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 6.0.4

ARK Plugin updated to 13.0.3
The ARK plugin which powers SoundSource’s audio handling has been updated to version 13.0.3, preventing a rare loss of audio which could occur when a stop and start happened too quickly.
To ensure a snappy interface during launch and changes to the system output device, heavy audio configuration operations have been moved to background threads. The end result is that SoundSource should feel more responsive.
The “Get Device List” shortcut now includes available AirPlay devices.
A macOS bug which could cause a slowdown in network performance when scanning for available AirPlay devices has been worked around.
Additional improvements have been made to re-connecting to AirPlay devices after the Mac wakes from sleep.
Connecting to a network with a large number of AirPlay devices will no longer cause high CPU usage by SoundSource.
Several improvements have been made to popovers throughout the app, including:
The popover shown at first launch now better aligns with the menu bar icon.
Popovers will no longer incorrectly slide into view from left to right on first display.
When a popover is unpinned, its return animation will not correctly span across multiple displays, if needed
When an effect popover is pinned, clicking on its entry in the effects list will no longer steal focus from the main window.
Sliders in effect popovers once again respond to mouse scroll wheel adjustments
Plugins that use mouse hover effects, like Voxengo’s “SPAN”, now display correctly, and the display of the interfaces for version 3 audio Units has been improved.
The expected custom interface for ToneBoosters plug-ins will now always appear correctly.
Interface scaling for OpenGL-based plug-ins now works as expected when used across mixed Hi-DPI and standard-DPI displays.
The user selected “Output Only” preference for Bluetooth devices is once again always correctly applied, fixing a regression introduced in SoundSource 6.0.3.
Meters now correctly continue to animate when menus are opened.
Quitting SoundSource while a menu-initiated modal alert is displayed no longer incorrectly leaves the app stuck in a modal state.
When the system’s accent color is changed in System Settings, it is now immediately applied to a selected source's background, as expected.
VoiceOver will no longer incorrectly to navigate to an invisible element, after the “Check for Updates” button in the “Settings” window.
The appearance of toggles in the “Preferred Device Order” sheet has been improved.

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