Mac Audio Routing: Find the Right Tool for Your Setup
Answer 3 quick questions and get a personalized Mac audio routing recommendation.
1. What are you trying to do?
2. How technical are you comfortable getting?
3. What is your budget?
You need Soundshine
The 30-second solution for Mac audio routing.
Soundshine installs a lightweight virtual audio driver that routes any system audio to any app. No Terminal. No aggregate devices. Toggle it on, pick your source, done.
$7.99 one-time. Free trial available — no signup required.
BlackHole will work for you
Free, but requires manual setup.
BlackHole is a free, open-source virtual audio driver. It works well, but setup involves creating aggregate audio devices in Audio MIDI Setup and following a multi-step guide.
If you would rather skip the setup: Soundshine does the same thing in 30 seconds for $7.99 one-time.
You need Loopback by Rogue Amoeba
The professional choice for complex multi-source routing.
Loopback lets you create virtual devices that mix multiple audio sources — microphone, system audio, specific app outputs — with a visual drag-and-drop interface. Genuinely excellent for complex setups.
If your use case is simpler, Soundshine does it in 30 seconds for $7.99 one-time instead of $99.