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QuietSwitch is a native macOS menu bar app that watches local audio output changes and mutes your Mac when headphone audio falls back to the built-in speakers. No Dock icon, no cloud, no audio upload - just quiet protection for shared spaces.
The idea came from a surprisingly embarrassing moment.
I often run multiple coding tasks with Codex in parallel, and when a task finishes, I play the classic "Mission Accomplished" sound from Red Alert as a notification.
One day, I stepped away from my desk and my Bluetooth headphones disconnected without me noticing.
Meanwhile, several Codex tasks started finishing.
Suddenly, from my laptop speakers in the office:
"Mission Accomplished."
A few minutes later:
"Mission Accomplished."
And then again:
"Mission Accomplished."
At that point, everyone around me was looking at my computer.
That's when I realized macOS automatically switches audio back to the built-in speakers when headphones disconnect, but it doesn't automatically mute.
So I built QuietSwitch.
It's intentionally simple. When audio falls back from headphones to your Mac's speakers, QuietSwitch automatically mutes your Mac before anything can play out loud.
No Dock icon.
No complicated setup.
No audio recording.
No data collection.
Just one small utility that solves one very specific problem.
I'd love to hear your feedback, especially if you've ever experienced unexpected speaker playback on your Mac.
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About QuietSwitch on Product Hunt
“Mute your Mac when headphones disconnect”
QuietSwitch was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 4 upvotes and 2 comments, placing #73 on the daily leaderboard. QuietSwitch is a native macOS menu bar app that watches local audio output changes and mutes your Mac when headphone audio falls back to the built-in speakers. No Dock icon, no cloud, no audio upload - just quiet protection for shared spaces.
QuietSwitch was featured in Mac (103.5k followers), Productivity (653.8k followers) and Menu Bar Apps (12.2k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 150.5k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
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lei
Hi Product Hunt 👋
I'm the creator of QuietSwitch.
The idea came from a surprisingly embarrassing moment.
I often run multiple coding tasks with Codex in parallel, and when a task finishes, I play the classic "Mission Accomplished" sound from Red Alert as a notification.
One day, I stepped away from my desk and my Bluetooth headphones disconnected without me noticing.
Meanwhile, several Codex tasks started finishing.
Suddenly, from my laptop speakers in the office:
"Mission Accomplished."
A few minutes later:
"Mission Accomplished."
And then again:
"Mission Accomplished."
At that point, everyone around me was looking at my computer.
That's when I realized macOS automatically switches audio back to the built-in speakers when headphones disconnect, but it doesn't automatically mute.
So I built QuietSwitch.
It's intentionally simple. When audio falls back from headphones to your Mac's speakers, QuietSwitch automatically mutes your Mac before anything can play out loud.
No Dock icon.
No complicated setup.
No audio recording.
No data collection.
Just one small utility that solves one very specific problem.
I'd love to hear your feedback, especially if you've ever experienced unexpected speaker playback on your Mac.
Thanks for checking it out!