SoundBar

SoundBar is a lightweight and elegant macOS utility that transforms your Mac's menu bar into a dynamic, real-time audio visualizer. Designed for musicians, streamers, podcasters, and video editors, SoundBar provides instant visual feedback of your audio input with customizable VU meter modes including Analog VU, Spectrum Analyzer, Waveform Display, and Colorful Bars. It supports stereo and mono monitoring, allowing users to visualize left and right audio channels independently. The app offers extensive customization options such as adjustable colors, layout orientation, bar spacing, and themes to fit any setup or mood. SoundBar works seamlessly with macOS 14 Sonoma and later by capturing system audio directly, eliminating the need for extra drivers or setup. For earlier macOS versions, it defaults to microphone input, enabling visualization of voice, instruments, or ambient sound. Its minimal and elegant design ensures the audio meter is always visible yet unobtrusive, making it a perfect tool for anyone looking to monitor sound levels precisely and beautifully from their desktop.