# Airfoil: Any Audio, Everywhere

Send any audio from your Mac to remote speakers all around your house! Airfoil can transmit to thousands of different outputs, from AirPlay hardware including the Apple TV and HomePod, to Google Chromecast hardware, Sonos devices, and Bluetooth speakers and headphones. With the free companion Airfoil Satellite apps, you can also stream audio to iOS devices (that's iPhones, iPads & iPods Touch) and even other Macs and PCs!

With Airfoil, you can send audio from individual sources, rather than being forced to transmit all of your Mac's audio. Stream music from media players like Spotify, as well as audio from web-based applications like Pandora. You can even stream audio from hardware audio devices like USB radios or microphones if you like! Airfoil for Mac gives you your audio, everywhere.

## Getting Started

To begin, just launch Airfoil. It will scan your network to find all available audio outputs. Use the selector at the top of Airfoil's main window to choose the audio source you wish to transmit, then click the Transmit button next to the outputs you want to send audio to. Once you're transmitting audio, you can adjust the output volume and add simple effects to the audio.

## Updates in Airfoil 5.8.2

- Major Enhancement: Airfoil now supports streaming audio to AirPort Express units running the new 7.8 (AirPlay 2) firmware.

- Enhancement: The organization of groups in the Source selectors in Airfoil and Airfoil Satellite has been improved.

- Enhancement: While we hope you never see them, several error messages in Airfoil have been improved.

- Bug Fix: Chromecast devices will now correctly reappear when hidden and then unhidden. Note that the volume settings for any Chromecast devices may require a one-time adjustment.

- Other: Airfoil now has preliminary compatibility with MacOS 10.14 (Mojave). We recommend users stick with a fully supported version of MacOS for now.

## Recent Major Updates

- Airfoil now allows you to stream audio to Google Chromecast devices, as well as third party Cast-enabled TVs and speakers!

- Airfoil can now stream to Bluetooth audio devices, in addition to AirPlay hardware, and other computers and mobile devices.

- Airfoil now enables you to make groups, to send audio to multiple outputs with one click.

- Airfoil now offers full compatibility with Apple's new HomePod, enabling you to send any audio to the device. Airfoil can also handle volume and playback commands sent by the HomePod, with playback commands passed on to supported audio sources.

- Downcast for Mac is now supported for enhanced metadata and remote control. As well, an enhanced experience will be provided when using BeardedSpice with supported sites in Safari, Chrome, or Vivaldi.

- Airfoil Satellite now offers optional global hotkeys for playback control. Show Airfoil Satellite instantly, pause remote playback, and more.

- The new Airfoil Satellite application fully replaces the old, now-deprecated Airfoil Speakers for Mac application. Receive audio on other Macs, and remote control Airfoil and its audio source.

- Read all about the new version on the What's New page.

## System Requirements

- A Mac running MacOS 10.10 or higher

## Installation and Removal

To install Airfoil, just drag it from your download folder to your Applications folder.

If you wish to remove Airfoil, simply place it in the Trash.

## Purchasing Airfoil

We provide a free trial of Airfoil for you to test. During the trial, audio quality is degraded after ten minutes of transmitting. The full version of Airfoil can be unlocked with a license key from our online store. For more information, see the Purchasing page.

If you're ready to buy, head to our online store.

## Upgrading to Airfoil 5

If you purchased a license for any previous version of Airfoil, you're eligible for a heavily discounted upgrade to Airfoil 5.