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Loopback for Mac

Route audio between applications.

$99.00
In English
Version 2.4.4
3.7
Based on 7 user rates

Loopback overview

Loopback makes it easy to pass audio between applications on your Mac. Create virtual audio devices to take the sound from applications and audio input devices, then send it to audio processing applications. Loopback gives you the power of a high-end studio mixing board, right inside your computer!

  • Play Audio to All Your Podcast Guests - Combine your mic with audio sources like iTunes or QuickTime Player, then select your Loopback device as your source in Skype. Presto! Your guests all hear both your voice and your audio add-ons.
  • Record Gameplay Videos - Making gameplay videos with great audio can often be very difficult. If you're using a device like Elgato's Game Capture hardware and you want to record both your microphone and the game's audio at once, Loopback can assist!
  • Combine Hardware Devices - Apps like GarageBand, Logic, and Ableton Live only record from a single audio device at once. Thankfully, they offer recording from many channels. With Loopback, you can combine multiple input devices into one virtual device for easy recording.
  • Create Top-Notch Screencasts - Screen recorders, including QuickTime Player, allow you to include your mic's audio. Some allow recording of system audio instead, but neither option is ideal. Create a virtual device that grabs just the mic and the app’s audio to get exactly the audio you want.
  • Route Audio For Broadcasts - Set a simple (pass-thru) device as the output at the end of an Audio Hijack chain, and then as the input source in Nicecast. Now listeners can tune in to a live stream of your podcast as you record it!
Features
  • Combine Audio Sources - Configuring a virtual audio device from multiple sources is easy. Just add the applications and physical audio devices you want to include to the Audio Sources table to get started.
  • Available System-Wide - Your Mac will show Loopback's virtual devices exactly like physical devices. Find them listed among other devices in System Preferences or select them as an input or output in any audio app.
  • Send Audio Between Apps - Loopback can also create pass-thru devices, which send audio from one app to another. Set the Loopback device as the output in one app and the input in another to make audio flow directly between the applications.
  • Works With Any Application - Make a virtual audio device with audio from the applications on your Mac, including production apps like Logic or Reason, as well as simple audio players, like iTunes or QuickTime.
  • Works With Any Input Device - Pull audio from the physical audio devices connected to your Mac. Whether you’ve got simple USB microphones, or high-end studio mixers, Loopback can access it all.
  • Combine Apps and Physical Devices - Of course, you can create a virtual audio device that includes audio from both apps and physical audio devices.
  • Multichannel Audio - Your virtual audio devices can be configured to have up to 32 channels, providing tremendous power.
  • Custom Channel Mapping - By default, Loopback sets up channel mapping automatically. If you want to manually configure things, though, you’ve got powerful options!
  • Nested Devices - You can now nest one Loopback device inside another, allowing for easier configuration, as well as even more power and control.

What’s new in version 2.4.4

  • Loopback now offers full support for MacOS 15 (Sequoia), with no known incompatibilities.
  • The ARK plugin, which powers Loopback’s audio handling, has been updated to version 12.0.8, with many optimizations and improvements to audio handling.
  • When missing audio devices are reconnected, they will now immediately receive audio.
  • When a Loopback virtual audio device is set as the default system output, user interface sounds or other short audio clips will no longer be slightly cut off.
  • Monitoring startup has been improved to prevent small bursts of unmuted audio from unexpectedly popping through.
  • A bug where Loopback could mute all channels of a multi-channel device while running has been squashed.
  • Cross-compatibility with SoundSource has been improved, particularly with regard to SoundSource’s ability to redirect audio to a Loopback virtual audio device.
  • Loopback virtual audio devices now work better with Audio Hijack, behaving like standard audio hardware in all known ways.
  • Loopback now properly updates when changes are made to the channel or sub-device configuration of an aggregate device being used as an input source or an output monitor.
  • In some cases, meters could fail to work properly immediately after an update to the ARK plugin. No longer!
  • Meters in Loopback have been improved to feel more responsive and update faster.
  • The “Finder” special source will no longer incorrectly receive audio when previewing inside another app’s “Open” dialog.
  • A rare crash when using devices with mismatched sample rates has been fixed.
  • VoiceOver will now correctly identify volume sliders as sliders.
  • Multiple drawing bugs have been fixed, including problems where wires might display incorrectly after adjusting window size, as well as unchecked checkboxes on disabled sources drawing incorrectly.
  • The license unlock sound now plays via the “systemsoundserverd” process, which correctly respects the system’s alert volume and device preference.
  • This variant of Loopback supports MacOS 14.5 and higher. On MacOS 11 through 14.4.1, a different variant is automatically used, with no action required on your part.

Loopback for Mac

$99.00
In English
Version 2.4.4
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3.7

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BillyDee203
BillyDee203
Mar 27 2020
2.1.4
1.0
Mar 27 2020
1.0
Version: 2.1.4
Great idea but way too pricey, especially compared to Windows equivalents. I've resorted to an open source alternative which isn't as elegant, but budget friendly.
Wunderhorn
Wunderhorn
Jan 18 2019
2.0.0
1.0
Jan 18 2019
1.0
Version: 2.0.0
Under 2.0 it seems that they have completely eradicated the option for surround sound sources. Meaning if you feed your player software into Loopback you get only LR channels. A major step back.
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
Apr 19 2023
2.2.13
5.0
Apr 19 2023
5.0
Version: 2.2.13
jeromexgo
jeromexgo
Feb 11 2023
2.2.12
5.0
Feb 11 2023
5.0
Version: 2.2.12
mrperfect
mrperfect
Jul 1 2021
2.2.4
4.0
Jul 1 2021
4.0
Version: 2.2.4
BillyDee203
BillyDee203
Mar 27 2020
1.0
Mar 27 2020
1.0
Version: null
Wunderhorn
Wunderhorn
Jan 18 2019
1.0
Jan 18 2019
1.0
Version: null
The_Blinded
The_Blinded
Dec 4 2018
5.0
Dec 4 2018
5.0
Version: null
Krocasta
Krocasta
Apr 14 2017
5.0
Apr 14 2017
5.0
Version: null