Open source alternatives to SoundSource

One project on starwire does the same job. Ranked by how much of what SoundSource does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What SoundSource does

Per-app volume controlcore
Route apps to different outputscore
Equalizer
Audio effects and plugins
Quick output device switching

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

Project	Covers	Stars	Commits, 12 weeks	Last release	Closed vs opened	Setup	License
FineTunemacOS menu bar app for per-app volume, output routing and a 10-band EQ	Replaces it93%	10k+94	0	4 months ago	5%	Install like an app	GPL-3.0
Covers all 2 core jobs. Partly: Audio effects and plugins.See the evidence Per-app volume controlcoreYesIndividual sliders and mute for each application Route apps to different outputscoreYesSend apps to different outputs or follow system default EqualizerYes10-band EQ — 20 presets across 5 categories Audio effects and pluginsPartlyAutoEQ headphone correction Quick output device switchingYesChoose which device FineTune switches to when a new device connects

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