QuietSwitch
Mute your Mac when headphones disconnect
QuietSwitch launched on June 8, 2026 with 3 votes, #6,959 of 23,463 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches.
What it does
QuietSwitch is a native macOS menu bar app that watches local audio output changes and mutes your Mac when headphone audio falls back to the built-in speakers. No Dock icon, no cloud, no audio upload - just quiet protection for shared spaces.
QuietSwitch is a native macOS menu bar utility that mutes your Mac when headphone audio falls back to the built-in speakers.
QuietSwitch watches local audio output changes and mutes speaker fallback before sound suddenly plays through the built-in speakers. QuietSwitch 监听本机音频输出变化，在声音回退到内置扬声器前自动静音，避免办公室或公共环境里的突然外放。 QuietSwitch is built for office MacBook users, developers, designers, and creators who wear headphones for long work sessions. It stays quiet in the menu bar until it needs to protect you. QuietSwitch 面向办公室 MacBook 用户，以及长时间佩戴耳机工作的开发者、设计师和创作者。它安静地常驻菜单栏，只在需要保护你时介入。 When headphone audio falls back to the built-in speakers, QuietSwitch mutes your Mac. 当耳机音频回退到内置扬声器时，QuietSwitch 会自动将 Mac 静音。 No Dock icon, no heavy dashboard. Status and settings live in a compact macOS menu bar panel. 不显示 Dock…from quietswitch.pages.dev
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