What is Fader?
Menu bar volume mixer with per-app volume, one-click output switching, and Bluetooth headphone control.
Verified product facts
- Type
- media appEditorially reviewed
- Platform
- macOS
- Pricing
- Open sourceDeveloper-stated
- Open source
- Yes
- Relationship to Nuanyue
- Third-party product — not published by NuanyueEditorially reviewed
- Licence
- MIT
- Current version
- 0.20.2Developer-stated
- Official website
- github.com/pantafive/fader
Last updated . Facts marked developer-stated come from the developer and are not independently confirmed; editorially reviewed marks a Nuanyue judgement.
Key features
What Fader does at a glance.
Output switching — headphones, speakers, displays, and AirPlay targets, one click each. Paired Bluetooth headphones connect from the same list
Auto-switch
Drag rows to rank devices; Fader follows the best one present
Several outputs at once
Drag a device onto the Output section and both play together, each with its own slider
Per-app volume — a fader and mute for every app that plays sound; levels persist. Apps at full volume play untouched, bit-perfect
Microphone
Switch the default input, set gain, and see which apps are listening
In sync
System volume follows the volume keys and Control Center; scrolling over any slider adjusts it
Overview
Menu bar volume mixer with per-app volume, one-click output switching, and Bluetooth headphone control.
Fader runs on macOS and is listed on Nuanyue in the media category.
Links
Sources
Facts on this page are checked against the sources below. Last updated .
- Fader — official websiteGrade B
- Fader — source repositoryGrade D
