Background Music Alternatives

Background Music is described as 'MacOS audio utility that can automatically pause your music, set individual apps' volumes, and record system audio' and is a Volume Control tool in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Background Music for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Flathub apps. The best Background Music alternative is EarTrumpet, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Background Music are FineTune, BetterAudio, SoundSource and Volume2.

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  1. Z

    Zoundry

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    macOS has no per-app volume control. Zoundry fixes that: independent sliders and audio routing for every app, right from your menu bar. Zoundry detects every app playing audio (Chrome, Safari, Spotify, Zoom, Discord) and gives each one its own slider.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • GT flagGuatemala
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  2. Volwheel icon

    Volwheel

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    VolWheel is a little application which lets you control the sound volume easily through a tray icon you can scroll on. It is written in Perl/Gtk2 and works both for ALSA and OSS. You can configure it quickly through its configuration interface.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4. Volume Scroll icon

    Volume Scroll

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    Volume Scroll lets you control your main volume by hovering with your mouse cursor over the top menubar and scrolling up or down to change your volume.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. SoundFixer icon

    SoundFixer

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    Helps you fix annoying sound problems on sites like YouTube: audio in one channel only, too quiet or too loud.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Firefox
    SoundFixer screenshot 1
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  6. LitLInk icon

    LitLInk

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    LitLink is a free virtual audio driver for macOS that routes system audio and your microphone into any app — Discord, OBS, Zoom, recording apps, DAWs — with a single toggle, with optional Pro per-app routing for $29 lifetime.

    10 LitLInk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • CH flagSwitzerland
    The main interface of LitLink that shows the Mic Passthrough and the Audio Levels. Mic Passthrough is built into LitLink and is a simple one-click toggle.
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  8. Fader - System Audio Mixer icon

    Fader - System Audio Mixer

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    A per-app volume mixer for macOS. Hold a hotkey and every running app maps to a letter key — tap to ride that app's volume in real time, like a mixing board for your Mac's sound.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • MO flagMacao SAR China
    Fader Mode
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