KBear
KBear
Shift pitch and remove vocals from any audio on your Mac. Use it with music, calls, streams, and games. No routing or plugins needed.
If macOS says the disk image is damaged, clear the quarantine flag before opening:
xattr -cr ~/Downloads/KBear.dmg
Menu bar controls
Toggle pitch shift, remove vocals, and change semitones from the menu bar.
Sing along anywhere.
KBear works with Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, or any app that plays audio. Shift the key and remove vocals in real time.
Singing in the shower
Turn your shower into a private concert. Change the key, remove vocals, and sing along to any track.
Playing music to it
Play along on guitar, piano, or any instrument with the pitch shifted to match your tuning.
Singing while cooking
Keep cooking while the music follows you. Start Handoff, scan the QR code with your phone, and stream the processed audio to the kitchen.
Singing with someone else
Sing together in the living room with a track pitched for both voices and the original vocals removed.
Take the music with you.
Start Handoff on your Mac and scan the QR code with your phone. Your processed audio streams over your local network, and the phone controls play, pause, next, previous, and mute.
Stream to your phone
Your Mac processes the audio; your phone plays it. Move to another room without losing the track.
Remote media keys
Play, pause, next, previous, and mute work with Spotify, Apple Music, and other apps that respond to system media keys.
Same Wi-Fi, no cloud
Handoff runs over your local network. The audio goes straight from your Mac to your phone without leaving your home.
Features
All controls are in the menu bar. There is no Dock icon, no extra windows, and no subscription.
Simple key change
Shift the pitch up or down in semitones. Match the key of any backing track to your voice.
Custom vocal removal
Choose from mono cut, karaoke, aggressive, or a custom blend. Find the setting that works best for each track.
One click in the menu bar
Open the menu bar popover, toggle pitch or vocal removal, and keep working. No Dock icon or extra windows.
No subscription
Buy a license once and keep it forever. Or use 10 minutes free each day.
Pay once, use forever.
KBear is free for 10 minutes each day. Buy a license to remove the daily limit and use it forever. Leave your email to get a key when sales are live.