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   Cumulus▲160

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   Baritone▲116

   Spotify controls that live in your menubar.

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   Brown Noise▲73

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   ZeroHz▲87

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   SpotMenu▲259

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   Foyer▲126

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    SoundBar▲82

    Realtime audio level meter for mac menu bar

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    Klack▲179

    Satisfying sound with every keystroke

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    Poolside FM for Mac▲231

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    Statuz▲130

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    Blankie▲181

    Open-source ambient sound mixer for macOS

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    Soundbar▲213

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    AudioPriorityBar▲217

    Priority-based audio switching for macOS menu bar

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    MacMenuBar▲331

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    Kofe Flow▲68

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    Clocker▲190

    MacOS menubar world clock

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    Sound Warden▲63

    Automatically routes each app to the audio device you want

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    Solace▲171

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