



AirBar is described as 'AirPods allow for "Seamless switching" to keep them connected to both our iPhones and Macs. However we are still required to manually select a bluetooth device to direct audio to AirPods when switching from iOS to MacOS' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to AirBar for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Android, Linux, Flathub and Flatpak apps. The best AirBar alternative is BudsLink, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like AirBar are LibrePods, CAPod, PairPods and SoundShare - Audio Sharing.




Provides popup and system tray integration to monitor earplug or audio device connection status, custom icon color, optional dot, battery percentage display, minimal setup, and visual notifications for Linux desktop users through KDE frameworks and bluezqt.


A Bluetooth manager and Bluez front-end. With it, you can pair devices, connect to and remove devices, turn Bluetooth on and off, and more. Bluejay is powered by the Qt6 graphical toolkit and KDE Frameworks.

Shows AirPods and PowerBeats battery stats on Android, supporting all major models. Features customizable widgets, smooth animations, dark and light themes, notification display, play/pause, search, low battery alerts, and integrated assistant access.



