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Easy Effects vs eqMac: catalog facts
Easy Effects	eqMac
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Freemium Free basic and 10-band equalizers; mixer, parametric EQ and other features require Pro.
Linux	macOS
Around thirty effects including equaliser, compressor, convolver, limiter and noise reduction Effect order is fully under your control	Equalizes all system audio, not a single player Headphone reference presets for thousands of models
Linux and PipeWire only Some effects need plugin packages that distributions do not install by default	Many advanced features are Pro-only macOS only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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