Mix your apps your way!
Adjust the volume of individual apps that are actively playing audio, right from the macOS menu bar.
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Ballad is a focused Mac audio mixer for the moment when one app is too loud and another is too quiet. Open it from the menu bar, find the app that is currently making sound, and set the level you actually want.
Take Command of Every App's Audio
Say goodbye to system-wide volume compromises. Ballad is a lightweight, system-integrated mac volume mixer designed to give you precise control over your individual app volume on Mac. Adjust application volume on macOS individually; turn down a loud video game in the background, boost a quiet podcast, or mute browser notifications entirely, all with a single click.
With a sleek interface that lives right in your menu bar, managing your active audio channels has never been faster or more intuitive.
Modern, Private, and High-Performance
Built from the ground up for modern macOS, Ballad utilizes native macOS per-app volume control APIs and Core Audio process taps to route sound cleanly. Unlike legacy utility programs, it does not require complex third-party audio drivers, virtual loopbacks, or system extensions.
Your privacy is paramount: all audio processing happens locally, in real time, on your Mac. Ballad never requests microphone permissions, records your stream, or transmits data off your machine.
Why people use Ballad
Built for modern macOS
Uses macOS 15+ Core Audio process taps to route app audio cleanly through the system output.
Private by design
Audio is processed live on your Mac. Ballad does not use the microphone, record audio, or send audio anywhere.
Mac App Store
Pay once, own forever. Available on the Mac App Store with direct developer support.
Download Ballad
Ballad is available on the App Store; click the button below to visit Ballad's App Store page.
