Mix-A-Little

macOS finally has a volume mixer.

Mix-A-Little puts a volume slider for every app in your menu bar. Turn the call up, the music down, and mute the app that keeps pinging.

Mix-A-Little is not out yet.

Example sound, one peak for each app. Drag a slider, or mute an app.

Wave color
  • ZoomYour call
  • MusicFocus playlist
  • SlackMessage sounds
  • SafariA video tab
The Mix-A-Little menu: an equalizer with a live spectrum, the outputs MacBook Pro Speakers, AirPods Pro and Studio Display, and the apps Music and Safari, each with a volume slider.
The real menu, captured from the app. Your outputs and apps will differ.

Every app, every output, one menu.

A slider for every app

Each app that plays sound gets its own row in the menu, with a volume slider and a mute button. Turn one app down and the rest stay where they are.

Each output keeps its own sound

Speakers, headphones and AirPods each have their own volume, mute and 10-band equalizer from 32 Hz to 16 kHz, with presets. Switch outputs and the right sound comes with them.

See what is playing

A live spectrum at the top of the menu shows the sound as it plays, in the style you choose.

Ready when you start work

Turn on Open at Login and the mixer is in your menu bar every morning. Your settings save on their own.

Works with Shortcuts.

Mix-A-Little adds seven actions to the Shortcuts app. Put them in your own shortcuts, or ask Siri to run them.

Set App Volume
Sets the volume of one app.
Get App Volume
Gets the volume and mute state of one app, for use in later actions.
Mute App
Mutes or unmutes one app.
Mute Output
Mutes or unmutes the output that plays now.
Set Output Volume
Sets the volume of the output that plays now.
Turn Equalizer On or Off
Turns the equalizer of the output that plays on or off.
Use Equalizer Preset
Applies a preset to the equalizer of the output that plays, and turns it on.

Before you install.

Needs
macOS 26 or later.
Permission
The first time Mix-A-Little starts, macOS asks for permission to capture system audio. Mix-A-Little needs it to change the sound of other apps before you hear it.
No driver
Mix-A-Little uses Core Audio process taps, which are part of macOS. It installs no audio driver, no system extension and no virtual audio device.
Menu bar only
Mix-A-Little has no Dock icon and no window. Click its icon in the menu bar, set the sound, and get back to work.
Price
Not announced yet.