macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install switchaudio-osxlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install switchaudio-osxMacPorts ports tree · audio/switchaudio-osx/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 1391
Install switchaudio-osx with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix
Change macOS audio source from the command-line. Version 1.2.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#switchaudio-osx.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#switchaudio-osxnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sw/switchaudio-osx/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Change macOS audio source from the command-line
Project links
Commands and aliases
- SwitchAudioSource
history
Project history and usage
SwitchAudioSource is a macOS command-line utility for switching the system audio source without opening the graphical sound settings. Its appeal is narrow but durable: shell users, automation users, and hotkey-tool users can script audio input, output, system device, mute, and cycling behavior.
Project history
The upstream README describes a command-line-only utility for Mac OS X, tested across OS X 10.7 through macOS 11.2. The license and README credit Devon Weller beginning in 2008 and Christian Zuckschwerdt for migrating the project to GitHub and adding the next-device option.
Adoption history
The README explicitly documents Homebrew installation, and the input package facts show the same utility distributed through Homebrew, MacPorts, and Nix. That spread is typical for small macOS-native command-line tools that remain useful because they wrap a missing shell affordance.
How it is used
Users run SwitchAudioSource to list devices, print the current device, set a device by name, id, or uid, choose input/output/system device type, select human/CLI/JSON output, or toggle mute status for input or output devices. The README gives microphone muting as a hotkey-oriented use case.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care because this is exactly the kind of tiny Mac utility package managers preserve: a single-purpose CLI that exposes system behavior to scripts, dotfiles, launchers, and keyboard automation.
Timeline
- 2008: Copyright attribution begins for Devon Weller in the upstream license/README.
- 2011: Copyright attribution begins for Christian Zuckschwerdt in the upstream README.
- Homebrew era: The README documents brew install switchaudio-osx.
- macOS 11.2 era: The README states the utility was tested through OS 11.2.
Related projects
- The project is related to macOS automation, hotkey managers, and dotfile scripts that need to select audio devices without GUI interaction.
Sources
- https://github.com/deweller/switchaudio-osx
- https://github.com/deweller/switchaudio-osx#readme
- source_facts.executables
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:audio
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
SwitchAudioSource | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-04
manager version1.2.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected1.2.2
https://github.com/deweller/switchaudio-osx
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:switchaudio-osx |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/switchaudio-osx |
| Homepage | https://github.com/deweller/switchaudio-osx/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/deweller/switchaudio-osx |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/deweller/switchaudio-osx/ |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/deweller/switchaudio-osx/archive/refs/tags/1.2.2.tar.gz |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | switchaudio-osx |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Requirements |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
switchaudio-osx
nix profile install nixpkgs#switchaudio-osx- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Switchaudio Osx
MacPorts95%
switchaudio-osx
sudo port install switchaudio-osx- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Switchaudio Osx
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation