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Audio Hijack VS SoundSource

Compare Audio Hijack VS SoundSource and see what are their differences

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Record any audio, with Audio Hijack!

SoundSource logo SoundSource

The sound control that should be built into MacOS
  • Audio Hijack Landing page
    Landing page //
    2022-04-13
  • SoundSource Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-10-12

Audio Hijack videos

How I Use Audio Hijack (Review)

More videos:

  • Review - How I Record Podcasts with Audio Hijack
  • Review - Audio Hijack 3 Review

SoundSource videos

Using Rogue Amoeba's SoundSource to Control Audio on Your Mac - SoundSource Review

More videos:

  • Review - SoundSource Review for OS X

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Audio Hijack and SoundSource)
Audio
61 61%
39% 39
Note Taking
0 0%
100% 100
Audio & Music
100 100%
0% 0
Audio Recording
100 100%
0% 0

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, SoundSource should be more popular than Audio Hijack. It has been mentiond 125 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Audio Hijack mentions (63)

  • EQ Mac audio INPUT?
    This is the basic idea, but there are other apps which can make it easier. I prefer using Audio Hijack for the EQ part and sending it to a pass-through device set up in Loopback (which, for this use case, functions the same as BlackHole). Source: 9 months ago
  • Upgrading my gear, need some advice for recording multiple people
    - Audio Hijack (also by Rogue Ameba) so I can record myself, the soundboard, and QuickTime all to individual .aiff files. Source: 12 months ago
  • Why does Mac doesn't record internal audio?
    Another option that has been around for a long time. https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/. Source: about 1 year ago
  • MacOS Audio API
    Definitely doable though might point to Rogue Amoeba re: implementation/execution particularly: SoundSource, Loopback & Audio Hijack. Source: about 1 year ago
  • recording audio issue
    If you want to record application-specific audio (like from a game but not from Spotify) then it’s more complicated. Audio Hijack is a good app for this: https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/. Source: about 1 year ago
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SoundSource mentions (125)

  • 5 years ago Valve released Proton forever changing Linux gaming
    This is hilariously biased. This is HN, you're not talking to people who don't know what Linux is. Hell, a huge portion of us are linux engineers of various sorts. You're also in a thread literally about a linux app. Anyway. I would never, ever use Linux as a desktop environment over OSX after the experiences I've had with it over the last 20+ years. OSX GUI applications absolutely blow everything that Linux has... - Source: Hacker News / 10 months ago
  • Best EQ for Mac 2023
    Https://rogueamoeba.com/soundsource/ (this has parametric EQ but it's a bit buried IIRC. It also has built-in support for AutoEQ according to this page so you might have to do almost nothing if you like the Harman curve). Source: 12 months ago
  • Detailed audio device control?
    I've looked at https://rogueamoeba.com/soundsource/ and the features it has seems okay such as per-app volume levels. But I'd like it so when I connect a certain pair of headphones, then a pre-defined output and input device is set. So for Headphone A, the output might be set to this pair but the mic will be the build-in mic in my Macbook. And for Headphone B, both the output and input should be set to this... Source: 12 months ago
  • MUTE A SPECIFIC APP
    Https://rogueamoeba.com/soundsource/ or https://github.com/kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic. Source: about 1 year ago
  • Which apps do you install first on any new Mac?
    Soundsource - per app volume control just like windows. Source: about 1 year ago
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What are some alternatives?

When comparing Audio Hijack and SoundSource, you can also consider the following products

Loopback by RogueAmoeba - Get all the power of a high-end studio mixing board, right inside your Mac!

Sound Control - App-specific volume control

Audacity - Audacity is a free and open-source audio production software suite that includes a surprising array of editing tools and recording systems.

eqMac 2 - The open-source macOS audio optimizer 🎛️

Adobe Audition - Mix, edit, and create audio content in Adobe Audition CC with a comprehensive toolset that includes multitrack, waveform, and spectral display.

EarTrumpet - Volume Control for Windows