Gaulomatic/AirPodsSanity

Fixes the Sound Quality of AirPods when connected to a Mac.

Swift

472

27 commits

updated Aug 30, 2025

See the code

README

AirPodsSanity

Credit: AirPodsSanity is inspired by milgra/airpodssoundqualityfixer

Keeps you from loosing your sanity when using AirPods with a Mac.

You ever wondered, why the audio quality of your beloved AirPods can get as bad as talking to people over some wire that was built during the Apollo missions took place in the 60s? Ask no further, you came to the right place!

Because... reasons

The technical reason is simple: Bluetooth has a low bandwidth. So when Apple decided to set your AirPods microphone as the one in charge every. single. time. you connect them to your Mac, things go downhill - fast. Only Steve Jobs in his grave can answer the hard questions: Why, Apple?

What it does

What this app does is super-duper simple and trivial: Mark one or more output device as "AirPods". Whenever those come online, either the selected input device or the current system input device will be maintained.

How it improves your life

So what that means is, you can live your life in peace, harmony and appreciate the rainbows and unicorns - once this app is installed.

What it doesn't do

This piece of software is not cloud-native, has no micro service architecture, did not follow DDD principals, contains an algorithm designed by a fool, can not scale (neither vertically nor horizontally) and abuses your sense of humor.

Features

  • Keeps you healthy
  • Makes life better
  • Protects your sanity

Roadmap

  • Asking Steve in an upcoming session, why this is even a thing

Installation

macOS

  • Download the .dmg from the release page: DMG download
  • Run the follwing command in the Terminal or iTerm: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/AirPods Sanity.app"

Windows

  • You are out of luck. On the other hand, this issue only applies to macOS, so....

Linux

  • You are good to go. Essentially.

Please feel free to download, fork and/or provide any feedback!

airpods
fix
macos
microphone
quality

Gaulomatic/AirPodsSanity

Fixes the Sound Quality of AirPods when connected to a Mac.

Swift

472

27 commits

updated Aug 30, 2025

See the code

README

AirPodsSanity

Credit: AirPodsSanity is inspired by milgra/airpodssoundqualityfixer

Keeps you from loosing your sanity when using AirPods with a Mac.

You ever wondered, why the audio quality of your beloved AirPods can get as bad as talking to people over some wire that was built during the Apollo missions took place in the 60s? Ask no further, you came to the right place!

Because... reasons

The technical reason is simple: Bluetooth has a low bandwidth. So when Apple decided to set your AirPods microphone as the one in charge every. single. time. you connect them to your Mac, things go downhill - fast. Only Steve Jobs in his grave can answer the hard questions: Why, Apple?

What it does

What this app does is super-duper simple and trivial: Mark one or more output device as "AirPods". Whenever those come online, either the selected input device or the current system input device will be maintained.

How it improves your life

So what that means is, you can live your life in peace, harmony and appreciate the rainbows and unicorns - once this app is installed.

What it doesn't do

This piece of software is not cloud-native, has no micro service architecture, did not follow DDD principals, contains an algorithm designed by a fool, can not scale (neither vertically nor horizontally) and abuses your sense of humor.

Features

  • Keeps you healthy
  • Makes life better
  • Protects your sanity

Roadmap

  • Asking Steve in an upcoming session, why this is even a thing

Installation

macOS

  • Download the .dmg from the release page: DMG download
  • Run the follwing command in the Terminal or iTerm: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/AirPods Sanity.app"

Windows

  • You are out of luck. On the other hand, this issue only applies to macOS, so....

Linux

  • You are good to go. Essentially.

Please feel free to download, fork and/or provide any feedback!

airpods
fix
macos
microphone
quality

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