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BalanceKeeper for Mac

Automatically restores your preferred left-right audio balance if macOS changes it.

By fratayaydn. Free and open source, MIT licence.

Get it with OpenDMG View source on GitHub

BalanceKeeper at a glance

Version
1.0.0
Released
15 October 2026
Download size
2.2 MB
Works on
Apple silicon and Intel
Licence
MIT
Category
Audio and Music
Developer
fratayaydn
GitHub stars
1

About BalanceKeeper

Puts your Mac's left/right audio balance back when macOS shifts it on its own. Small background agent, no polling, no permissions.

Screenshots

BalanceKeeper screenshot 1

How to install BalanceKeeper on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for BalanceKeeper and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 1.0.0 from fratayaydn's own GitHub release.
  3. Open it. The download is checked against its SHA-256 fingerprint and its signature is checked on your Mac before it lands in Applications.

Updates to BalanceKeeper show up in OpenDMG and install with one button. No account is needed.

Prefer to do it by hand? The developer's file is on GitHub: BalanceKeeper-1.0.0.dmg (2.2 MB).

What is new in BalanceKeeper 1.0.0

BalanceKeeper keeps your Mac's left/right audio balance centered. macOS sometimes shifts it on its own, often after the volume keys are pressed while the Mac is busy, and BalanceKeeper puts it back as soon as it moves.

- About 3 MB of memory and no CPU while idle, with no polling or timers
- No menu bar icon; the settings window only runs while it's open
- Locks to the center or any point you choose, on every output
- Shows the current output, its balance and how often it had to correct it
- Needs no permissions. Moving the app to the Trash removes its login item

Requires a Mac with Apple silicon, macOS 13 or later. Tested on macOS 26.7.1.

Download `BalanceKeeper-1.0.0.dmg` below, open it and drag BalanceKeeper to Applications. Signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple.

sha256: `4576f8cf74b78e225042b3babf92948be631a3ff70d9ea177572737bab9daf28`

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