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JamesDSP gives Android and Linux users a free, open-source processor for shaping audio through bass boost, compression, reverb, equalizers, convolution, crossfeed, widening, analog modeling and limiting. Its arbitrary-response equalizer connects to AutoEQ but needs a network connection, while EEL2 scripting supports custom effects through a small coding interface. Linux users can run it with PipeWire or PulseAudio, although PulseAudio is maintained for compatibility. PipeWire clients also receive selective app exclusion and target-device selection, and D-Bus plus command-line controls manage settings, presets, devices and rules.

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    Buddi

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows

    Simple budgeting across desktop operating systems — Buddi is a personal budgeting program, not an audio processor like JamesDSP.

    Free plan Visit site
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    JACK Audio Connection Kit

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows

    Low-latency audio and MIDI routing — JACK provides a real-time connection layer for audio and MIDI applications rather than JamesDSP’s built-in effects.

    7.2 Free plan Visit site
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    RØDE UNIFY

    Free plan MacWindows

    Streamer and creator virtual mixing — UNIFY mixes microphones and virtual devices with creator-focused processing, while JamesDSP centers on effects processing.

    6.8 Free plan Visit site
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    Splitwave

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows

    Cross-platform node-based audio routing — Splitwave builds real-time graphs linking sources, effects, outputs, plugins, recordings and network peers beyond JamesDSP’s processor model.

    6.9 Free plan Visit site
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    DTS Sound Unbound

    Free plan Windows

    Windows headphone and home-theater spatial audio — DTS Sound Unbound focuses on Headphone:X spatial rendering and DTS:X decoding instead of JamesDSP’s broad effects processor.

    7.1 Visit site
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    EasyEffects

    Free plan Linux

    PipeWire effects with reusable presets — Easy Effects offers PipeWire application and microphone chains with reorderable effects, exclusions, presets and a shareable source.

    7.1 Open source Visit site
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    Elgato Wave Link

    Free plan MacWindows

    Creator routing with multiple output mixes — Wave Link combines broad device compatibility, a routing matrix, five independent mixes, plugins and Stream Deck controls 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

An alternative may fit better when you need Windows or macOS support, audio routing between applications, recording, plugin hosting, creator-oriented mixing or spatial playback. JamesDSP’s app exclusion and target-device controls do not cover every backend, and its Flatpak is sandboxed to its application data directory by default. Compare the operating systems, routing model, effect chain, recording and monitoring needs, plugin support, and whether a free or paid option suits you. The choices below range from budgeting software to audio infrastructure, mixers and gaming-focused spatial audio.

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