Audio is meant to be listened to — so you will feel the need for more accessible audio controls.

Check out these Mac Menu Bar Audio Apps:

KeyBell

KeyBell

KeyBell plays a nostalgic mechanical sound every time you type something on your keyboard. It works on your entire Mac, on all apps. It is designed as a productivity boost if you dislike the boring and silent keyboards.

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Ears

Ears

Quickly change your Mac’s sound output/input via the menu bar. Ears is Intel and Apple Silicon compatible and requires macOS Big Sur or Monterey.

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QuietMeet

QuietMeet

QuietMeet is a menu bar app that pauses your music during video calls. Music will automatically resume when your call ends.

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AudioSwitcher

audio switcher

Do you have multiple sound devices attached to your Mac and want to be able to switch between them without having to use System Preferences? AudioSwitcher allows you to switch quickly between all available input and output devices.

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