: Routing high-quality audio from game apps or DJ software directly into OBS.
: Ensuring system audio is captured during QuickTime screen recordings. Installation and Trial
: Combining a microphone with music from a media player into a single track for recording.
: The update included a newer version of the Audio Capture Engine (ACE), which provided small bug fixes and performance improvements for more reliable audio hijacking. Core Functionality
: A new special source was added specifically for macOS 13, allowing users to capture audio from the system's built-in background sound feature (found in Accessibility settings).
Loopback allows Mac users to create "Virtual Audio Devices" that take sound from applications (like Safari, Zoom, or Spotify) and hardware inputs (like microphones) and route them to other software. It is essentially a cable-free digital mixing board for your computer. Common use cases for the software include:
: This update achieved full compatibility with macOS Ventura, ensuring all audio routing features worked without known issues on the then-new operating system.
To use Loopback, you must install the ACE backend, which requires administrative permissions on your Mac. While the software is a paid product, it can be downloaded for free from the Rogue Amoeba Support page to run in trial mode, which degrades audio quality after a set period of time. Loopback Release Notes - Rogue Amoeba
: Routing high-quality audio from game apps or DJ software directly into OBS.
: Ensuring system audio is captured during QuickTime screen recordings. Installation and Trial
: Combining a microphone with music from a media player into a single track for recording. Loopback 2.2.11
: The update included a newer version of the Audio Capture Engine (ACE), which provided small bug fixes and performance improvements for more reliable audio hijacking. Core Functionality
: A new special source was added specifically for macOS 13, allowing users to capture audio from the system's built-in background sound feature (found in Accessibility settings). : Routing high-quality audio from game apps or
Loopback allows Mac users to create "Virtual Audio Devices" that take sound from applications (like Safari, Zoom, or Spotify) and hardware inputs (like microphones) and route them to other software. It is essentially a cable-free digital mixing board for your computer. Common use cases for the software include:
: This update achieved full compatibility with macOS Ventura, ensuring all audio routing features worked without known issues on the then-new operating system. : The update included a newer version of
To use Loopback, you must install the ACE backend, which requires administrative permissions on your Mac. While the software is a paid product, it can be downloaded for free from the Rogue Amoeba Support page to run in trial mode, which degrades audio quality after a set period of time. Loopback Release Notes - Rogue Amoeba