ChromTuner: A native macOS menu bar chromatic tuner with ±1¢ accuracy and offline support
By
Clemens Posch
15d ago· 2 min readenProduct
65/100
Toasty
Bagelometer↗
Properly proved. Has structure, has flavour, has a point.
Score65Typepress releaseSentimentpositive
Summary
A developer launches ChromTuner, a native macOS chromatic tuner app that lives in the menu bar. It offers ±1¢ accuracy, eight historical temperaments, presets for various string instruments, works offline, and opens in 200ms. The app uses the built-in mic or Core Audio input and is designed to be fast, minimal, and unobtrusive for musicians.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI wanted a tuner that felt like it actually belonged on a Mac.
Fast, native, always nearby, and not trying to be more complicated than it needs to be.
It lives in your menu bar, opens in a small 360px popover, and lets you tune without breaking your flow.
A chromatic tuner for macOS. ±1¢ accuracy, eight historical temperaments and presets for bowed, folk, guitar and bass strings — native, offline, opens in 200 ms.
