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24 alternatives to EQK 3.0

Mac app with dynamic AI Equaliser

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.

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    eqMac▲145

    System audio equalizer and volume mixer for macOS

    2022 · eqmac.app · its alternatives →

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    eqMac2▲127

    The open-source macOS audio optimizer 🎛️

    2018 · eqmac.app · its alternatives →

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    eqMac▲92

    A free menubar equalizer for macOS

    2017 · eqmac.app · its alternatives →

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    Easy audio transcription from your macOS desktop

    2024 · aiaudiokit.pages.dev · its alternatives →

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    Mozart AI▲694

    A Generative Audio Workstation with VSTs

    2025 · mozartai.com · its alternatives →

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    Mikrotakt▲225

    AI Vocal Remover & Instrumental Isolation

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Context-aware voice keyboard for any app

    2024 · talktastic.com · its alternatives →

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    Najva▲147

    Your free AI-powered voice assistant for Mac

    2024 · bardiakhosravi.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    Simple macOS EQ for video and audio files

    2025 · eqstudio.app · its alternatives →

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    Related: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47653752

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Find your sound.

    Aug 2026 · snxt.ai · its alternatives →

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    VolumeHub▲195

    Per-app volume control for macOS with no driver installs

    Feb 2026 · volumehub.app · its alternatives →

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    Boom 2▲237

    System-wide volume booster and equalizer for mac

    2014 · globaldelight.com · its alternatives →

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    Drag & drop voice generator tool

    Dec 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Artificial intelligence audio separation, free web app

    2021 · songdonkey.ai · its alternatives →

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    Customize your web audio with a real-time EQ

    Aug 2026 · bob3x.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Audio equalizer

    2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    prettyeq is a system-wide paramateric equalizer for pulseaudio - kkuehlz/prettyeq

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    SongKit▲110

    A modern AI-powered songbook app for iPhone and iPad

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  21. 21CA

    There's so many cool models to try but they're all in different places. In Chorus you can chat with a bunch of models all at once, and add your own system prompts. Like 4o with a CBT overview, or a succinct Claude. Excited to hear your thoughts!

    2024 · melty.sh · its alternatives →

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    Silkwavefree tier, from $19.99/mo▲104

    AI transcription app and note taker for macOS. Record meetings, lectures, and podcasts or import audio files you already have, transcribe in 10+ languages using on-device Apple models, see who said what with on-device speaker identification, get ChatGPT-powered summaries, and chat with your recordin

    Jan 2026 · silkwave.ai · its alternatives →

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    Not just dictation and private AI voice toolkit

    Apr 2026 · vibesonic.ai · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, I'm a longtime web dev, but this is my first macOS app. Feedback is very welcome <3 I built TongueType because every dictation app I tried failed at least one of three things: it sent my audio to someone's cloud, it charged me monthly fee, or it felt clunky or enterprisy. The cloud thing kills it for anything sensitive. The subscription thing is insulting for what amounts to "Whisper + a hotkey." TongueType runs Whisper locally on Apple Silicon via CoreML. It's built to feel like a second keyboard: tap the hotkey, talk, let go, words appear. It sits in the menu bar (no dock icon, no…

    May 2026 · tonguetype.app · its alternatives →

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