Start with the outcome you want. Each page has one primary job so you do not have to compare several near-duplicate articles.
Choose and install ANCBuddy
- Is ANCBuddy the right Bose QC Ultra app for your Mac? — supported devices, features, limits, price, and free trial
- ANCBuddy compared with macOS and the Bose app — decide what each option can and cannot do
- Download, install, or start the free trial — current signed and notarized release
- Trust and product facts — privacy, independence, refunds, developer identity, and installation trust
Use Bose QC Ultra from the Mac menu bar
- How to control Bose QC Ultra from your Mac — the complete daily workflow
- Check Bose QC Ultra battery on Mac — battery and connection visibility
Switch sources and manage connections
- Switch Bose QC Ultra audio sources from a Mac — active, connected, and remembered sources; switching; pairing; Multipoint; Mac-audio recovery
This one page owns the source-switching cluster. Separate synonym pages for “switch devices,” “change source,” or “Bose Multipoint on Mac” are not needed unless real search or support data reveals a distinct task.
Change sound and listening modes
- Still, Motion, and Cinema on Mac — what ANCBuddy controls and what still requires the Bose app
- Bose QC Ultra EQ on Mac — optional track-aware Bass, Mid, and Treble adjustment
Fix a problem
- Bose QC Ultra troubleshooting on Mac — not showing in ANCBuddy, controls without audio, wrong active source, remembered-device failures, pairing, stale battery, and Multipoint confusion
- Contact ANCBuddy support — send a reproducible device-specific report
Check device-specific support
- QC Ultra Headphones Gen 2 on Mac
- QC Ultra Earbuds 2nd Gen on Mac
- Complete supported-device and product scope
Existing BoseControl users
- Move from BoseControl to ANCBuddy — license and trial migration for existing users
For release changes, read the ANCBuddy changelog.