macOS menu bar app
Your Mac keeps picking the wrong microphone.
Rank your microphones and speakers once. FlipMic always uses the best one that's actually connected — and switches the moment anything plugs in or drops out.
macOS 13 or later · Apple silicon & Intel · never records audio
Input priority
Now using: Shure MV7+
Unplug a device to see what FlipMic does. The built-in mic is always there, so it's the floor.
How it works
Three things, then you forget it exists.
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STEP 01
Rank your devices
Drag your mics into the order you want, and your speakers into their own list. Highest to lowest.
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STEP 02
FlipMic watches
It listens to Core Audio for devices connecting, dropping out, and macOS changing the default behind your back.
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STEP 03
The best one wins
Your Mac lands on the highest-ranked device that's actually connected. Input and output, every time.
Details
Built for the way audio gear actually behaves.
Input and output, separately
Two independent lists. Your podcast mic and your desk speakers don't have to agree with each other.
Unplugged devices stay put
Devices are remembered by their hardware ID, so your ranking survives unplugging, rebooting, and swapping ports.
System sounds follow too
Alerts and notification sounds move with your output device, instead of blasting out of the built-in speakers.
An empty list means hands off
Leave a list empty and FlipMic won't touch that direction at all. macOS stays in charge where you want it to be.
Launches at login
One toggle. It's running before you've opened the lid far enough to join the call.
It never records
FlipMic changes system defaults and nothing else. It never opens an input stream, so macOS never asks for microphone permission.
Pricing
Pay once. It's a utility, not a subscription.
Try every feature for 14 days. If it doesn't fix the problem, don't buy it.
- Does it need microphone permission?
- No. FlipMic sets the system default device; it never opens an audio input stream, so macOS never prompts you.
- What if I only care about my microphone?
- Leave the output list empty. FlipMic will watch, but it won't change anything you didn't ask it to.
- Does the license cover my other Macs?
- Yes — one purchase covers every Mac you personally use, and every future update.
- What are the requirements?
- macOS 13 Ventura or later, on Apple silicon or Intel. It's a native Swift app and idles at effectively zero CPU.
One-time licence
$12once
- Every feature, no tiers
- Free updates, forever
- All the Macs you use
- 14-day free trial, no card
Instant download · macOS 13+