beQUIET Pro 3.60 for Mac
Mac UtilitiesbeQUIET is a small Mac utility by Jiulong Zhao, created after a teacher asked for a way to keep a computer lab silent without stopping students from listening through headphones. While beQUIET is running, your Mac's internal speakers stay muted in real time, even if headphones are unplugged or the volume keys are pressed, while headphone listening keeps working normally. The Pro version adds controls suited to shared and managed Macs, making it a practical tool for schools, libraries, offices and other quiet public spaces.
Key Features
- Mutes internal speakers in real time while the app runs
- Headphone audio keeps working and can be adjusted freely
- Simple password option so students or others cannot just switch it off
- Customisable global hotkey to toggle the speaker mute
- Options such as muting the startup sound and re-muting after sleep
How to Download
- Check that your Mac runs a recent version of macOS.
- Use the green Download button on this page to get beQUIET Pro, or look for beQUIET by Jiulong Zhao on the Mac App Store.
- Install and launch the app, set your password and hotkey preferences, and leave it running in the background.
System Requirements
beQUIET Pro requires a recent version of macOS and runs on Intel and Apple silicon Macs; it works with the built-in speakers and the headphone jack or connected headphones, and needs no extra hardware.
FAQs
Why not just turn the volume down?
Because anyone, or any app, can turn it back up, and sound bursts out if headphones are pulled out. beQUIET holds the internal speakers muted until you deliberately allow sound again.
Who is the Pro version for?
It suits teachers, parents and anyone managing shared Macs, thanks to extras like password protection and hotkey control on top of the basic speaker muting.
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