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24 alternatives to eqMac2
The open-source macOS audio optimizer 🎛️
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. eqMac2 launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Boom 2▲237System-wide volume booster and equalizer for mac
2014 · globaldelight.com · its alternatives →
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Hold a shortcut, speak, and BetterWispr types clean text into any Mac app. Local speech models, a style for each app, meeting notes and insights. Free and open source, with no account required.
10d ago · betterwispr.com · its alternatives →
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Reamp▲158Audio player for Mac with Winamp classic skins support
2021 · re-amp.ru · its alternatives →
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VolumeHub▲195Per-app volume control for macOS with no driver installs
Feb 2026 · volumehub.app · its alternatives →
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SoundSource 3.0▲102The sound control that should be built into MacOS
2017 · rogueamoeba.com · its alternatives →
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AudioPriorityBar▲217Priority-based audio switching for macOS menu bar
Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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FreqWave EQ▲90Customize your web audio with a real-time EQ
Aug 2026 · bob3x.github.io · 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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AI Audio Kit▲92Easy audio transcription from your macOS desktop
2024 · aiaudiokit.pages.dev · its alternatives →
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Chromtuner ▲87A chromatic tuner for macOS. ±1¢ accuracy
May 2026 · chromtuner.com · its alternatives →
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Megaphone▲102Open-source Mac dictation App that's 100% on-device
Jul 2026 · megaphone.kuber.studio · its alternatives →
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