AirBar
Connect to your AirPods in a click
AirBar launched on October 5, 2018 with 497 votes, #9 of 2,827 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.
In plain words
AirBar is a Mac menu bar utility that simplifies connecting to AirPods by allowing users to force connect their AirPods to their Mac with a single click. It addresses the limitation of Apple's automatic switching feature, which does not consistently route audio to AirPods across devices. Designed for users who frequently switch between their iPhone and Mac while using AirPods, the app eliminates the need to manually navigate Bluetooth settings each time.
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From the sources
I use my AirPods with my iPhone and Mac extensively but was always disappointed that the "seamless switching" would not automatically pick the audio source to use with my AirPods. To ease the pain of manually switching bluetooth devices on Mac I created this small utility to allow to force connect to my AirPods on my Mac from a tap on the menubar.
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