macOS · Menu bar app

Download My Ad Beacons for Mac

A lightweight menu bar app that listens in the background, decodes beacons the moment they're heard, and shows you exactly what they said.

Install

  1. Download MyAdBeacons.dmg below.
  2. Open it, then drag My Ad Beacons into your Applications folder.
  3. Launch it from Applications (or Spotlight).
  4. Grant Microphone access when prompted.
  5. Look for the beacon icon in your menu bar — you're listening.
⬇ Download MyAdBeacons.dmg

This build is not notarized/signed by Apple. On first launch, right-click the app and choose Open, or allow it in System Settings → Privacy & Security. See the build guide included with the source for how to sign and notarize it yourself.

What it does

  • Lives quietly in the menu bar — no dock icon, no windows unless you open them
  • Continuously analyzes microphone input for the 18.5–19.9 kHz beacon band
  • Sends a macOS notification with the decoded text the moment a beacon is heard
  • Keeps a full local log of every beacon detected, with timestamps
  • One click to quit from the menu bar — nothing runs when you're not using it

Requirements

macOS 13 Ventura or later. Works on Apple Silicon and Intel.

Building it yourself from source

The full Xcode project and a one-command DMG build script are included in the source bundle. See BUILD.md for step-by-step instructions, including code signing and notarization for wider distribution.