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Life & fun · April 11, 2025

SoundAnchor for macOS

Full control over audio devices priority on macOS

SoundAnchor for macOS launched on April 11, 2025 with 13 votes, #2,155 of 7,818 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

What it does

SoundAnchor is a macOS toolbar app for prioritizing audio devices. A common use case is preventing AirPods from automatically setting their poor-quality microphone as the default input, which lowers audio quality.

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