Version 1.0.1
Bug fixes
2026
- Fixed the menu bar icon staying red after resuming music from Control Center's Now Playing controls, even though playback had actually started again
- Fixed Lower Volume mode not always restoring your original volume correctly when releasing hold
Version 1.0
Initial release
2026
- One-click hold, left-click the menu bar icon to toggle hold on or off, right-click for settings
- Pause Playback mode sends a system play/pause command and additionally pauses Music and Spotify directly
- Lower Volume mode drops the system output volume to a preset level and restores it on release
- Drop other volumes option combines pausing with lowering all other audio sources
- Volume slider (0 to 100%) sets and remembers the on-hold level
- Transport controls, previous track, play/pause, and next track from the menu
- Custom keyboard shortcut to toggle hold from anywhere, with a warning if it conflicts with a macOS default
- Hot corner support to trigger hold by moving the mouse into a screen corner
- Start at Login option registers or removes the app as a macOS login item
- Lives entirely in the menu bar with no Dock icon and no windows
- Works on macOS 13 Ventura and later