Foyer

Key Features

• •Spatial sound mixing lets you drag and place sounds around you, with position setting volume and panning for an immersive, natural listening experience that mimics real environments.
• •Sleep and focus timer gently fades out the room after a set duration, preventing abrupt cut-offs and helping you transition smoothly out of focus or relaxation sessions.
• •AirPods head tracking keeps sounds in their placed positions when you turn your head, maintaining spatial consistency and enhancing realism for an enveloping audio experience.
• •Menu bar and media key control allows playing, pausing, and switching rooms without opening the app window, offering convenient access and seamless integration into your macOS workflow.
• •Shareable rooms enable sending a room as a small file that opens with the exact mix preserved, letting friends hear your curated soundscape exactly as you designed it.
• •Scheduling automates your room to wake with you in the morning and wind down at night, giving the day a consistent sound backdrop that adapts to your routine.
• •iCloud sync ensures your rooms follow you across your Macs without an account or server, providing effortless access to your soundscapes on different devices.
• •Unlimited sounds and rooms allow layering as many sounds as a room can hold and keeping numerous rooms for different moods, offering extensive customization for various scenarios.

Use Cases

• •Creating a focused workspace by mixing sounds like keyboard clacks and room tone to mask distractions, leading to improved concentration and productivity during work or study sessions.
• •Building a relaxing evening ambiance with hearth and rain sounds to unwind after a long day, reducing stress and promoting a calming atmosphere for rest or meditation.
• •Simulating a forest morning with stream and breeze sounds for meditation or mindfulness practices, providing a natural, immersive environment that enhances relaxation and mental clarity.
• •Using Tokyo city ambiences to feel connected while working remotely, offering an urban soundscape that combats isolation and adds vibrancy to your home office environment.
• •Sharing a curated room file with friends to experience a soundscape exactly as mixed, fostering connection and allowing others to enjoy personalized auditory environments you create.
• •Automating soundscapes with scheduling so your room adapts to daily rhythms, waking you gently in the morning and winding down at night for consistent auditory comfort throughout the day.

Who is this for?

Foyer is designed for macOS users, particularly those with MacBooks featuring a notch and running macOS 14 or later. It targets professionals, students, and creatives seeking ambient sound for focus or relaxation, as well as individuals wanting to mask noise in open offices or busy homes. Users who value spatial audio, integration with AirPods for head tracking, and automation via Shortcuts and Focus filters will find it especially useful. The app appeals to anyone looking to build personalized auditory escapes without complex setups, leveraging iCloud sync for seamless access across multiple Macs.