Finder Audio Tools

Upgrade Finder Forever.

Finder Audio Tools is a macOS menu bar app that adds faster, more accurate, audio & MIDI preview to Finder.

It preloads neighboring files into RAM so that when you select a file, playback is immediate. You can browse through samples 20x faster.

Auto-normalization matches the perceived volume of every file, so you can compare the actual character of each sound rather than their loudness.

Optional Waveform view let's you see and click through your file.

Designed for producers, sound designers, and composers. The entire workflow stays in Finder with no separate application or library to manage.

Quickview is no longer needed (but still supported).

Feature Details

• Auto-normalization: Off, -12 dB, -6 dB, 0 dB (non-destructive, preview only).
• Finder tag cycling: Shift+Right to cycle tags (None, Green, Yellow, None), Shift+Left to move to trash.
• MIDI file playback with full General MIDI and multi-instrument support.
• Supported formats: WAV, AIFF, MP3, M4A, FLAC, AAC, CAF, OGG, MIDI, RX2/REX.
• NKS preset support.
• Lightweight menu bar app with zero CPU usage when idle.

Feature Voting

Owners get access to a feature voting board where they vote on what gets built next. Every feature ships as a free update.

Pricing

$39 introductory price, the price increases as major features are added.

Learn more: Finder Audio Tools

Wide Blue Sound is a boutique music software company in Los Angeles, California.