Open the case beside your Mac and a little card shows your earbuds’ real name, each bud’s battery, and one button to connect. After that, NearPair brings them back on its own, can keep your music in full stereo, and plays to one output or several.
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Here is what happens when you open a case beside your Mac. This is a real recording, at its original speed, from start to finish.
A pair of Redmi Buds 5, out of the box
Your earbuds appear by name. Connect them, then take a look at their battery in the dashboard
The outer ring is the left earbud, the middle one the right, the inner one the case. Once you know the rings, you can spot your battery levels in the menu bar, on the card, and in the dashboard.
See your accessory’s charge beside the menu-bar icon. When it leaves, you can still find its last reading and how old it is
Get a gentle heads-up when your earbuds reach the level you choose, just once each time they run low
Look back over a month of charge history and spot when one earbud keeps running down faster than the other
Last reported L 85% · R 90% · Case 72% (12 min ago)
Meeting a new accessory happens once or twice a year. Putting your earbuds back in happens every day. When something you already own reconnects, a small banner slides down to tell you it is back and what it last reported, then leaves on its own.
It appears however they reconnect: from the case, from Bluetooth Settings, or on their own
Their real name and the levels they last shared, with how long ago that reading came in
No buttons and nothing to dismiss. It never takes focus from what you were doing, and it fades by itself
When Bluetooth headphones connect, macOS often makes their microphone the Mac’s input. The first app that listens drops them into call mode: mono, narrow and muffled. Turn on Mic Guard and NearPair keeps your Mac’s own microphone as the input, so the music stays the way it was mixed.
A call you take on your headset still gets its microphone
The Accessories window says whether the link is in call mode or full quality, with the codec and bitrate
Each accessory’s listening volume, restored when it reconnects
Without Mic Guard · input: the headset microphone
With Mic Guard · input: your Mac’s microphone
A full equalizer lives right in the menu bar. Start with a preset, move to ten-band sliders, or open the parametric studio with a live spectrum. Compare against the original any time — fairly, at the same loudness, so neither one wins just by being louder.
Flat, More bass, Clearer voices, Late night and more — or save your own.
Pull any of ten bands by hand, with the exact gain shown as you drag.
Up to 32 bands, each with its own shape, frequency and width, beside a live spectrum.
Search over 12,000 measured curves and apply the one made for your headphones — or the closest relative, clearly marked, when there isn't one.
Needs macOS 14.4 or later, for system audio capture.
Open it from the menu and there they all are: connected, nearby, or just remembered. Pick one to see what it's reporting, what changed today, and how its charge has moved over the past month.
Turn on automatic reconnection for your earbuds, and opening the case brings them back without a click. NearPair gives you space after you disconnect them yourself and pauses if a connection fails.
Read the guideSend the same audio to two or more connected speakers, headsets or displays at once.
Read the guideEvery accessory NearPair remembers, what it last reported, and how its charge has moved over the past month. It even flags an earbud that keeps draining faster than its twin.
Read the guideSupported accessories get a matching icon, so you can recognise yours on the card, in the menu, and in the dashboard.
A quick guide to what you can expect. The free trial is the best way to get to know your own setup.
NearPair can discover compatible Fast Pair earbuds, AirPods, and headphones in pairing mode. Accessories already paired with your Mac can appear too.
Some share separate levels for each earbud and the case. Others share one level, or none at all.
Try it with yoursCompatible nearby speakers and speakers your Mac has already paired can appear in NearPair. Put a new speaker in pairing mode to give it an introduction.
A battery-powered speaker may share its charge. A plugged-in speaker may have no battery reading to show.
Try it with yoursNearPair also recognises supported watches, controllers, and styluses. Discovery and connection depend on the accessory and what macOS supports.
Battery readings appear only when the accessory or macOS provides them. Some devices need their own app or extra setup steps.
Try it with yoursCompatibility varies by model and macOS version. This guide does not guarantee support for a particular device.
Some accessories do not share their battery level. When yours does not, NearPair shows a dashed ring and “no battery level.” That way, you always know which readings you can rely on.
Activate with a license key to keep using setup cards, connecting from NearPair, automatic actions.
Make yourself at home with a free fourteen-day trial. No payment details needed. If NearPair feels right for you, one purchase through Polar covers every Mac you personally use, with future updates included.
Future updates and direct support from the person building it
Polar sends you your receipt, license key, and download
NearPair stops until you activate. Your saved accessories, battery history and preferences stay on your Mac, and activating picks up exactly where you left off
Your trial starts when you first open NearPair, so you can download it now and settle in whenever you are ready. No payment details needed.
Open NearPair.dmg from Downloads.
Drag NearPair into Applications.
Open NearPair. You’ll find it in your menu bar, ready for your 14-day trial.
NearPair will let you know when an update is ready. Updates are signed and verified, and you choose when to install them.
Prefer Homebrew? brew install sky1095/nearpair/nearpair gets you the same signed build.
There is a good chance. NearPair finds compatible earbuds announcing themselves nearby, AirPods, and accessories your Mac has already paired. Battery levels are available when your accessory shares them. The free trial gives you time to see how yours gets along.
NearPair is an independent Mac app built by one person. It uses the public Bluetooth signals your accessories already share and Apple’s Bluetooth frameworks. You do not need an account to get started.
Yes. Put your compatible accessory in pairing mode, then use the button on its card to pair and connect. If it needs a little extra help, NearPair opens Bluetooth Settings so you can finish there.
NearPair stops working until you activate a license. Scanning stops, and so does everything that depends on it: names, battery levels, the menu-bar dial, notifications, connecting and audio switching. Nothing is deleted: your saved accessories, your 30 days of battery history and your preferences stay on your Mac, and activating picks up exactly where you left off.
Your accessory names, battery readings, and history stay on your Mac. Optional anonymous usage stats help improve NearPair, and you can turn them off in Preferences. Polar handles purchases and license validation; your license key is sent to Polar for validation, never included in analytics.
No. NearPair runs on Macs with Apple silicon and macOS 14 or later. It will not open on an Intel Mac, so check before you buy. The free trial is the quickest way to be sure.
Polar handles purchases and refunds as the merchant of record, and the refund terms that apply are shown at checkout. The 14-day trial includes every feature, so you can try NearPair fully before paying anything.
A Mac running macOS 14 or later with Apple silicon. It asks for Bluetooth permission the first time you open it, and for notification permission only if you want battery warnings.
NearPair is built by one independent developer, with a simple aim: to make your Mac feel a little more at home with your accessories. A familiar name, an easier connection, one less trip to Settings.
Found something that could feel better? There is a person on the other end, and your feedback is welcome.
Say hello to the makerTry everything for 14 days, with no payment details needed. If you like having NearPair around, it is $19 once, for every Mac you own.