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CLUSTER BAR-MENU-MACOS · 59 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-08-13

macOS menu bar audio mixers

A cluster of native macOS menu bar utilities that give per-application volume control, mute, and audio output routing, with some adding device ranking, multi-output, or display-based routing. Only 3 dated entries exist before the index start, so the cluster's dated history is too thin to read a shape from. Traction leaders are MacTV (69 stars), SoundRouter (38 stars), and HeadBridge (2 stars).

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

MAR 2026: 1JUN 2026: 1AUG 2026: 9SEP 2026: 39OCT 2026: 9
MAR 2026OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 2 ai-built · 18 unlabelled

Operator · 14 hobby · 1 indie · 5 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01rensheng21★1 mo—Standalone audio publishing app for macOS that provides a private offline workspace for directing and publishing sound.
  2. 02SoundRouter38★1 mo—macOS menu bar app that lets users route audio output per application, controlling which sound device each app uses.
  3. 03smartpause8★15 daysliveindiemacOS menu bar utility that routes the play/pause key to whichever app is currently playing audio.
  4. 04openspatial3★5 dayslivehobbySpatial audio app for macOS that simulates 7.1 surround sound with head tracking for any headphones.
  5. 05airpodKit17★1 mo—hobbyMenu bar utility that remaps wired earphone remote buttons into keyboard shortcuts to control voice dictation apps and Mac actions.
  6. 06HushMic3★9 days—ai-builthobbyMacOS menu bar utility that pauses music and podcasts while the microphone is active and resumes them once idle.
  7. 07HeadBridge2★1 molivehobbymacOS menu bar app that provides sound controls for Bluetooth headphones.
  8. 08AudioOrbit2★23 days—Menu-bar app that routes each application's audio to the output connected to the display showing its window, letting multiple apps play through different speakers.
  9. 09Volumix8★1 mo—hobbyNative macOS menu bar app that controls per-application volume, mute, and audio output routing.
  10. 10Sonar1★9 days—hobbymacOS menu bar app that controls Spotify playback and automatically pauses music when another app makes noise, resuming when it goes quiet.
  11. 11SoundLevels1★22 days—hobbyMenu bar app for macOS that provides per-application volume sliders and mute toggles for every app currently playing audio.
  12. 12soundswipe1★10 days—hobbymacOS menu bar app that provides per-app audio volume control, boost, output routing, and level meters.
  13. 13SoundLamp1★11 days—hobbyMenu bar app that visually indicates whether a Mac's volume is muted, shows the current output device, and offers one-click mute.
  14. 14mac-volume-mixer1★24 days—hobbymacOS menu bar app that gives every running application independent volume and mute controls, functioning as a system-wide audio mixer.
  15. 15mutify1★18 days—macOS menu bar app that mutes the Mac when on unrecognized Wi-Fi networks to avoid playing sound aloud.
  16. 16MacOS-TV-Remote1★5 days—hobbymacOS menu bar app that controls Apple TV, allowing navigation, volume adjustment, and launching apps.
  17. 17z407-volume1★19 days—hobbymacOS menu bar app that lets the Mac's volume and mute keys control Logitech Z407 speakers over Bluetooth LE.
  18. 18sound-flow1★19 days—ai-builthobbymacOS menu bar utility that routes each application's audio to a chosen output device based on which screen its window is moved to.
  19. 19audioflow-macos2★1 mo—A macOS menu bar audio mixer that provides per-app volume control, device routing, and localization with a Liquid Glass interface.
  20. 20prisma0★19 days—hobbymacOS menu bar app that sets volume for each running app, mutes audio, and supports Chrome tab and Stream Deck controls.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.