AppVol
macOS 14.2+ · Free

Every app its own volume.

AppVol puts a volume slider on every macOS app, right in your menu bar — turn one app down without touching the rest. No audio driver. With real level meters.

⬇ Download for macOS Releases on GitHub

Signed & notarized · requires macOS 14.2 or later ·

AppVol menu-bar panel with per-app volume sliders and VU meters
Per-app sliders, mute and live VU — right in the menu bar.
Right-click menu to hide an app from the list
Right-click any app to hide it from the list.
Show-hidden toggle revealing hidden apps to bring them back
Flip on “Show hidden” to bring apps back.
What it does

Simple, honest per-app volume

🎚️

Per-app volume & mute

A slider (and mute) for every app that's playing — turn music down without lowering a call.

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Real VU meters

Actual level metering per app and master — not a decorative animation.

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No audio driver

Uses Apple's Core Audio process taps (macOS 14.2+). Nothing to install into your system.

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Output device switch

Pick your output — speakers, AirPods, an interface — right from the panel.

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Hide what you don't need

Right-click to hide an app; a toggle brings hidden ones back. Your list, your way.

↕️

Drag to reorder

Grab the handle and arrange apps in the order you like — it's remembered.

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Remembers your settings

Set a browser once; the level reapplies automatically the next time it plays.

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Updates itself

New versions install in-app — no manual re-download after the first time.

Part of the free Adelvo audio toolkit

The gap is closed — for free

Per-app volume was the one piece macOS never gave you (Windows has it built in). AppVol adds it — free, like the rest of the Adelvo audio tools. Together they cover the whole chain, nothing to pay.

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Get AppVol

Free forever. Signed & notarized. macOS 14.2 or later.

⬇ Download for macOS GitHub