Voicemeeter review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Virtual audio mixer for Windows, sold as donationware
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Voicemeeter report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for mixing mics and app sound with a virtual mixer on Windows
Voicemeeter is a virtual audio mixer for Windows that sells as donationware, with three editions from $15 to $35. It takes some learning, it needs admin rights and a reboot to install, and it is Windows only.
Who Voicemeeter is for
- Fits if you stream or record and need to route a mic and app sound on Windows
- Makes sense if you'd rather pay once than rent a mixer
Who Voicemeeter is not for
- Not for you if you use a Mac, since this is Windows software and the Mac apps are sold separately
- Tight if you want it simple, as there is a routing setup to learn
- Watch out: install and removal both need admin mode and a reboot
- Watch out: Banana and Potato are separate editions with separate prices, and work use is limited to levels P3 to P5
Why Voicemeeter gets a 2.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for money$15 one-time for the base edition and $30 for Banana, both under a year of the typical utility subscription. These are default amounts and the shop offers five levels.
- BFree plan and trialFree to use with every function, but after 30 days the About box asks you to buy a licence. Business use is limited to the higher contribution levels.
- BFeaturesA virtual device that mixes voice with other audio, plus EQ and recorder in Banana and effects and send/return in Potato. No gap shown in the core job.
- CEase of useNo rating on record, and you have to wire up inputs and outputs yourself. Setup runs in admin mode and needs a reboot after install and after removal.
- DPlatforms and integrationsWindows only. The Mac apps are listed separately in the shop.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from VB-Audio Software's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Voicemeeter's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 69 of the 186 other desktop utilities we grade, and level with 46.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 55 of 186) and worst on platforms and integrations (D, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 187 desktop utilities we grade, cut by the letter each got. Voicemeeter’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 55 of 186, level with 131
- BFree plan and trialAbove 75 of 186, level with 31
- BFeaturesAbove 113 of 186, level with 72
- CEase of useAbove 5 of 186, level with 72
- DPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 186, level with 110
Keep Voicemeeter, or make your own?
Your call
It depends on the utility: a converter or a calculator is an afternoon.
Voicemeeter sits between: not beyond making, and not a weekend's work either. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. At $15, paid once, it costs less than the weekend it would take to replace, which is the argument for keeping it.
What you could not
- A real app for Windows. Something home-made would be a web page.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Voicemeeter’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Voicemeeter?
Voicemeeter is a Windows audio mixer with a virtual audio device that routes sound between microphones, applications and output devices. It comes in three editions, Voicemeeter, Banana and Potato, with more inputs, outputs and effects as you move up. It is distributed as donationware: you can install it and use it first, then pay a license price you choose.
Worth knowing
- Windows only; the vendor's shop lists its Mac apps separately.
- Prices shown are the shop's default amounts; the shop offers five contribution levels, and professional or business use is limited to levels P3 to P5.
- The setup program must be run in administrative mode and needs a reboot after installation and after removal.
- Banana and Potato are separate editions with their own prices; the Potato license is delivered as an activation code.
Key features
- Virtual audio device
- Acts as a virtual input and output so any microphone, application or device can be routed to any other.
- Wide interface support
- Supports MME, DirectX, KS, WDM, WASAPI and ASIO interfaces on Windows XP through Windows 11, including ARM64.
- Mixing a voice with other audio
- The vendor lists mixing a voice with music or a game for a call, a live podcast or a recording.
- Banana: EQ and recorder
- Banana adds a parametric EQ on all buses, effects on input strips and a multi-format audio player and recorder.
- Potato: effects and send/return
- Potato adds two internal effects, reverb and multitap delay, and an external AUX send and return.
- No internet needed
- The vendor says the application does not need an internet connection and does not collect user data.
Voicemeeter pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Voicemeeter has a free plan, and paid plans start at $15 one-time (default price; buyer picks from five amounts).
- Starts at
- $15 one-time (default price; buyer picks from five amounts)
- Free plan
- Free to use with all functions, except optional features; after 30 days the About box invites you to buy a license or keep evaluating.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free use | $0 | Install and use the app first; payment is requested but not forced. |
| Voicemeeter | $15one-time, default price; permanent license for one PC configuration | Mixes 3 inputs to 3 outputs through 2 buses. The shop lets you choose from five contribution levels. |
| Voicemeeter Banana | $30one-time, default price; permanent license for one PC configuration | Advanced mixer with 3 physical and 2 virtual I/O, effects on input strips and a parametric EQ on every bus. |
| Voicemeeter Potato | $35one-time, default price; permanent license for one PC configuration | 5 physical and 3 virtual I/O, internal reverb and multitap delay, and external send/return. |
Read from shop.vb-audio.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Voicemeeter before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Voicemeeter have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Voicemeeter is listed for Windows.
Does Voicemeeter have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Voicemeeter is listed for Windows.
Is Voicemeeter open source?
Voicemeeter is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Voicemeeter work offline?
Yes, according to its own site. What works without a connection differs by plan and platform, so check the vendor's page for the detail.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.