SoundSource for Mac
Switch your audio input sources easily.
$49.00
In English
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SoundSource overview
SounceSource lets you adjust your input, output, and sound-effects devices and volume settings in mere moments, right from the menu bar. Enable soft play-thru of input devices to your desired output, so you can hear sound coming in through any microphone or other source. With SoundSource, you get fast access to your Mac's most important audio settings.
- Instant Audio-Device Switching - With just two clicks, you can switch the audio devices your Mac is using for input, output, and even sound effects.
- Fast Volume Control - SoundSource provides easy access to the volume controls for your audio devices as well.
- Audio Play-Thru, Too - SoundSource's Play-Thru window makes it easy to monitor the audio coming from any input device.
- Comprehensive - SoundSource gives you one place to go for all Mac's most important audio controls.
- At Your Fingertips - With SoundSource running in your menu bar, your audio controls are always available.
- Lightweight - When you don't need SoundSource, it stays out of your way.
What’s new in version 6.0.3
A vast assortment of interface inconsistencies and drawing issues have been corrected:
- In Light Mode, the effects of the “Max Volume” setting are now more visible on the volume slider in the main windo
- The cross-hatched appearance once again shows on the Input level meter when the input device is not being actively monitore
- Pinned plug-in windows once again show an active appearance at all times, matching SoundSource
- SoundSource’s menu highlight colors now look correct when the system theme is set to the graphite accen
- The system's AirPlay picker window will no longer incorrectly flash on screen when changing space
- The Permissions window is no longer hidden when SoundSource is moved to the backgroun
- The ARK plugin re-installer window can no longer become hidden and inaccessibl
- A display bug where SoundSource could appear barely visible, while still accepting mouse clicks, has been quashe
- The “Filter” field in the Effects menu no longer incorrectly dims, nor incorrectly loses focu
- A bug where SoundSources window could appear to resize itself vertically in a loop has been correcte
- A rare bug which caused scrolling in the main window to fail unexpectedly has been fixe
- Disclosure sections in the Headphone EQ profile navigator no longer incorrectly require two clicks to show or hid
- Clicking on the checkmark button to confirm edits now always works as expected. As well, clicking away from an edit now saves the edit, rather than ignoring i
- User-defined window heights for SoundSource’s main window are now correctly maintained across launches. As well, the main window size is retained when the mindow moves between display
- Previously, when a new Favorite was added, its Options menu lacked settings for keyboard shortcuts until SoundSource was relaunched. Now, they’re always present and accounted fo
- In the past, dragging and dropping to re-order sources or effects could fail, depending on the location of the drop. It will now always work as expecte
- An incompatibility with SoundSource's handling of mouse events, which could cause sliders in Apple Audio Units effects to behave oddly, has been correcte
- Animations for volume adjustments made when changing Quick Configs have been improve
- Mouse drags when clicking the Options (Gear) menu, as well as other buttons, no longer incorrectly move the main window on Taho
- Multiple items can no longer incorrectly appear highlighted in the secondary menu (accessed by control-clicking the SoundSource icon in the menu bar
- Multi-selection state in the preset manager for effects is now preserved correctl
- Secondary windows, like Settings, and Audio Devices now activate correctly when shown from the menu ba
- Popover windows no longer incorrectly take keyboard focus when shown while SoundSource is inactive; they now simply move to the fron
- Custom preset icons now display with correct sizing in Shortcuts.ap
- The “Bypass Effects” keyboard shortcut (Option-Command-B) shown in the Options popover now displays in a more proper gray, rather than stark blac
- Headers in the “Add Favorite” menu now have the same styling as all other menus found in SoundSource.
Several VoiceOver improvements have been made, including:
- A slider could incorrectly be read out by VoiceOver when navigating the output volume section in the Audio Devices window. No mor
- VoiceOver readings for items in each source now include the source's name in their label for faster orientatio.
- Duplicate readings have been abolishe.
- An alert is no longer shown to VoiceOver users when muting via the keyboard. This now matches both SoundSource 5 and MacOS system behavio.
- Assorted text labels have been reviewed and correcte.
- Notifications shown when a settings change is blocked now better support VoiceOver.
Full list of changes available here
SoundSource for Mac
$49.00
In English
Version 6.0.3
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Jan 28 2026
Version: 6.0.2
Soundsource v.5.8.13 has a memory leak on my M1 Mini and takes up to 1.2 GB of RAM while running. I downgraded to 5.8.12 and it uses what it always did - around 700 MB of RAM. They want me us to upgrade to v6, but the concern about the memory on my 8 GB Mini makes me wary of doing that. So instead, I installed FineTune, which does almost all of wht SoundSource did, using under 50 MB of RAM after running for a few days. Less filling, tastes great, as the saying goes.
Jun 9 2020
Version: 4.1.4
SoundSource has been updated to 4.2.3
Sep 8 2019
Version: 4.1.4
A major fonction is missing : the ability to appliing an effet on a specific output would be very useful !
May 22 2019
Version: 4.0.2
I’ve just upgraded to this software from its previous version and can’t therefore write a concrete review for it. It’s simply impossible to evaluate a program after a few hours of usage. However, computer applications are like shoes. They either fit instantly, and you feel comfortable wearing them from the very beginning or you might just break them in for months and end up with a pair of awkward shoes! Having said that, I’m very pleased with the performance of this new version of SoundSource. Compared to the previous version it now has everything I ever dreamt of to organize my audio sources. The interface is intuitive and very well structured. All commands are where they are supposed to be, and this means a lot to me when switching audio sources continuously. The sound is great and contrary to its competitors it’s rock-solid and doesn’t quit unexpectedly every now and then. As I mentioned before, it’s hard to evaluate all its functions in such a short time therefore, trying is believing! Fariborz AMIRSHAHI - Verona (Italy)
