Get FineTune on macOS and Linux Now!
FineTune, a macOS menu bar app for per-app volume control, multi-device output, audio routing, and 10-band EQ. Free and open-source alternative to SoundSource
Get FineTune with one command
Pick your system, reveal the step-by-step guide, copy the command, paste it into your terminal and press Enter. This command comes from the project's public source.
Not available for Windows yet.
FineTune doesn't publish an install command for Windows anywhere we can verify, so there's nothing for us to show you. We won't invent one. It does document one for macOS and Linux — switch to that tab.
Pastes into PowerShell and installs FineTune on your Windows machine in one step. Runs as your normal user account, and needs no administrator rights.
Not available for macOS yet.
FineTune doesn't publish an install command for macOS or Linux anywhere we can verify, so there's nothing for us to show you. We won't invent one.
Installs FineTune on your macOS or Linux machine and links it into your PATH — after this,
FineTune just works from any directory. Runs as your normal user account, and needs no administrator rights.
How to set up FineTune, step by step
Open Terminal. On a Mac it's in Applications ▸ Utilities, or press Cmd+Space and type Terminal. On Linux, press Ctrl+Alt+T. Paste the command and press Enter.
Run FineTune --help to see the available commands, and
FineTune --version to confirm the install worked. If your shell complains about
permissions, that project usually documents a corrected command on its own site.
This asks Homebrew to fetch FineTune and link it into /opt/homebrew/bin (Apple Silicon) or /usr/local/bin (Intel), so you can run it by name.
What FineTune does
- Per-app volume — Individual sliders and mute for each application
- Pinned apps — Keep apps visible in the menu bar even when they're not playing, so you can configure volume, EQ, and routing in advance
- Scroll-wheel volume — Hover any slider in the popup, the HUD, or the EQ panel and scroll to adjust
- Toggle the popup from anywhere — Bind a hotkey to Toggle FineTune Popup and the menu bar opens or closes on demand, including from full-screen apps
- Audio routing — Send apps to different outputs or follow system default
- Auto-restore — When a device reconnects, apps automatically return to it with their volume, routing, and EQ intact
Summarised from FineTune's own documentation.
About FineTune
FineTune, a macOS menu bar app for per-app volume control, multi-device output, audio routing, and 10-band EQ. Free and open-source alternative to SoundSource
| Category | Developer tool |
|---|---|
| Install method | Homebrew |
| Windows | no install command published |
| macOS / Linux | documented install command available |
| Price | Free and open source |
| Command verified | From project source |
| Popularity | 9.5k stars on the project's public repository |
On mobile
FineTune is a command-line tool, so there is no phone app for it — a phone has no shell to run it in. You'll need a desktop, or a remote shell into a machine that has one.
FineTune is developed by its own authors. This page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by the project. The command shown here was reproduced from the project's public documentation — always check the project's own documentation before running anything.