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:

MicMüter

MicMuter

MicMüter lets you toggle your Mac’s built-in microphone on and off — effectively making it a microphone kill switch.

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Balance Lock

Balance Lock

Balance Lock keeps the audio balanced in the middle so you don’t have to worry about checking the System Preferences every time you plug or unplug your headphones.

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Boze

This menu bar app communicates with the headphones in the same way that the Bose mobile app does. Get complete visibilty and control on your Bose headphones from within your Mac’s menu bar.

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Unclack

Unclack

Unclack automatically mutes your microphone while you type and un-mutes when you stop. No interaction required.

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Utterly

This menu bar app allows you to cancel background noises during your calls in Zoom, Hangouts, Slack, Teams and Discord. All the data processing is done locally without leaving your device.

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