
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    Audio Hijack

    Free trial Mac
    6.2 From $69 Visit site
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    Dante Via

    Free trial MacWindows
    6.2 30-day trial Visit site
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    Krisp AI Meeting Assistant

    by Krisp AI Meeting Assistant
    Free trial AndroidExtensioniPhone+2
    6.2 From $8/user/mo (annual) · 7-day trial Visit site
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    NVIDIA Broadcast

    Free plan Windows
    6.2 Free plan Visit site
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    Equalizer APO

    Free plan Windows
    5.9 Free plan Visit site
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    SteelSeries Sonar

    Free plan Windows
    5.8 Free plan Visit site

JACK focuses on connections, not effects: it has no noise reduction, equalizer, or virtual surround. That leaves room for alternatives that combine routing with processing, recording, or creator-oriented mixing. Their trade-offs differ. Some require PipeWire, some work only on Linux or Windows and macOS, and one is aimed at spatial game audio rather than application routing. Before switching, weigh your operating system, audio sources and outputs, and whether you need effects or independent mixes in addition to connections.

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