Radioform is a free, open-source system equalizer for macOS.
It applies a clean, precise 10-band parametric EQ across everything you play.
Radioform is built as a small set of focused components, each doing one job well:
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DSP Engine (C++)
Real-time safe processing with a 10-band parametric EQ, preamp, and limiter. -
Audio Driver (CoreAudio)
A system output device that integrates directly with macOS. -
Audio Host (Swift)
Handles device management, shared-memory audio transfer, and DSP execution. -
Menu Bar App (SwiftUI)
A lightweight UI that controls a separate audio host process; no realtime audio in the UI.
- Apply system-wide EQ across all apps
- Shape sound with a 10-band parametric equalizer
- Adjust per-band frequency, Q, and filter type (Peak, Shelf, Pass, Notch)
- Keep levels safe with limiter and preamp guard rails
- Load bundled presets and save custom presets (JSON on disk), safely validated
- Switch devices without breaking your audio flow
Radioform is designed to be invisible:
- Under 1% CPU usage on Apple Silicon
- Zero added latency in the signal path
- Clean, transparent audio with extremely low distortion
- Download the latest release from the Releases page
- Select the Radioform output that matches your speakers or headphones
- Adjust, save, and forget about it
For development details, see CONTRIBUTING.md.
Radioform is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0.
See LICENSE for details.
