Noisy For Mac

Inspired by the Noise project developed by Blackhole Media, Noisy is a macOS application that has been maintained by various anonymous developers over the years.

The Noisy utility is designed to help you keep outside distractions at bay by generating constant noise that will tune out all other disturbances.

The Noisy user interface is represented by a small window where you can choose the type of noise you want to hear, and effortlessly adjust the sound volume with the help of a slider bar. The app also allows you to disable the sound generator altogether.

Via the Noisy Help menu, you are directed to the online Wikipedia entry about the colors of noise where you can learn about the types of noise signals and their properties. This is a great read if you want to learn basic notions about how noise generators work.

Even though the Noisy user interface is quite small, you can choose to close the control panel and manage the noise generator via the keyboard.

Noisy sports quite straightforward keyboard controls: you can adjust the volume using the arrow keys, and start or stop the generator by pressing the space bar.

If you hold down the Command and Shift keys while pressing the arrow keys, Noisy volume will go all the way up or down.

However, during our tests, we noticed that if you close the Noisy main window and switch to another app when you select the Noisy icon in the Dock the utility crashes instantly.

To conclude, Noisy offers you the possibility to fend off outside distractions by generating constant noise that covers all other interferences. The app comes with limited capabilities, yet proves to be fairly efficient.