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Easy Effects vs JamesDSP: catalog facts
Easy Effects	JamesDSP
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.
Linux	Linux
Around thirty effects including equaliser, compressor, convolver, limiter and noise reduction Effect order is fully under your control	System-wide effects for PipeWire and PulseAudio Scripting and API support
Linux and PipeWire only Some effects need plugin packages that distributions do not install by default	Linux only PulseAudio setup needs separate installation steps
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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