A free alternative to Soundpad and Voicemod
Soundpad is a paid app, and Voicemod keeps much of what it does behind a subscription. Onion Board does the same core job, playing sounds through your mic into Discord and games, and it's free: no account, no ads, no trial.
⬇ Download Onion Board (free)Windows 10 and 11 · open source code on GitHub
What you get for free
| Feature | Onion Board |
|---|---|
| Play sounds through your mic into Discord and games | Yes |
| Global hotkeys that work in fullscreen games | Yes |
| In-game overlay with your pads | Yes |
| Unlimited sounds, any length | Yes |
| Live voice changer (robot, radio, echo, pitch…) | Yes |
| Text-to-speech into voice chat | Yes |
| Effects per sound: trim, speed, pitch, bass boost, reverb, Nightcore | Yes |
| Add sounds from YouTube and SoundCloud search | Yes |
| Instant replay: turn the last 30 seconds of a call into a pad | Yes |
| MIDI pad controllers (Akai, Launchpad) as hotkeys | Yes |
| Screen triggers: play a sound when something appears in your game | Yes |
| Stream Deck / Touch Portal / AutoHotkey control | Yes |
| Price | Free |
The thing the others don't do: screen triggers
Give Onion Board a picture from your screen, like a game's "YOU DIED" text, a victory banner or a kill icon, and it plays a sound the moment that picture shows up. Set a sad trombone for every death and never press a key. It watches the game's own window, works behind other windows, and runs entirely on your PC.
Switching over
- Install Onion Board. Its installer sets up the free virtual cable it uses for your mic.
- Drag your sound files or folder onto the window. Most audio and video formats work.
- In Discord or your game, set the microphone to
CABLE Output. - Right-click pads to give them hotkeys.
Full setup with screenshots: how to play sounds through your mic in Discord.
Onion Board isn't affiliated with Soundpad or Voicemod. Their names are
used here only to describe what Onion Board is an alternative to.