Alternatives to Proxy Audio Device
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. Proxy Audio Device itself: install Proxy Audio Device.
Retroactive
Run Aperture, iPhoto, and iTunes on macOS Golden Gate, macOS Tahoe, macOS Sequoia, macOS Sonoma, macOS Ventura, macOS Monterey, macOS Big Sur, and mac
ios-webkit-debug-proxy
A DevTools proxy (Chrome Remote Debugging Protocol) for iOS devices (Safari Remote Web Inspector)
frps
A fast reverse proxy to help you expose a local server behind a NAT or firewall to the internet
traefik
The Cloud Native Application Proxy
envoy
Cloud-native high-performance edge/middle/service proxy
rathole
A lightweight and high-performance reverse proxy for NAT traversal, written in Rust. An alternative to frp and ngrok
toxiproxy
:alarm_clock: :fire: A TCP proxy to simulate network and system conditions for chaos and resiliency testing
nutcracker
A fast, light-weight proxy for memcached and redis
FineTune
FineTune, a macOS menu bar app for per-app volume control, multi-device output, audio routing, and 10-band EQ. Free and open-source alternative to Sou
Betwixt
:zap: Web Debugging Proxy based on Chrome DevTools Network panel
glider
glider is a forward proxy with multiple protocols support, and also a dns/dhcp server with ipset management features
VibeProxy
Native macOS menu bar app to use your Claude Code & ChatGPT subscriptions with AI coding tools - no API keys needed
mcp-proxy
A bridge between Streamable HTTP and stdio MCP transports
mubeng
An incredibly fast proxy checker & IP rotator with ease
azurite
A lightweight server clone of Azure Storage that simulates most of the commands supported by it with minimal dependencies
stripe-mock
stripe-mock is a mock HTTP server that responds like the real Stripe API. It can be used instead of Stripe's testmode to make test suites integrating
mcp-remote
Connect an MCP Client that only supports local (stdio) servers to a Remote MCP Server
speedbump
TCP proxy for simulating variable, yet predictable network latency :globe_with_meridians::hourglass_flowing_sand:
NVIDIA Personal AI Router
Router that virtually distributes inference across connected devices in the home
cloud-sql-proxy
A utility for connecting securely to your Cloud SQL instances
cliproxyapi
Wrap Antigravity, ChatGPT Codex, Claude Code, Grok Build, Muse Code, Davin as an OpenAI/Gemini/Claude/Codex compatible API service, allowing you to en
github-mcp-server
GitHub's official MCP Server
http-server
A simple, zero-configuration, command-line http server
webhook
webhook is a lightweight incoming webhook server to run shell commands
How we picked these
We match on what the tool does and how it installs, then order by how widely each project is used. We're not saying these are better or worse than Proxy Audio Device — that depends on what you're building. We're saying they're the projects people reach for in the same situations, and each one has an install command we checked against its documentation.
Proxy Audio Device is developed by its own authors and this page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by any project listed, and nothing here is a paid placement.