# ronitsingh10/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.

Repository: https://github.com/ronitsingh10/FineTune
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/finetune
Language: Swift
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: audio, audio-utility, macos, macos-app, menu-bar, menubar, swift, swiftui, utility, menubar-app, audio-control, equalizer, volume-control, volume-mixer, autoeq
Last push: 2026-07-09T07:54:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 91, release rhythm 92, longevity 16
- inputs: {"age_days": 227, "days_push": 55, "days_rel": 55, "gap_med": 12.5, "n_releases_24m": 13}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8934, forks 323 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:26.322456+00:00)

## What it is
FineTune is a free, open-source macOS menu bar app for per-app volume control, multi-device audio output routing, and a 10-band equalizer with AutoEQ headphone correction. It serves as an open-source alternative to SoundSource.

## Use cases
- control volume of individual apps on macOS
- boost quiet apps' audio volume
- route app audio to different output devices
- apply equalizer presets to app audio
- correct headphone frequency response with AutoEQ
- mute specific apps from the menu bar
- auto-switch to preferred audio device when connected

## When to choose
- you want per-app volume control on macOS without paying for SoundSource
- you need to route audio to multiple output devices
- you want a free open-source audio equalizer and headphone correction
- you prefer a lightweight menu bar utility

## When to avoid
- you need audio processing on Windows or Linux
- you run macOS older than version 15
- you need advanced audio production features like multi-track mixing or recording

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: audio-processing, gui
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools, media
- platform: -
- tags: menu-bar, volume-mixer, equalizer, audio-routing, per-app-volume, soundsource-alternative, swiftui, autoeq, headphone-correction, audio, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- ronitsingh10/FineTune (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:26.322456+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:24:31.982226+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ronitsingh10/FineTune (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:26.322456+00:00, sha 39fc58e309ce)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.