NoiseBuddy Alternatives

NoiseBuddy is described as 'Change noise cancelling settings on your AirPods Pro or Beats Solo Pro directly from your Mac's Menu Bar or Touch Bar' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to NoiseBuddy for a variety of platforms, including Android, Mac, Linux, F-Droid and Flatpak apps. The best NoiseBuddy alternative is CAPod, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like NoiseBuddy are LibrePods, PairPods, SoundShare - Audio Sharing and OpenPods.

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  1. CAPod icon
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    A companion app for AirPods on Android. Use GitHub/F-Droid version for unlock premium features for free.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
    • CAPod is the most popular Android alternative to NoiseBuddy.

    • CAPod is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to NoiseBuddy.

    • CAPod is Free and Open SourceNoiseBuddy is also Free and Open Source
  2. LibrePods icon
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    LibrePods unlocks Apple's exclusive AirPods features on non-Apple devices. Get access to noise control modes, adaptive transparency, ear detection, battery status, and more - all the premium features you paid for but Apple locked to their ecosystem.

    12 LibrePods alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
    • LibrePods is the most popular Linux & Android Tablet alternative to NoiseBuddy.

    • LibrePods is Free and Open SourceNoiseBuddy is also Free and Open Source
  3. PairPods icon
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    A macOS menubar app that lets you share audio between two Bluetooth devices simultaneously. PairPods makes it easy to create shared listening experiences.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • PairPods is the most popular Mac alternative to NoiseBuddy.

    • PairPods is Free and Open SourceNoiseBuddy is also Free and Open Source
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    SoundShare brings seamless audio sharing to macOS, allowing you to connect multiple Bluetooth audio devices and share music, podcasts, or videos with friends.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • SoundShare - Audio Sharing is the most popular commercial alternative to NoiseBuddy.

    • SoundShare - Audio Sharing is Paid and ProprietaryNoiseBuddy is Free and Open Source
    • SoundShare - Audio Sharing is LightweightNoiseBuddy is not according to our users
  5. OpenPods icon
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    The Free and Open Source app for monitoring your AirPods on Android.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  6. EarX icon
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    EarX is a user-friendly application designed to manage the Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) modes of your Nothing ears. Seamlessly adjust your sound experience by connecting your earbuds through Bluetooth and effortlessly switching between different ANC settings.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  7. Fairbuds icon
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    Unlock the full potential of your Fairbuds & Fairbuds XL.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
     
    • Fairbuds is the most popular iPhone alternative to NoiseBuddy.

    • Fairbuds is Free and ProprietaryNoiseBuddy is Free and Open Source
  8. ToothFairy icon
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    AirPods are great, but they don’t work quite as smoothly with Macs as they do iPhones. You can’t tell at a glance whether audio will play from the AirPods or your Mac’s built-in speaker, you have to dig into a Bluetooth submenu to connect, and then you have to go back to the...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. AirBuddy icon
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    AirBuddy brings the same AirPods experience you have on iOS to the Mac. With AirBuddy, you can open up your AirPods case next to your Mac and see the status right away, just like it is on your iPhone or iPad.

    19 AirBuddy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. AirBar icon
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    AirPods allow for "Seamless switching" to keep them connected to both our iPhones and Macs. However we are still required to manually select a bluetooth device to direct audio to AirPods when switching from iOS to MacOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    AirPods don't show battery level on your Android smartphone by default, however, you can change this, and bring your experience closer to iPhone users

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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    A very simple plugin that show if an earplug or an audio device is connected and show relevant information via the popup.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
     
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