Why can’t my Mac do this already?
On its own, a Mac sends all of its sound to one AirPlay speaker, alerts included, and Spotify for Mac doesn’t list HomePods. StreamPod sends one app to the speakers you pick.
On your HomePods, Sonos and AirPlay speakers. Free.
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Turn a room on or off with the space bar or a click. Set its volume with the arrow keys or by sliding on its tile.
Click a room to send it the music. Slide on its tile to set the volume.
Notifications, calls and every other sound keep playing on your Mac, not on your speakers.
HomePod, HomePod mini, stereo pairs, Sonos and other AirPlay speakers. Not yet: Apple TV, Chromecast or Bluetooth.
On its own, a Mac sends all of its sound to one AirPlay speaker, alerts included, and Spotify for Mac doesn’t list HomePods. StreamPod sends one app to the speakers you pick.
No. Only the app playing music leaves. Messages, Slack, Zoom and FaceTime stay on your Mac.
About two seconds on the speakers, as with any AirPlay music. Videos and calls stay on your Mac, so they stay in sync.
In your menu bar: one small panel. No window, no Dock icon, no account. Free.
Three things: your local network, to find the speakers; system audio recording, to capture the music app and nothing else; and automation, to show the track and send pause and next.
Yes, every room included. No trial, no account, no ads.
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