November 10, 2026

KeepBuds 1.8: App Sound, Now Playing and a floating window

KeepBuds started with one job: stop your Mac from taking your AirPods. Version 1.8 adds the things you reach for every day around them.

App Sound

Give each app its own volume and choose where its sound plays: music on the speakers, a call on your AirPods, a chatty app turned down. Apps are grouped by kind, and you can set one up before it plays. How it works

Now Playing

The menu shows the song or video playing on your Mac, with play, pause and skip. It works with music apps, video apps and browsers.

A floating window

Turn it on in Settings › General and a small tab sits on the edge of your screen. Point at it to switch your AirPods, check the battery, control what's playing or open your favorite apps. You choose what's in it. The KeepBuds window tucks into it with its yellow button or ⌥⌘K.

A walk-away lock that sets itself up

Lock your Mac when you walk away now learns your AirPods' signal at your desk by itself, so it works in any room, and it never locks while you're typing. How it works

And more

• Battery alerts at 10, 20 or 30%, and a notice when your AirPods are full. More on battery
• Before a video call in your calendar, KeepBuds can move your AirPods to your Mac.
• Shortcuts actions, a shortcut when your AirPods connect or disconnect, a Focus filter, and noise control from the menu or with ⌥⌘N.
• Each pair's firmware, and Fix Connection to reconnect or restart Bluetooth in one click.
• A cleaner Settings window, and posture stats for today and the last 7 days.

Already have KeepBuds? It updates itself, or click Check for Updates… in Settings › General. All changes are in What's new.