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 6.0.5

Ark plugin updated to 13.1. The ark plugin which powers SoundSource’s audio handling has been updated to version 13.1. This update contains several changes, including an improvement that will prevent the need to enter your administrator password for future updates.
Several improvements have been made to AirPlay streaming: • On app launch, SoundSource now automatically connects to AirPlay devices when they are set as a preferred output device. • If a quick config includes an AirPlay device configured as the system’s default output, loading it will now always correctly update, as expected. • AirPlay devices no longer incorrectly remain cached and visible in SoundSource when switching wireless networks. • When AirPlay and regular devices are used together in an output group, initial sync is now improved. • If a selected AirPlay device disappears, then reappears, its selection will now be restored.
Bluetooth devices are now only shown as reachable when they are actually visible, reducing stale or incorrect availability states.
Auto-connection and error reporting should now behave correctly when AirPods are part of a device group.
Mouse clicks are no longer incorrectly blocked for the preset manager sheet used by Audio Unit plugins.
Custom keyboard shortcuts are now correctly cleared when selecting “Reset to Defaults” for an application or system device.
Rendering the interfaces for Waves plugins on mixed DPI displays now works as expected, and compatibility with FabFilter's Pro-Q solo mode has been improved.
Missing Audio Units are now handled more gracefully, avoiding failures when loading some plugins.
Several VoiceOver improvements have been made, including: • Multiple corrections have been made for audio effects, including fixes for focus getting trapped on non-visible elements. • The “Release Notes” window now appears immediately when selected, as it should. • Sub-menus will no longer occasionally appear empty.
A few interface inconsistencies have been corrected: • Plugin popovers now open at their correct size and position immediately, eliminating an intermediate resize that previously caused a visible jump when reopening a plugin. • When muting the input device, the microphone no longer jumps to the side visually. • Virtual device name changes are now reflected in SoundSource immediately. • Popovers will always appear on a visible display when opening SoundSource from the menu bar. • SoundSource now avoids shrink animations when macOS’s “Reduce Motion” option is enabled. • The “Sound Effects” options section no longer contains an erroneous (and always unavailable) “Show system effects in menu bar” setting. • An issue where SoundSource’s main window could sometimes incorrectly appear inactive has been fixed.
Switching between standard outputs and Multi-Output devices is now more reliable.
General reliability improvements have been made to avert two very uncommon crashes.
SoundSource’s “License” window now contains a helpful link to access our customer dashboard.

4.6

(71 Reviews of SoundSource)

Comments
User Ratings

Aeschylus

Jan 28 2026

6.0.2

3.0

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.

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)

The_Blinded

Jan 31 2026

6.0.3

5.0

Version: 6.0.3