Sound Bakery

6.9easy start · #12 of 23
in Game Audio Middleware

Runs on Linux, Mac, Windows.

Sound Bakery is ranked #12 of 23 in game audio middleware on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

Sound Bakery plans and pricing

Sound Bakery Free Free and open source · MIT licensed soundbakery.jameskelly.audio · 4 Oct 2026

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Product: Sound Bakery is free, open-source audio middleware for games, packaged with an authoring application and a C/C++ API for game-engine integration.
Audio workflow: It supports audio asset management, sound selection, packaging, playback and debugging.
Audio engine: Its Sound Chef library wraps miniaudio and emulates FMOD functionality.
Authoring: The maker describes a full authoring application and built-in multithreading.
Customisation: The stated goal is to offer a collaborative, open alternative to Wwise and FMOD whose audio engine, look, tools and behaviour users can customise.
Audio system: The system manages a node graph, sounds, resources and audio output to the user's device.
Integrations: The maker lists CLAP among its audio dependencies and documents a CLAP host and plugin access in its API.
Supported platforms: The maker's site lists Windows, MacOS and Linux.
License: The project is modifiable and licensed under the MIT License.
Downloads: The Getting Started section directs users to GitHub releases for prebuilt binaries and source code, or to build from source.
Build requirements: Building from source requires a C++ compiler, CMake 3.28 or higher, and Git.
Support and contributions: The maker directs users to GitHub issues for bugs or feature requests and GitHub discussions to talk about the project.
Price from: Free

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