Notice: Currently the code in this repository corresponds to v1.3.2 of eqMac and all the newer releases are done on a private fork. I'm still unsure if new releases will be open sourced, mostly because I don't see the benefit of open sourcing the app anymore. Change my mind.
Features
Current
System audio Source
Volume Booster
HDMI Volume Support
Volume Balance support for all devices (including HDMI)
This project is heavily reliant on the whole community helping each other out. If you have an issue with eqMac please go through Issues to see if it's already being discussed, if not create a new one. Also you can join our Discord, I'm there all the time and I like to chat with people.
Technology
eqMac was built using these technologies:
Driver - System Audio loopback/passthrough device based on Apple's Null Audio Server Driver Plug-in example. One of the first Examples of a macOS System Capture drivers written in Swift. The driver grabs the system audio stream and sends it to the input channels (similar to BlackHole). eqMac can grab this stream, process it and send to the appropriate audio device. The driver runs in User space instead of Kernel like the previous drivers (i.e SoundFlower), which means it's much more secure and stable.
App - Native backend to the whole app. Responsible for audio processing, filesystem access, window management, API and general lifecycle of eqMac. Written in Swift and uses Apple's more modern AVAudioEngine API, unlike the previous version that used a deprecated AUGraph API.
UI - Web based user interface that is hosted remotely and thus allows for over the air updates & bug fixes. Built with Angular + TypeScript and is cached for offline availability.
Contribution
At the moment eqMac is going through a major rewrite and it's hard to coordinate the development of big features. But bug fixes, performance optimizations and refactoring PR's are welcomed! Please create an issue on GitHub (please check if your issue is already being discussed) or join our Discord to discuss. Once a piece of work has been agreed - fork, build, debug, fix, merge and create a Pull Request to get your work merged in :)
Check the documentation below to understand how to start eqMac debug process from Xcode
Development
Fork the repository, then run these commands in Terminal.app:
git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/eqMac.git
cd eqMac/
Go into the native/app directory from root of the repo by: cd native/
Install Cocoapod dependencies: pod install
Open the Xcode workspace: open eqMac.xcworkspace
Launch eqMac in debug mode by running the App - Debug Scheme:
Web User Interface
You don't need to run the UI code locally to debug just the Swift side of the app, unless you want to debug the UI code :)
If you want to run the web based User Interface locally then you need to follow these steps to make that happen:
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