v1.3.0

AudioControlBar 1.3.0

AudioControlBar 1.3.0 delivers a redesigned, faster, and more compact menu bar experience with secure automatic updates.

What’s New

• Completely redesigned Liquid Glass interface.
• Native Liquid Glass effects on macOS 26.
• Compatible material-based appearance on macOS 13–15.
• More compact 360×500 menu bar popover.
• Faster transitions and reduced visual rendering overhead.
• Improved audio input and output device selection.
• Clearer volume, mute, and selected-device indicators.
• Redesigned Settings interface.
• Improved Launch at Login handling and error feedback.
• Added automatic background update checks with Sparkle.
• Added a manual Check Now option in Settings.
• Added secure EdDSA verification for downloaded updates.
• Improved project organization and production build tooling.
• Removed unnecessary microphone permission requirements.

Requirements

• macOS 13.0 or later.
• Apple Silicon Mac.

Installation

1. Download AudioControlBar.dmg.
2. Open the disk image.
3. Drag AudioControlBar into Applications.
4. Launch the app and find the waveform icon in the menu bar.

Existing users must install version 1.3.0 manually once. Future releases can be downloaded and installed automatically.

Verify the Download

SHA-256:

fb98fa7f16bfc89ca187f3ef6f10d3938ec67e630c1c0dc80286758ceca43f1d

Verify using Terminal:

shasum -a 256 AudioControlBar.dmg