Alternatives to Peace Equalizer

Control Equalizer APO through a graphical interface for Windows audio. 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 Peace Equalizer.

  • FxSound

    Apply equalization and audio effects to Windows playback.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    FxSound is a standalone open source Windows equalizer with presets and system enhancement settings, so it does not need Equalizer APO installed underneath it.

  • Boom 3D

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

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    Boom 3D is a paid system-wide equalizer with 31 bands and a 3D surround effect, running on Windows and macOS without relying on Equalizer APO.

  • Equalizer APO

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    Equalizer APO is the engine Peace controls; using it directly means editing a text configuration file instead of working with sliders and presets.

Also worth comparing

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

  • Easy Effects

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

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

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

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.