TuningMac
System-wide EQ, per-app volume and headphone controls
The verdict
SoundSource costs $49 and eqMac keeps per-app volume for Pro, while TuningMac puts a 10-band equalizer, a volume slider for every app and multi-speaker playback in one menu bar panel for $14 once. It also switches AirPods and Sony headphones between noise cancelling and transparency without their own apps, and installs no audio driver. Auto Sync for lining up several speakers is still in beta, and it needs macOS 14.2 or later.
Get it if
You want to turn Zoom down, Spotify up and fix thin laptop speakers without paying SoundSource prices.
Skip it if
You only ever touch the master volume, which the Mac's own Sound menu already covers.
What it helps you do
- Set a different volume for every app
- Play audio through 2 speakers at once
- Switch AirPods noise modes from the menu bar
- Give each pair of headphones its own EQ
Plans and prices
Lifetime license
$14$14 once on up to 2 Macs, with all future versions; the first 100 buyers pay $5
Trial
7 days free
What changed
Added to The Useful Apps
Written up in The Useful Tech
Pick something else if
SpotifyPick it if you already use Spotify on your phone and want the same playlists on your Mac.Free to start
DopplerPick it if you own MP3 or FLAC files and want a proper player for them on your iPhone and in the car.$9 once
BartenderPick it if you have more menu bar icons than space, especially on a MacBook with a notch.From $20
The details
- Runs on
- Mac
- Menu bar app
- Lives in the menu bar
- No account
- Works without signing up
- Free trial
- Try the paid version first
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