Fades as the episode ends
During your sleep hours, SleepFade watches what's playing and lowers the volume over the last few minutes, before the next episode can start.
Mac app · Coming soon
Fall asleep to your show. Wake up to silence.
SleepFade is a tiny Mac menu bar app that gently fades your volume as the episode you fell asleep to ends, so autoplay never wakes you up at 2am.
macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Apple Silicon and Intel
Fading out for sleepEpisode 4 · The Long Night
Skip any episode
A small panel appears while it fades. Skip to the next video, stop for tonight, or just let it fade.
Turn it up if you wake
Raise the volume and SleepFade gets out of the way, then quietly starts watching again for the next ending.
Works with what you already watch
YouTube in Safari or Chrome, Music, Podcasts, Spotify, audiobooks, and anything else that reports to macOS Now Playing.
Private by design
What you watch never leaves your Mac. No accounts, no tracking.
Back to normal in the morning
When your sleep hours end, SleepFade puts your volume back where it was.
$9.99
One-time purchase. Use it on up to 3 of your Macs.
Free for 14 days, no card needed.
Requirements
- macOS 14 Sonoma or later
- Any app that shows up in macOS Now Playing (Safari, YouTube, Music, Podcasts, Spotify and more)
Questions
Which apps does SleepFade work with?
Anything that shows up in macOS Now Playing (the media controls in Control Center). That includes YouTube and other video sites in Safari or Chrome, Music, Podcasts, Spotify, the TV app and most audiobook apps.
Does it work with headphones and AirPods?
Yes. SleepFade fades whatever your Mac is playing through, including headphones, AirPods and AirPlay speakers.
Will it mute my Mac during the day?
No. SleepFade only does anything during the sleep hours you set, and puts your volume back when they end.
Does SleepFade know what I'm watching?
It reads the title and timing on your Mac to know when an episode ends. That information never leaves your Mac.