SoundSource 6 Is Here!

We hope you already know our essential audio control utility, SoundSource. It provides fast menu bar access to your Mac’s audio settings, along with powerful per-app control, and the ability to apply effects to any audio. We’ve just released a major upgrade, SoundSource 6, which brings dozens of new features and refinements.

Major New Features in SoundSource 6

Let’s take a quick look at four major new features in version 6.

Grouped Output Devices

You can now play audio through multiple outputs at once, with grouped output devices. Add your desired devices to a group, then select it in any output menu within SoundSource to play audio to all of them. Use groups with per-app audio, as well as your Mac’s entire output.

AirPlay Support

SoundSource has outstanding new support for sending audio to AirPlay devices like HomePods, Sonos systems, and more. That means you can route an individual application to one or more AirPlay devices, while leaving the rest of your audio playing from a local output. You can also stream all of your Mac’s audio to multiple AirPlay devices, in sync.

A Powerful New Audio Devices Window

The new Audio Devices window gives you tremendous control over the audio devices connected to your Mac.

There’s a whole lot of functionality packed in this window, including:

Key Settings: Adjust volume, balance, sample rate, channels, and more for your devices, right from SoundSource.

Preferred Device Order: SoundSource can automatically select your preferred system devices whenever a device is plugged in or unplugged..

Settings Lock: Lock settings on your devices to prevent undesired changes.

Improve Sound Quality with AirPods: When AirPods and other Bluetooth devices are used for input on your Mac, output audio quality is unfortunately diminished. Get much better sound quality by adjusting their mode to “Output Only”.

Hide Devices: Prevent devices from showing in SoundSource, and from being set as the system’s default device.

Maximum Volume: Protect your ears by limiting how loud a device can get.

Device Nicknames: Add nicknames and even custom icons to easily identify your devices within SoundSource.

The Audio Devices window is packed with even more, so be sure to check it out.

Quick Configs

With Quick Configs, you can save complete audio configurations for your Mac. Make configs for specific devices or different locations. Load specific effects, change volume levels, and more.

Once a Quick Config is saved, select it to instantly switch your Mac’s entire audio setup with a single click. Quick Configs are wicked powerful and wicked fast.

So Much More to See

SoundSource 6 contains more than 30 major new features, but there’s only so much space to detail everything we’ve added. Here’s a bullet-point list of just a dozen more improvements in this huge upgrade:

Recent Noise Indicator

New Balance & Pan Effect

Per-App “Headphone EQ”

Automation Support with New Shortcuts Actions

Create a System-Wide “Cough” Button

Improved Alternate (Control-Click) Menu

Enhanced Effects Management

Audio Unit Improvements

Multi-Channel Support

Per-App Menu Bar Icons

Switch Devices via the Keyboard

Per-App Volume Control From the Keyboard

Find more info on our “What’s New in SoundSource 6” page, or see the comprehensive release notes to get every last detail.

Interface Enhancements, Too

On top of all the new functionality, we’ve improved SoundSource’s interface to make it both easier to use and more customizable to suit your tastes. Tint things with eight different accent colors, then customize SoundSource’s menu bar icon. After that, resize the app’s main window to your needs, and even control individual apps and devices showing activity in the menu bar.

Try SoundSource 6 Today

SoundSource 6 is available for download right now. Just click this big honking button to get it:

↓ Get SoundSource 6
SoundSource 6 supports MacOS 15 and higher1

If you’re new to SoundSource, a license costs just $49. Existing SoundSource users can upgrade to version 6 for just $25.2 We can’t wait for you to try it.

Footnotes:

Running MacOS 14 or lower? Get the still-supported SoundSource version 5 from our Legacy page.

When you purchase a SoundSource license through our store, the license you receive is valid for both SoundSource 5 and SoundSource 6. ↩︎

If you purchased SoundSource 5 on September 1, 2025 or later, we’ve emailed you a complimentary upgrade to version 6. Check your inbox for an email with the subject line “Your free SoundSource 6 upgrade is inside!”. ↩︎