ToothFairy Alternatives

ToothFairy is described as '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' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are eight alternatives to ToothFairy for Mac, Linux, Flathub and Flatpak. The best ToothFairy alternative is PairPods, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ToothFairy are SoundShare - Audio Sharing, Toothpicks, AirBuddy and NoiseBuddy.

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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...

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ToothFairy alternatives page was last updated Mar 20, 2025
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  1. PairPods icon
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    PairPods

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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.

    23 PairPods alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    PairPods Features

    1.  Bluetooth Support
    2.  Audio Sharing
    3.  Sits in the MenuBar
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    • PairPods is the most popular Mac alternative to ToothFairy.

    • PairPods is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ToothFairy.

    • PairPods is Free and Open SourceToothFairy is Paid and Proprietary
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    SoundShare - Audio Sharing

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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.

    23 SoundShare - Audio Sharing alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Audio Sharing
    7.  Native application
    8.  Bluetooth Support
    9.  Sits in the MenuBar
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    SoundShare - Audio Sharing VS ToothFairy

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

    • SoundShare - Audio Sharing is Paid and ProprietaryToothFairy is also Paid and Proprietary
    • SoundShare - Audio Sharing is LightweightToothFairy is not according to our users
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    Toothpicks

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    Welcome to Toothpicks: an awesome Bluetooth device manager for macOS. With Toothpicks you can add your favorite Bluetooth devices to the menu bar and connect/disconnect them with a single click. Alternatively, define a connect/disconnect hot key for each of your Bluetooth...

    17 Toothpicks alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Toothpicks Features

    1.  Sits in the MenuBar
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    AirBuddy

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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.

    17 AirBuddy alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac

    AirBuddy Features

    1.  Sits in the MenuBar
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    NoiseBuddy

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    Change noise cancelling settings on your AirPods Pro or Beats Solo Pro directly from your Mac's Menu Bar or Touch Bar.

    10 NoiseBuddy alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. Juice App icon
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    Juice App

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    The missing Bluetooth manager for macOS.

    7 Juice App alternatives
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    • Mac
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  9. Bluejay Bluetooth Manager icon
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    Bluejay Bluetooth Manager

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    A Bluetooth manager and Bluez front-end. With it, you can pair devices, connect to and remove devices, turn Bluetooth on and off, and more. Bluejay is powered by the Qt6 graphical toolkit and KDE Frameworks.

    17 Bluejay Bluetooth Manager alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  QT Based
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    Bluejay Bluetooth Manager VS ToothFairy

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    • Bluejay Bluetooth Manager is the most popular Linux alternative to ToothFairy.

    • Bluejay Bluetooth Manager is Free and Open SourceToothFairy is Paid and Proprietary
    • Bluejay Bluetooth Manager is Privacy focused and LightweightToothFairy is not according to our users
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    AirBar

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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.

    13 AirBar alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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