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Start listening with a little more awareness

Install the latest signed build, choose the headphones you use, and let Volume Shield quietly add context while you work, commute, study, or relax.

Latest signed build

Volume Shield 1.0.1

Requires macOS Sequoia 15 or later · Founders Edition

One-time Founders Edition: $29.99 · lifetime access for one Mac

Download for MacBuy Volume Shield · $29.99Will it work on my Mac?

One-click activation

Install first. Then activate in one click.

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Activation requires an internet connection the first time. Volume Shield stores the activated license only in this Mac’s Keychain and keeps manual key entry available in Settings → License if needed.

Will it work on my Mac?

Operating system
macOS Sequoia 15 (15.0) or later
Hardware
Universal app for Apple silicon and Intel Macs
Permission
Screen & System Audio Recording — used to read outgoing system audio, not the microphone
Format
Disk image (.dmg); drag Volume Shield to Applications
Network
Local monitoring does not require a connection. License activation, validation, and deactivation use Lemon Squeezy over HTTPS.

Installing takes a minute

  1. 1Open the downloaded .dmg.
  2. 2Drag Volume Shield.app onto the Applications shortcut.
  3. 3Launch Volume Shield from Applications — it appears in the menu bar.
  4. 4When macOS asks, approve Screen & System Audio Recording for Volume Shield.
  5. 5This permission lets the app read the sound your Mac sends to headphones so it can estimate listening level. It does not use your microphone, and raw audio is not saved or sent anywhere.

Trouble installing or a question first? See the support page. Volume Shield provides estimates for personal awareness and is not a medical device or hearing test.