How To Mute A App On Mac

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There's a nice open source app, BackgroundMusic, that provides for per app volume control in OSX10.10+:

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answered Oct 7 '16 at 10:46

PierzPierz

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Really love this app. (Just note that after first installing, my experience was I needed to relaunch open apps for them to be affected.)

Mar 26 '18 at 10:18
Mac has tons of software that comes pre installed and i cannot do this basic function without installing an app...

Sep 22 '19 at 2:21
Oh FFS. This is a standard feature of windows.

Sep 30 '20 at 1:22
Note that Background Music may have to be selected to be the "output device" (or something similar) from within the options of the app that you are trying to adjust the volume.

Oct 8 '20 at 20:58

Finally something that works like in windows

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Volume Mixer for Mac lives in your menu bar. With simple features like muting apps by double clicking and detaching an app from the master volume by right clicking, Volume Mixer is easy to learn and simple to use.

http://www.volumemixer-app.com/

Sadly not for free but it seems to have been harder work than you think, so support the devs!

answered Feb 17 '16 at 13:20

CodeBrauerCodeBrauer

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I sadly muss add this note: It's not that stable it should be. But it's worth a try!

Mar 15 '16 at 9:35

Audio Hijack Pro allows you to mute sound from any application. It is actually for recording an application, but you can mute applications as well. You can use the demo to just mute the sound. You shouldn't have to purchase a license.
Here's a screenshot. As you can see, the controls are at the top. Audio Hijack Pro

answered Nov 23 '11 at 21:43

daviesgeekdaviesgeek

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Also take a look at Hear, a systemwide Audio program that does mixing, EQ, etc.

answered Jan 23 '12 at 1:41

segiddinssegiddins

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SoundSource is good paid application ($40) that allows volume controls per application and also allows sound device selection per application.

answered Jul 2 at 14:44

I suggest you use jackosx, which is free.

Roberto

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answered Oct 23 '11 at 16:31

Am1rr3zAAm1rr3zA

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This link is dead

Oct 31 '19 at 9:24

Perhaps I'm missing something here (emphasis mine):

Is there a way to mute sound from an application?

If you are looking to simply mute quickly across applications, couldn't you just use the 🔈 key (I know, the emoji is not an accurate representation of the key, but it's the thought that counts, right?)

answered Feb 17 '16 at 13:37

soxmansoxman

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OP asked for a way to mute individual applications. Not all at the same time. ;)

Jul 29 '16 at 8:54

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