Glued is designed to solve the one-way AirPods connection issue between macOS and iOS devices.
Glued is a tiny (2.3MB) macOS menu bar app that keeps your AirPods (AirPods Pro, AirPods Max) connected to Mac while audio is playing, and lets macOS auto‑switch normally when audio stops.
If you’re tired of your AirPods randomly switching to your iPhone or iPad in the middle of work — this is for you.
Glued supports both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.
- 📌 Keeps your selected Bluetooth audio device “glued” to your Mac while audio is playing
- 🔁 Allows normal Apple auto‑switching behavior when audio stops
- 🎧 Works with AirPods, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max
- 🧩 Runs quietly in the menu bar
- ⚡ Lightweight, no background services, no ads
Glued provides different builds depending on your macOS version:
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macOS 13.0 (Ventura) or later
👉 Download Glued 1.0 (recommended for most users) -
macOS 11.0 – 12.x (Big Sur / Monterey)
👉 Download Glued 11.0 (preview release)
- Download the
.dmgfrom the link above - Open Glued.app
- Grant Bluetooth permission when prompted
- Connect your AirPods and select them in Glued
Glued needs Bluetooth permission to:
- Detect connected Bluetooth audio devices
- Keep the selected device connected while audio is playing
macOS will prompt you for Bluetooth access on first launch. Please allow it for Glued to work correctly.
Glued does not collect data, track devices, or communicate over the network.
- macOS 11(Big Sur) or later
- Bluetooth audio device (AirPods, AirPods Pro, AirPods Max)
This project is inspired by blueutil and switchaudio.
It also makes use of the following Apple frameworks:
- CoreAudio
- IOBluetooth
- AudioToolbox