mike182uk / alfred-switch-audio

An Alfred workflow for setting the input / output audio device

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alfred-switch-audio

An Alfred workflow for setting the input / output audio device.

Prerequisites

• SwitchAudioSource - brew install switchaudio-osx
• jq - brew install jq

Installation

Download the latest version of the workflow from here.

When you import the workflow into Alfred, the import screen will display a list of environment workflow variables that are available to the workflow:

• SwitchAudioSource_path - The path to the SwitchAudioSource binary
• jq_path - The path to the jq binary
• config_path - The path to workflow config file

Modify these variables if you have the binaries or config file in a different location.

Usage

Setting the input audio device

1. Trigger Alfred
2. Type set-audio-in
3. Use the up / down key to navigate to the input audio device you want to set
4. Press enter to set the input audio device

A notification will be displayed showing which input audio device has been set.

Setting the output audio device

1. Trigger Alfred
2. Type set-audio-out
3. Use the up / down key to navigate to the input audio device you want to set
4. Press enter to set the output audio device

A notification will be displayed showing which output audio device has been set.

Setting a group of audio devices

To use this action, ensure you have a config file created for this workflow (located at ~/.alfred-switchaudio.json - This location can be modified by editing the config_path environment workflow variable):

{
  "groups": {
    "desktop": {
      "title": "Desktop",
      "input": "HD Pro Webcam C920",
      "output": "Scarlett 2i2 USB"
    },
    "airpods": {
      "title": "AirPods",
      "input": "Mike's AirPods Pro",
      "output": "Mike's AirPods Pro"
    }
  }
}

1. Trigger Alfred
2. Type set-audio-group
3. Use the up / down key to navigate to the audio device group you want to set
4. Press enter to set the input and output audio devices associated with the group

A notification will be displayed confirming the audio devices have been set.