Alternatives to eqMac

A system-wide audio equalizer for macOS with a per-app volume mixer and headphone presets. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • eqMac

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

    FreemiumProprietarymacOS

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as eqMac.

  • Boom 3D

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

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    Boom 3D is a paid system-wide 31-band equalizer with 3D surround simulation that also runs on Windows, with no meaningful free tier.

  • SoundSource

    A Mac menu bar tool for per-app volume, output routing, audio effects and AirPlay streaming.

    PaidProprietarymacOS

    SoundSource is a paid macOS menu bar tool with per-app volume, output routing and Audio Unit effects for any app, plus AirPlay streaming.

  • Equalizer APO

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    Equalizer APO moves to Windows as a free open-source system equaliser with unlimited parametric bands, configured through a text file or Peace.

  • FxSound

    Apply equalization and audio effects to Windows playback.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    FxSound is a free open-source Windows app for system equalization and enhancement presets, with no macOS version.

  • Easy Effects

    A rack of audio effects for PipeWire on Linux: equaliser, compressor, limiter, noise reduction and thirty more.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Easy Effects moves to Linux with PipeWire, offering a free open-source rack of about thirty effects applied to system output or microphone input.

Also worth comparing

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

  • MathAudio Headphone EQ

    Headphone resonance correction plugin with a free foobar2000 component.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    eqMac is a freemium macOS system-wide equalizer with headphone reference presets for thousands of models, though many advanced features require the Pro version.

  • Peace Equalizer

    Control Equalizer APO through a graphical interface for Windows audio.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    eqMac provides system-wide equalization with headphone presets on macOS rather than Windows, and many advanced features require the Pro version.

  • Wavelet

    Apply headphone equalization to supported Android playback sessions.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroid

    eqMac moves headphone equalization to macOS, equalizing all system audio with reference presets for thousands of headphone models, while many advanced features stay Pro-only.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.