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Fader for Mac

One-click audio output switching with Bluetooth connect and per-app volume control.

By pantafive. Free and open source, MIT licence.

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Fader at a glance

Version
0.20.2
Released
11 September 2026
Download size
2.3 MB
Works on
Apple silicon and Intel
Licence
MIT
Category
Audio and Music
Developer
pantafive
GitHub stars
67

About Fader

Menu bar volume mixer for macOS: per-app volume, one-click audio output switching, Bluetooth headphone control. Free, native, no telemetry.

Screenshots

Fader screenshot 1

How to install Fader on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for Fader and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 0.20.2 from pantafive'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 Fader 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: Fader.dmg (2.3 MB).

What is new in Fader 0.20.2

Fader now performs one controlled resync after sleep and completely rebuilds stale state after a restarted Core Audio service instead of remaining half-alive until the app is relaunched.

## What's Changed
* fix: resync audio state after wake by @pantafive in https://github.com/pantafive/fader/pull/34
* fix: recover after Core Audio service restart by @pantafive in https://github.com/pantafive/fader/pull/38

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/pantafive/fader/compare/v0.20.1...v0.20.2

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