SoLoud

7.2easy start · #7 of 23
in Game Audio Middleware

Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Android, api, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows.

SoLoud is ranked #7 of 23 in game audio middleware on The Geeks Club. It runs on Android, API, Linux, macOS, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.

SoLoud plans and pricing

All plans

SoLoud Free free and commercial use · modification and redistribution permitted under ZLib/LibPNG license solhsa.com · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on game audio middleware

Free plan: Yes
Spatial audio: Yes
Supported game engines: GameMaker: Studio, RPG Maker
Runtime platforms: Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, Web via Emscripten
Audio streaming: Yes

Best SoLoud alternatives

See all 20

Audiokinetic Wwise 0 of 4 in the starter kit Lesson 18.1 Unity Version Control 0 of 4 in the starter kit Lesson 28.0 FMOD Studio 0 of 4 in the starter kit Lesson 37.9 Amplitude Audio SDK 0 of 4 in the starter kit Lesson 47.5 Steam Audio SDK 0 of 4 in the starter kit Lesson 57.4 irrKlang 0 of 4 in the starter kit Lesson 67.3

The record

Purpose: SoLoud is an easy-to-use, free, portable C/C++ audio engine for games.
Playback model: The primary interface is designed for fire-and-forget audio playback.
Audio controls: Playback handles can be used to change volume, pan and relative play speed.
Core features: Features include multiple voices, faders, real-time filters, mixing busses, gapless looping, queued sounds and atomic operations for several sounds.
3D audio: SoLoud supports 3D positional audio and up to 8 surround speakers.
Formats: Supported formats include several WAV variants, Ogg Vorbis and MP3, with additional tracker and emulator sources.
Synthesizers: The package includes speech synthesis and an Sfxr sound-effects synthesizer.
Language interfaces: A C API DLL provides access from environments including Python, Ruby, C#, BlitzMax and GameMaker Studio.
Web support: SoLoud works with Emscripten.
Backends: Available backends include SDL/SDL2, MiniAudio, WinMM, ALSA, JACK, OpenAL, WASAPI, XAudio2, Nosound and a Null driver.
License: SoLoud proper is licensed under the ZLib/LibPNG license and permits commercial use, alteration and redistribution subject to attribution and source-notice conditions.
Support: The project provides a Google Group, GitHub issue tracker and an IRC channel, while noting that it does not include the support offered by commercial libraries.
Limitations: The project states that it lacks artist tools, has limited engine integration and is probably not suited to multi-million-budget console games.
Release: The latest stable download listed is soloud_20200207.zip at approximately 47 MB, with a lite package of approximately 3 MB.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Game Audio Middleware in 2026#7 of 23

Is SoLoud yours?

Claim it for free: prove the domain, then correct facts, plans and screenshots. An editor reviews every change.

Claim it free Promote SoLoud

Sources

solhsa.com/soloud/index.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
solhsa.com/soloud/faq.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
solhsa.com/soloud/foreign_interface.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
solhsa.com/soloud/backends.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
solhsa.com/soloud/legal.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
solhsa.com/soloud/downloads.html· checked 30 Sept 2026