Alternatives to Easy Effects

A rack of audio effects for PipeWire on Linux: equaliser, compressor, limiter, noise reduction and thirty more. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Easy Effects.

  • Equalizer APO

    A system-wide parametric and graphic equaliser for Windows that hooks into the audio stack itself.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    Equalizer APO runs on Windows instead of Linux and offers system-wide parametric and graphic EQ, but lacks Easy Effects' compressor and noise reduction effects.

  • FxSound

    Apply equalization and audio effects to Windows playback.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    FxSound is open source but Windows only, offering equalizer presets and system audio enhancement with fewer effects than Easy Effects.

  • Boom 3D

    System-wide equalizer and 3D surround simulator for desktop and mobile.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    Boom 3D is paid and closed source for Windows and macOS, providing a system-wide 31-band equalizer and 3D surround simulation.

  • ViPER4Android

    System-wide audio processing engine for rooted Android.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    ViPER4Android brings system-wide processing to Android instead of Linux, but requires root and a Magisk module install.

  • Peace Equalizer

    Control Equalizer APO through a graphical interface for Windows audio.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    Peace Equalizer is a Windows front end for Equalizer APO, offering graphical equalizer presets and filters rather than a full effects rack.

  • eqMac

    A system-wide audio equalizer for macOS with a per-app volume mixer and headphone presets.

    FreemiumProprietarymacOS

    eqMac is a freemium macOS system-wide equalizer with headphone presets, closed source and with many advanced features reserved for Pro.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Easy Effects as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Krisp

    AI noise cancellation app that strips background noise from calls and voice chat.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    Easy Effects is free, open source and Linux-only on PipeWire, cleaning a microphone input with noise reduction and other effects instead of Krisp's AI-based noise removal.

  • NVIDIA Broadcast

    Free RTX-exclusive app for AI noise removal, virtual backgrounds, and auto-framing.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    Easy Effects is open source and runs on Linux with PipeWire, cleaning a microphone input with noise reduction and other effects, but it has no video features and no Windows version.

  • Wavelet

    Apply headphone equalization to supported Android playback sessions.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroid

    Easy Effects brings free, open-source equalization and around thirty other effects to Linux desktops running PipeWire, instead of supported Android playback sessions.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.