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 5.7.4

SoundSource now offers full support for MacOS 15 (Sequoia), with no known incompatibilities.
The ARK plugin, which powers SoundSource’s audio handling, has been updated to version 12.0.9, with many optimizations and improvements to audio handling.
Cross-compatibility with Loopback has been improved. SoundSource can now properly redirect audio to Loopback virtual audio devices. You can also reliably use a Loopback device as your Mac’s default output.
Issues where the initial portion of short audio such as interface sound effects and VoiceOver audio could be slightly clipped have been resolved.
Distortion is no longer introduced when playing audio to mono speakers (such as some Bluetooth headsets).
When AirPods or Beats headphones are receiving audio with the “Head Tracked” spatial audio option enabled, SoundSource now disables its audio processing to avoid distortion caused by a bug in MacOS. For more details, see this Knowledge Base article.
A crash which could occur when a device changed its configuration has now been fixed.
SoundSource now properly scrolls when the Sources or Effects list is larger than the window.
CPU usage has been optimized, with spikes no longer occuring when showing or hiding SoundSource.
The “Finder” special source will no longer incorrectly receive audio when previewing inside another app’s “Open” dialog.
It is no longer possible for VoiceOver users to accidentally, and irreversibly, remove system audio devices from SoundSource’s interface.
Adjustments have been made to better handle applications using audio devices in exclusive (“hog”) mode. For the best possible results, be sure you’re also running MacOS 15.1 or higher.
This variant of SoundSource supports MacOS 14.5 and higher. On MacOS 11 through 14.4.1, a different variant is automatically used, with no action required on your part.

4.6

(70 Reviews of SoundSource)

Comments
User Ratings

anonymous-parrot-3083088

Jun 9 2020

4.1.4

0.0

Version: 4.1.4

SoundSource has been updated to 4.2.3

faustinlwambwa4

May 4 2020

nice plugin

fleur2metaline-1

Sep 8 2019

A major fonction is missing : the ability to appliing an effet on a specific output would be very useful !

Fariborz

May 22 2019

4.0.2

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)

Lvdoc

May 15 2019

3.0.3

5.0

Version: 3.0.3

Finally! A menu bar app that lets me not only control and route individual application audio to various outputs, but an app that also lets me use Audio Unit plugins. I've used Audio Hijack for that purpose for years (same developer), but this is a lot handier. There's at least one competitor whom I've asked for years to allow AU plugins, but that never happened. Glad to see this come to fruition here.

Winco

Jun 4 2024

5.6.3

Version: 5.6.3