Beamhook

Hook your Mac's media keys to a specific app.

Press play, and a forgotten YouTube tab starts instead. Beamhook sends play/pause — and optionally volume — to the one app you choose, not whichever app macOS happens to remember. (Why does this happen?)

Get the app

€5 · one time

The signed & notarized, ready-to-run app with all Beamhook 1.x updates. Same complete app as the source; your purchase supports continued development.

Or build it yourself

free · open source

The code’s open — you can see exactly what handles your keystrokes. Clone it and build in one step; the README has the details.

Found a bug, or an app you'd like supported? 
Please open an issue on GitHub.

macOS 14.0+ · tested on Tahoe 26.5 · Apple Silicon & Intel