Alternatives to Piezo
A simple Mac app for recording audio from any application or from a microphone. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Piezo
A simple Mac app for recording audio from any application or from a microphone.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Piezo.
Audio Hijack
Capture and process audio from Mac applications and input devices.
Audio Hijack is also a paid Mac app from the same field, capturing app and input audio but building recording workflows from processing blocks, with more options to configure.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Loopback
Create virtual audio devices that combine application and hardware audio on a Mac.
BlackHole
Pass audio between Mac applications through a virtual loopback driver.
SoundSource
A Mac menu bar tool for per-app volume, output routing, audio effects and AirPlay streaming.
VB-CABLE
Route audio between applications through a virtual audio cable.
Audacity
A multi-track audio editor and recorder that has been the free default for twenty-five years.
Riverside
A browser-based studio for recording, editing and publishing podcasts, interviews and video.
