Can we have individual volume controls for each app please?

definitely should be

FYI. This is a basic feature on Windows 11. MacOS should have same

This! I switched to Mac circa 2013 and my old Dell had this feature. As someone said, it should be BASIC! It's absolutely ridiculous that we have to install an app.

The reason is "Apple knows best"

FernandoE99 wrote:

No more explanation needed other than the title.

I don't know why this isn't a thing.

There is more explanation needed. You did not provide any issue details or context. Please read this user tip:

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Feedback would be the way to go here. App developers also have the ability to include volume settings on their apps that could be different than your system volume. You can send feedback to the app developer for a feature enhancement to their app that would allow you to set the volume there if it is an App other than the installed Apple apps on Ventura.

ZuleyBoi69 wrote:

definitely should be

You're certainly entitled to that opinion. However, it is not what is currently available. You should let Apple know what you'd like to see here:

Product Feedback - Apple

Individual volume control per app is not a feature of macOS. I understand you think this should be a basic feature of macOS but it is not and never has been.

If you need individual volume controls there is a nice app called Sound Source that will do the job.

Any app is capable of managing volume controls themselves and can provide the setting to control the volume level for their app. Some apps do that, but most just inherit the system settings for volume. In addition to providing feedback to Apple, you can also inquire with the developer of an app requesting the feature. It is not difficult for them to implement and they can easily update their app with that feature.

Apple does this with their Music app. After you set the volume level in the app, it will remain that way even if you close the app or restart your phone.

mrpundir wrote:

FYI. This is a basic feature on Windows 11. MacOS should have same

And let see how that is working out for them over at the Microsoft Support forums with just these examples.

• https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/system-volume-not-controlling-apps-other-than-mute/87c47e97-3975-4be6-92e0-1e97dcb744b5
• https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/individual-app-volume-level-is-overwriting-the/672333d5-6b39-44cd-9669-765e185b56ce
• https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-11-volume-control-problem/fea53a31-30bc-4ff7-8df0-38061d5801e0
• https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-do-i-turn-down-the-volume-of-specific-apps-on/ee9d8ade-13e6-4b5e-9b8d-1a2b668aafcf

Apps such as Apple TV and Music already have this where you can change the volume within the app and that level is saved between uses. Any developer is able to do that with their app as well and requires very little effort. The beauty of this approach is that you actually change the volume level in the app where it makes sense. There is no need for a global setting on the OS to manage each app, when you should be doing it when you are using the app. And this approach actually works without creating any confusion.

If you are not able to control the volume of an app, then contact the Developer, and they can easily add that feature if they find it necessary. If the app is an Apple app, then send Feedback here:

Product Feedback - Apple

There exist third party applications that implement this. As has been said multiple times here, we have no power to change how the OS works, but developers have created apps that do what you are requiring. Maybe Apple decides to do this, maybe not, but in the meantime if this feature is important, you can get it - and for free...

"BackgroundMusic" is free and open source.

RogueAmoeba (a long time mac developer company specialized in audio) has "SoundSource", a paid application.

I am sure there are options.