Finetune
Finetune is a free, open-source audio control and routing utility for macOS that runs as a menu bar application. It lets users independently control volume and equalization for individual applications, route specific apps to different audio output devices, and mute applications selectively — features that macOS lacks natively. It is designed as a lightweight alternative to commercial tools like SoundSource, allowing users to, for example, send Spotify to external speakers while keeping other app audio on the Mac's built-in speaker. The app includes ten preset equalizer settings and supports volume boosting up to 200 percent. Finetune was created by developer Ronit Singh and is distributed as open-source software (GPL v3).
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1 suggestionFinetune is an open-source project released in January 2026 with confirmed support for both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs running macOS 14.2 Sonoma or later. The current build (v1.0) is already compiled to run natively on Apple Silicon, so no update or migration is needed — your copy will continue to work without change. The GitHub repository shows active development with recent commits, indicating the project is maintained. The simplest installation method is via Homebrew (brew install --cask finetune), and the signed binary is also available directly from the GitHub releases page. Since Finetune is already native on Apple Silicon and under active maintenance, it will remain fully functional when Rosetta 2 is removed in macOS 28 (September 2028).
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