JACK Audio Connection Kit

Connect audio and MIDI applications through an audio server.

FreeOpen sourceLinuxmacOSWindows
Official websitejackaudio.org

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About JACK Audio Connection Kit

Connect audio and MIDI applications through an audio server. Routes audio between compatible applications. Supports low-latency production workflows.

Requires compatible applications and careful device configuration.

Strengths

  • Routes audio between compatible applications
  • Supports low-latency production workflows

Limitations

  • Requires compatible applications and careful device configuration.

Details

Pricing
FreeFree and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.
License
Open source, license not stated
Platforms
Linux, macOS, Windows
How it runs
Downloadable app
Best suited for
Connect audio and MIDI applications through an audio server
Categories
Audio tools
Last verified
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Provenance
Selected from the TechWalrus Resource Hub (Audiophile Software); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 1 sources on file.

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Software that can replace JACK Audio Connection Kit for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.

  • VB-CABLE

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    VB-CABLE is a free, closed-source virtual audio cable for Windows and macOS that passes one application's output to another, without JACK's MIDI routing or Linux support.

  • BlackHole

    Pass audio between Mac applications through a virtual loopback driver.

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    BlackHole is a free, open-source GPL-3.0 virtual loopback driver for macOS only, passing audio between Mac applications but not MIDI and not acting as a full audio server.

  • Voicemeeter Banana

    Windows virtual mixer with five inputs and five outputs for routing audio.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    Voicemeeter Banana is a free Windows-only virtual mixer with five inputs and five outputs, replacing JACK's connection graph with a mixing console interface.

  • Loopback

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    Loopback is a paid macOS app with a visual routing interface that combines application and hardware audio into virtual devices, and it is closed source.

  • qpwgraph

    A graphical patchbay for PipeWire that routes audio and MIDI between applications and devices on Linux.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    qpwgraph routes audio and MIDI between applications and devices through a drag-and-drop graphical patchbay, but it only works on Linux with PipeWire rather than its own server.

JACK Audio Connection Kit as an alternative

Listings that name JACK Audio Connection Kit as an alternative.

  • Plogue Bidule

    Connect audio, MIDI and processing components in a modular workspace.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    JACK Audio Connection Kit is a free open source audio server that routes audio and MIDI between separate applications, rather than hosting plug-ins inside one modular workspace.

  • Voicemeeter Potato

    Top-tier virtual audio mixer with eight inputs, eight outputs and insert effects.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    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.

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