PairPods Alternatives

PairPods is described as 'A macOS menubar app that lets you share audio between two Bluetooth devices simultaneously. PairPods makes it easy to create shared listening experiences' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to PairPods for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, Android and Flathub apps. The best PairPods alternative is FineTune, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PairPods are Audio Share, Airfoil, AudioRelay and WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker.

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  1. Mkchromecast icon
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    Cast audio and video from your macOS or Linux desktop to Google Cast or Sonos speakers. Supports lossy and lossless formats, high-res audio, multi-room playback, and includes a system tray menu. Utilizes Python, node.js, ffmpeg, and avconv for seamless streaming.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Chromecast
     
  2. ToothFairy icon
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    AirPods are great, but they don’t work quite as smoothly with Macs as they do iPhones. You can’t tell at a glance whether audio will play from the AirPods or your Mac’s built-in speaker, you have to dig into a Bluetooth submenu to connect, and then you have to go back to the...

    8 ToothFairy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. AirBuddy icon
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    AirBuddy brings the same AirPods experience you have on iOS to the Mac. With AirBuddy, you can open up your AirPods case next to your Mac and see the status right away, just like it is on your iPhone or iPad.

    19 AirBuddy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. NoiseBuddy icon
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    Change noise cancelling settings on your AirPods Pro or Beats Solo Pro directly from your Mac's Menu Bar or Touch Bar.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. 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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  6. Juice App icon
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    The missing Bluetooth manager for macOS.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. VirtAudio icon
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    A web-based audio streaming solution with a graphical user interface. Captures audio from the user's microphone, streams it to a server, and plays it back through a virtual microphone sink. (Linux only for now)

    14 VirtAudio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  8. Ses icon
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    MacOS tray app to control Sonos speakers ecosystem.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. AirBar icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. AirMusic icon
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    Advanced Android streamer for audio from Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music to devices like SONOS, Apple TV, Chromecast. Runs in background, supports Tasker, one-click streaming, with Apple AirPlay, Google Cast, DLNA, Amazon Fire TV compatibility.

    28 AirMusic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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