Your Mac's audio,
through your plugins.
Conduit lives in your menu bar and runs everything your Mac plays through a rack of your favourite audio plugins. EQ your laptop speakers, de-ess a podcast, or just make everything sound better.
Version 1.1.0 · Requires macOS 14.2+
Features
System-wide FX rack
Every sound your Mac makes — music, browsers, games, calls — is processed through your plugin chain in stereo.
Hosts AU & VST3 plugins
Use the EQs, compressors, and effects you already own. Chain as many as you like, in any order.
Lives in your menu bar
No dock icon, no clutter. Toggle processing on and off, pick plugins, and tweak settings from the menu bar.
Low latency CoreAudio
Built directly on CoreAudio IOProcs for minimal overhead — audio stays responsive with no added lag.
Record & retrospective record
Capture the processed audio to 24-bit WAV — or save what you just heard with the retrospective buffer and a global hotkey.
Set and forget
Your plugin chain, device settings, and enabled state are remembered across restarts.
Download
Try Conduit free before you buy. Download the installer, run it, and start the trial from the activation window.
A single licence unlocks Conduit on your Mac. Free updates, no subscription.
Buy ConduitVersion History
| Version | Date | Changes |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1.0 | Sep 1, 2026 | New native macOS interface for the FX Rack and plugin scanner windows New plugin picker with search, a recent plugins list, and VST3/AU format badges Added stereo output meters with peak hold and overload indicators to the FX Rack Added a Clear button to empty the FX Rack (with confirmation) The plugin scanner now supports custom scan locations and cancelling a scan in progress Plugin editor windows now remember their positions Fixed the wrong plugin loading when using Waves plugins (WaveShell VST3) Activated licenses no longer require an internet connection to keep working Updated to JUCE 9 |
| 1.0.5 | Aug 3, 2026 | Loading a preset now replaces the current FX rack instead of adding to it Presets are now stored in ~/Documents/Conduit, and a preset named "default" is loaded automatically at startup Audio output now follows the system default device when you switch it (e.g. turning on an external sound card) Added a "Keep Windows on Top" setting, and clicking the menu bar icon now brings Conduit's windows to the front Added an About Conduit window Fixed a crash when loading a preset while a plugin editor window was open |
| 1.0.4 | Aug 2, 2026 | Fixed a crash when using VPS Avenger and other plugins that sync to the host tempo Fixed a possible crash when the audio device delivers larger audio buffers than expected |
| 1.0.3 | Aug 1, 2026 | Fixed a crash when using plugins with multiple outputs No longer automatically reloads a plugin that crashed the app on the previous launch |
| 1.0.2 | Jul 30, 2026 | Fixed some plugins failing to load (plugins using JIT code generation) Fixed a crash when loading PACE/iLok protected plugins (e.g. Eventide) Fixed audio being quieter than expected on multi-output audio interfaces |
| 1.0.1 | Jul 30, 2026 | Added update notifications: the menu bar icon lets you know when a new version is available Fixed plugins failing to scan or load Added log files (in ~/Library/Logs/Conduit) and a Show Log Files menu item to help with troubleshooting License window now closes automatically after activation |
| 1.0.0 | Jul 23, 2026 | Initial release |