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Background Music

Kyle Neideck and Background Music contributors · A free macOS audio utility for per-application volume control, supported music-player auto-pause and routing system audio to a recording application.

CaskUtilitiesApple silicon · IntelDisabled
From homebrew/cask
30-day installs714
1-year installs18.7KLast 365 days
Latest version0.5.04 days ago · Oct 7
Download size807KBarm64 / x86_64 · pkg
Release cadenceIrregular1 release in 30 days
System requirements
Not confirmed
Platform availability
  • macOS 27 · Intel · 0.5.0 Not confirmed
  • macOS 27 · Apple chip · 0.5.0 Not confirmed
  • macOS 26 · Intel · 0.5.0 Not confirmed
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  "macos": {}
}
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homebrew/cask
Also known as
Background Music · background-music
Installer packages
BackgroundMusic-0.5.0.pkg
SHA-256
c7742b48ac2e9ea9…

Installation and removal contents

  • Uninstall uninstall

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    {
      "uninstall": [
        {
          "delete": [
            "/Library/Application Support/Background Music",
            "/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/Background Music Device.driver",
            "/usr/local/libexec/BGMXPCHelper.xpc"
          ],
          "launchctl": "com.bearisdriving.BGM.XPCHelper",
          "pkgutil": "com.bearisdriving.BGM",
          "quit": "com.bearisdriving.BGM.App"
        }
      ]
    }
  • Install pkg

    Source file: BackgroundMusic-0.5.0.pkg

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    {
      "pkg": [
        "BackgroundMusic-0.5.0.pkg"
      ]
    }
  • Uninstall uninstall_postflight_steps

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    {
      "uninstall_postflight_steps": [
        {
          "steps": [
            {
              "must_succeed": true,
              "name": "coreaudiod",
              "sudo": true,
              "type": "terminate_process"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  • Remove user data zap

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    {
      "zap": [
        {
          "trash": [
            "/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.bearisdriving.BGM.XPCHelper.plist",
            "~/Library/Preferences/com.bearisdriving.BGM.App.plist"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }

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