Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Sound Siphon
Capture application audio directly in your favorite DAW.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Sound Siphon launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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The Unofficial SoundCloud App for macOS
2017 · apps.apple.com · 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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Recordia▲200Simple audio recorder that lives in your macOS menu bar
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Aux for Mac▲103GitHub for music, collaborate on music DAW projects remotely
2023 · aux.app · its alternatives →
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Blankie▲181Open-source ambient sound mixer now on iOS, CarPlay and Mac
2025 · blankie.rest · its alternatives →
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SoundSource 5▲102Select different audio outputs per app, mix & add AU effects
2020 · rogueamoeba.com · its alternatives →
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Sound Warden▲63Automatically routes each app to the audio device you want
May 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Play your favorite sound samples all across over macOS
2021 · app.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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Aloud▲118Turn spoken feedback into tasks your coding agent can run
Aug 2026 · aloud.sh · its alternatives →
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2022 · signalsandsorcery.org · its alternatives →
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PlugTalk▲88Your Mac talks back when you plug things in
Jun 2026 · plugtalk.thenightwatcher.online · its alternatives →
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SOUND▲102Give every Mac app its own EQ, volume, and speaker.
Sep 2026 · cplofmngs.com · 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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Hi all, I built DesktopAudio to be able to capture any and everything my mac plays for my own purposes (and for friends asking for help to record podcasts and youtube video audio). A fun thing did happen while I was preparing everything for the ProductHunt launch (it is live right now), in order to get some audio into the video, I recorded the video using macos built-in recorder (cmd+shift+5) + desktopaudio (for the audio part) and then merged the two files :) I think I may be working on a tool to merge video, audio and voice over (if possible my/your own voice) but that's for later,…
Aug 2026 · desktopaudio.app · its alternatives →
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