ToothFairy streamlines using AirPods and other Bluetooth devices with your
Mac. No more digging into menus or Control Center. Your headphones, mouse, and
keyboard can get their own icons right in the menu bar, and you can always see
at a glance whether they’re connected or disconnected and what the battery
level is. Connect or disconnect with a single click or keypress. See the
status update and show where your Mac’s audio will play from.
- Works with AirPods, as well as any Bluetooth device that you can
connect to your Mac: headphones, speakers, headsets, game pad
controllers, keyboards, mice, etc. (HomePod is not supported, as it is
not a Bluetooth audio device.)
- Click the hollow AirPods icon in the menu bar to switch to AirPods.
It fills in to show they are connected and also displays a battery
indicator. Now you know that it’s safe to start playing music; it won’t
blast from your Mac’s internal speaker.
- Supports multiple Bluetooth audio devices; you can choose a different
icon and hotkey for each.
- Get the best audio quality. macOS will normally use the SCO codec
if it thinks you’re going to use the microphone. ToothFairy can ensure
that it uses the higher quality AAC codec when you only care about
audio output: listening to music or video or playing a game.
- Disconnect a Bluetooth device by clicking the icon (or pressing the
hotkey) again, so that you can switch back to your phone. AirPods and
Beats devices with an Apple H1 or W1 chip do not need to be manually
disconnected, and you can set them to avoid accidental disconnections
when pressing the hotkey multiple times.
- ToothFairy automatically launches at login, so it’s always there
when you need it.
- Optionally hide the Dock icon so it only appears in the menu bar.
With the Dock icon hidden, you can right-click (or Control-click) the
menu bar icon to access the settings.
- Run a shell script when the AirPods are connected or disconnected,
for example to notify you or to launch or quit another app. ToothFairy
itself is also AppleScriptable, so you can control your devices from
other apps (like Lacona) and automations.
- Use with your Magic Mouse or Magic Keyboard to make sure the battery
level doesn’t get too low, or to quickly reconnect them after charging
or if they get disconnected.