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24 alternatives to MIDI Volume Control

Control your mac's volume with any midi controller

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Sound Control▲417

   App-specific volume control

   2016 · staticz.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   VolumeHub▲195

   Per-app volume control for macOS with no driver installs

   Feb 2026 · volumehub.app · its alternatives →

3. 3CY
   Control your Bose headphones from your Mac's menubar▲450

   Liberate your Headphones

   2021 · boze.app · its alternatives →

4. 4
   EdgeVolume▲70

   Control your Mac’s volume from your trackpad edge

   13d ago · edgevolume.vercel.app · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Background Music▲218

   Control the audio on your Mac apps from the menu bar

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Simplify for Mac▲220

   The simplest way to control Spotify, Music, iTunes and Vox

   2015 · mmth.us · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Sound Control 2▲6

   Take full control of your Mac's audio.

   2017 · staticz.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   VolumeGlass▲94

   Bring iOS-style elegance to your Mac’s volume control.

   Mar 2026 · apps.techfixpro.net · its alternatives →

9. 9
   SoundSource 3.0▲102

   The sound control that should be built into MacOS

   2017 · rogueamoeba.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Tuneful▲115

    Native way to control your music on macOS

    2025 · tuneful.app · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Scroll the Volume▲13

    Adjust your Mac's volume, scrolling on this menubar icon

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Soundish▲5

    Take control of your Mac's audio

    Feb 2026 · appish.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Looking Glass▲74

    Menubar music remote

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    AudioSwift▲68

    Use your trackpad as a MIDI controller.

    2019 · audioswiftapp.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    AudioPriorityBar▲217

    Priority-based audio switching for macOS menu bar

    Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Skip Tunes▲115

    Control iTunes, Spotify, or Rdio from your Mac's menubar

    2015 · skiptunes.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Audio Menu▲4

    Per-app volume control from your Mac's menu bar.

    May 2026 · audiomenu.app · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Klack▲179

    Satisfying sound with every keystroke

    2025 · tryklack.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Soundsource▲3

    Superior Sound Control for Mac

    2019 · rogueamoeba.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Zoundry▲3

    The volume control Apple forgot to build

    May 2026 · zoundrymixer.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Ableton Live MCP▲123

    Ever wanted to control Ableton with just your voice? Me too! I made this MCP server so I could just ask Codex to do anything in Ableton Live for me, while I was nap-trapped by my baby. The chat messages I sent to Codex to make this: in ableton, make a self reflective song, with audio vocals (via macos say) and chip tunes and 80's drum machines. should be a real edm banger i want midi for everything but vocals please, with ableton devices. not prerendered audio for instruments needs some fills and should hit way harder after "3-2-1 i become the sound" the vocals are squished too much (read…

    May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    MonitorControl▲103

    🖥 Control external monitor brightness & volume on your Mac

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    SoundBar▲82

    Realtime audio level meter for mac menu bar

    2025 · macsoundbar.com · its alternatives →

24. 24VM
    Volume Mixer for Mac▲22

    2015 · volumemixer-app.com · its alternatives →

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