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Lurar
A menu bar parametric equalizer that applies headphone EQ presets to all Mac audio without installing an audio driver.
MIT · Downloads from lurar.app
- License
- MIT
- Open source
- Source
- GitHub
- lsjoberg
- Verified
- 2026
About Lurar
Lurar captures the audio of every app through macOS's process tap API, runs it through a 10-band parametric equalizer and sends the result to the output device you choose, so no virtual audio driver is needed. It ships with a flat preset and can browse the AutoEq catalog of headphone measurements to add presets for specific models.
An editor allows live band adjustments, and built-in presets can be copied into your own library before tweaking. It requires macOS 14.2 or later and audio capture permission; apps that take exclusive control of an output device bypass it. Downloads come from the project site, GitHub releases and a Homebrew tap.
Information
- Source code
- lsjoberg/lurar
- License
- MIT
- Website
- lurar.app
- Download
- lurar.app
- Category
- Media
- Evidence checked
- Tags
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Sources and image credits
- github.com/lsjoberg/lurar
- github.com/lsjoberg/lurar/blob/main/LICENSE
- lurar.app
- github.com/lsjoberg/lurar/releases
- github.com/lsjoberg/homebrew-lurar
- icon.png: Linus Sjöberg. MIT; upstream project asset, trademarks retained.
License and artwork notices
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