Unlike more traditional applications, SoundSource lives entirely in your system’s menu bar. This page provides an overview of the various ways SoundSource interacts with the menu bar.
When you click SoundSource’s icon in your menu bar, it will show the main SoundSource window.
By default, SoundSource’s menu bar icon is a simple speaker. This can be changed in the Appearance tab of the Settings window.
In addition to providing access to SoundSource’s main window, this icon offers two further functions.
SoundSource's menu bar icon will show a simple rough approximation of the current volume level for your default system output device. The “Speaker (System)” option is similar to the system's “Volume” menu bar icon, using waves to indicate volume level. The “Speaker (SoundSource)” and “Match Output Device” options use three vertical dots instead.
While a standard click on SoundSource menu bar icons shows SoundSource’s main window, Control-clicking its icon will reveal a convenient alternate menu.
Since this menu is a standard dropdown menu, it can provide simpler and faster access to some controls for the app.
SoundSource can optionally provide metering and muting controls for audio devices and applications directly in your menu bar. This makes it easy to adjust your volume without needing to open SoundSource’s main window.
Adding an application or device to the menu bar is simple. From the Options menu of a source, enable the Show in menu bar toggle.
Once added, the source will display in your menu bar when actively playing audio (or at all times, in the case of the system output and system input devices. If meters are enabled, they will display current audio levels. To instantly mute a source or device, click its icon in the menu bar.
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