A native macOS menu bar app that automatically manages audio device priorities. Set your preferred order for speakers and microphones - the app automatically switches to the highest-priority connected device.

Website: https://badalotti.dev/audio-priority

• Priority-based auto-switching: Devices are ranked by priority. When a higher-priority device connects, it automatically becomes active.
• Device memory: Remembers your device priority order across reconnects.
• Ignore devices: Hide devices from the list.
• Drag-to-reorder: Reorder devices by dragging.
• Speaker and mic volume: Adjust both volumes with a slider or scroll wheel.
• Graceful volume fallback: Shows "-" when the system volume is unavailable.
• Auto-switch toggle: Enable or disable automatic device switching.
• Menu bar integration: Lightweight, always-available controls.

• macOS 14.0 or later

brew install --cask mateusbadalotti/audio-priority/audio-priority

Updates via Homebrew.

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/mateusbadalotti/audio-priority.git && cd audio-priority

2. Build using the build script:

   ./build.sh

3. The app will be at dist/AudioPriority.app

Or open audio-priority.xcodeproj in Xcode and build with ⌘R.

Check the Releases page for pre-built binaries.

• Click a device: Select it as the active device (connected only)
• Drag devices: Reorder priority by dragging the handle

• Ignore device: Hide as speaker or microphone

Use the Auto toggle in the footer to enable or disable automatic device switching.

1. Device Discovery: Uses CoreAudio to enumerate audio devices and listen for changes.
2. Priority Storage: Device priorities are stored in UserDefaults, keyed by device UID (stable across reconnects).
3. Auto-Switching: When devices connect/disconnect, the app automatically selects the highest-priority available device.

audio-priority/
├── AudioPriorityApp.swift    # App entry, MenuBarExtra, AudioManager
├── Models/
│   └── AudioDevice.swift        # Device model
├── Services/
│   ├── AudioDeviceService.swift # CoreAudio wrapper
│   └── PriorityManager.swift    # Priority persistence
└── Views/
    ├── MenuBarView.swift        # Main popover UI
    └── DeviceListView.swift     # Device list and row components

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Built with SwiftUI and CoreAudio for macOS.

Heavily inspired by https://github.com/tobi/AudioPriorityBar