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Work · April 18, 2016

Background Music

Control the audio on your Mac apps from the menu bar

Background Music launched on April 18, 2016 with 218 votes, #100 of 4,301 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

What it does

Background Music, a macOS audio utility: automatically pause your music, set individual apps' volumes and record system audio. - kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic

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