SoundSource 6.1.5 for macOS

You just plugged in an audio interface for a call, but the sound effects are still blasting through your main speakers and the music app won't switch over. Instead of digging through System Settings, you click the menu bar icon and fix all three in about six seconds.

Create custom output groups

Sometimes one set of speakers isn't enough. You can send the same audio to your desktop monitors and the kitchen speaker at once, with individual volume sliders for each.

Shape sound on a per-app basis

Add a little compression to your podcast app so voices stay even, and a gentle EQ boost to Spotify without touching your system-wide settings. Everything stays independent.

Reroute audio on the fly

Your Mac can send system alerts to one device, your microphone to another, and your music to a third. Switching any of those takes two clicks from the menu bar, so you're never stuck hunting through preference panes.

Virtual devices from Loopback and Audio Hijack appear here

SoundSource sits in the menu bar, but it plays nice with a lot more than just your speakers. If you use Loopback or Audio Hijack — two other Rogue Amoeba tools — virtual devices you create there show up right inside SoundSource as routable sources and outputs. You can send a podcast recording from Audio Hijack through a per-app EQ in SoundSource, then out to wired headphones, all without touching System Settings.

On the macOS side, it works alongside Control Center and the Sound pane rather than fighting them. Adjust your Mac's master volume with the keyboard while SoundSource handles per-device trim, or leave system alerts on your built-in speakers while an Output Group mirrors music to an AirPlay receiver in another room. It fills the gaps Apple leaves open.

A podcaster's afternoon

Imagine a freelance podcaster wrapping up an interview. They've got a USB microphone plugged in, a Bluetooth headset for monitoring, and a guest joining over a call app. Before the interview, they saved an audio configuration named "Interview Setup" that sets the mic as input, routes the call app to the headset, and applies a little compression to even out the guest's levels.

After the call, they switch to a second saved config — "Editing Mode" — with one click. Now the monitoring output moves to desktop speakers, the compression effect disengages, and system sounds route away so nothing interrupts playback while they scrub through the recording. No digging into menus, no unplugging cables.

Seamless switching across an audio interface, headset, and earbuds

Three groups of Mac users tend to stick with SoundSource once they try it:

• People juggling multiple audio devices. If your desk has an audio interface, a USB headset, and a pair of Bluetooth earbuds, the ability to switch input and output without opening a single preference pane saves real time every day. Add an Output Group and you can send music to two places at once during a party.
• Anyone who records or streams. Applying a little compression or the built-in Headphone EQ to just your recording app, while leaving everything else flat, is the kind of control that used to require routing through a DAW. Now it lives in the menu bar.
• Mac users who want to stop fighting their sound settings. Plenty of people search for a soundsource mac download after getting frustrated with Bluetooth devices that switch at the wrong moment or system alerts that play through the wrong output. SoundSource gives you a single place to see and fix what's happening.

Bottom line: if you spend more than 30 seconds a week fixing where audio goes on your Mac, this app earns its spot in your menu bar.

SoundSource 6.1.5 arrives with a handful of fixes and the usual polish from Rogue Amoeba.

• macOS 15 or later
• Works on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs (64-bit)