Alternatives to FxSound
Apply equalization and audio effects to Windows playback. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
FxSound
Apply equalization and audio effects to Windows playback.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as FxSound.
Equalizer APO
A system-wide parametric and graphic equaliser for Windows that hooks into the audio stack itself.
Equalizer APO offers unlimited parametric and graphic bands with Room EQ Wizard filter import, but its native interface is a text configuration file.
Peace Equalizer
Control Equalizer APO through a graphical interface for Windows audio.
Peace Equalizer gives Equalizer APO a graphical interface with presets and filter controls, and requires Equalizer APO to be installed.
Boom 3D
System-wide equalizer and 3D surround simulator for desktop and mobile.
Boom 3D is paid and closed source, adds macOS support, a 31-band equalizer and 3D surround simulation.
Easy Effects
A rack of audio effects for PipeWire on Linux: equaliser, compressor, limiter, noise reduction and thirty more.
Easy Effects runs on Linux with PipeWire instead of Windows, offering around thirty effects including compressor and noise reduction.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
SoundSwitch
Switch Windows playback and recording devices with hotkeys.
Voicemeeter Banana
Windows virtual mixer with five inputs and five outputs for routing audio.
Krisp
AI noise cancellation app that strips background noise from calls and voice chat.
WinMute
Mute Windows automatically when you leave or disconnect headphones.
