Alternatives to Voicemeeter Potato
Top-tier virtual audio mixer with eight inputs, eight outputs and insert effects. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Voicemeeter Potato
Top-tier virtual audio mixer with eight inputs, eight outputs and insert effects.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Voicemeeter Potato.
Voicemeeter Banana
Windows virtual mixer with five inputs and five outputs for routing audio.
Voicemeeter Banana is VB-Audio's smaller free Windows mixer with five inputs and five outputs, without Potato's insert effects.
Loopback
Create virtual audio devices that combine application and hardware audio on a Mac.
Loopback is a paid macOS app that builds virtual devices from application and hardware audio through a visual routing interface, with no Windows version.
JACK Audio Connection Kit
Connect audio and MIDI applications through an audio server.
JACK Audio Connection Kit is an open-source audio server across Linux, macOS and Windows for low-latency routing of audio and MIDI, needing careful device configuration.
VB-CABLE
Route audio between applications through a virtual audio cable.
VB-CABLE is a basic free virtual audio cable for Windows and macOS, covering simple app-to-app routing without mixing or effects.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
SoundSwitch
Switch Windows playback and recording devices with hotkeys.
Audio Hijack
Capture and process audio from Mac applications and input devices.
Voicemod
Real-time voice changer and soundboard for games, streams, and voice chat.
Krisp
AI noise cancellation app that strips background noise from calls and voice chat.
ASIO4ALL
Use an ASIO interface with supported Windows audio devices.
EarTrumpet
A Windows tray app that gives per-app volume control from the taskbar.
