Blog
Notes from the bench.
What I'm building, why, and what I learn making small Mac apps. My personal writing lives at ondrejromancov.com; this is just about the apps.
SoundPost
- SoundPost: headphones that behaveWhat SoundPost fixes about AirPods and headphones on macOS: one-click connect, full-quality music while the mic is busy, a play key that hits the right player, and volume per app.
- Get your AirPods back from the iPhone in one clickAirPods often stay connected to your iPhone when you sit down at your Mac. Here is the built-in way to switch them over, and a one-click way with SoundPost.
- Why your AirPods suddenly sound bad on a MacWhen an app uses the AirPods microphone, macOS switches Bluetooth to a low-quality call mode and music turns muddy. Here is why, and how to keep full quality.
- Stop ▶︎ from opening Apple MusicPressing the play key on a Mac often launches Apple Music even if you use Spotify. Here is why, and how to send media keys to the app you actually use.
- Volume per app on a MacmacOS has one volume slider for everything. Here is how to turn one app down, or mute it, without touching the rest.
Mission Boost
- Mission Boost: Mission Control that lets you actMission Boost adds close, minimize and full-screen buttons and keyboard shortcuts to Mission Control on macOS, in about 11 MB of memory.
- How to close windows from Mission ControlMission Control shows every open window but has no close button. Here is how to close, minimize and tidy windows without leaving Mission Control.
- Keyboard shortcuts inside Mission Control⌘W, ⌘M, ⌘F, ⌘H and ⌘Q do nothing in Mission Control on macOS. Mission Boost makes them act on the window under your cursor.