Your Mac, on autopilot. Profiles that switch themselves.

Set your rules once. Profiles Switcher then changes your apps, audio, wallpaper, and settings automatically, based on where you are and what is connected. Native. Private. Quietly powerful.

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Native macOS app · Private by design · Lives in your menu bar

Profiles Switcher windows showing profiles for an audio jack, a SanDisk drive, and home Wi-Fi, each with its rules and actions

How it works

Triggers in, actions out.

A profile is just a set of triggers and a set of actions. When the triggers match, Profiles Switcher runs the actions. No manual switching.

Create a profile

Name it Home, Office, or Studio. Add as many profiles as you like, with priorities to decide which one wins.

Choose what triggers it

Match on Wi-Fi, location, Bluetooth, a display, headphones, power, time, and more. Match any rule, or require all of them.

Choose what it does

Set the wallpaper, launch apps, switch audio, run a Shortcut, mount a share. It happens the moment your context changes.

Triggers

Your Mac knows where it is.

Profiles Switcher reads the signals your Mac already has and turns them into automation triggers. Pick from more than a dozen.

Place and network. Wi-Fi network, geofenced location, Ethernet, and IP address range.
Devices. Bluetooth device, USB device, a mounted volume, headphones in the jack.
Hardware, time, and context. External display, laptop lid, audio device, AC power, battery level, Low Power Mode, time of day, day of week, system appearance, and time zone.

Browse all triggers

The Add Rule menu in Profiles Switcher listing triggers: Wi-Fi network, time of day, geofence, external display, Bluetooth, laptop lid, USB, audio device, headphone jack, AC power, battery level, Low Power Mode, Ethernet, volume mounted, IP range, day of the week, system appearance, and time zone

Actions

Then it sets everything up.

One profile can fire any number of actions at once, so your whole setup snaps into place the instant it activates.

Look and feel. Set the desktop wallpaper including custom images, and the keyboard input source.
Apps and files. Launch or hide apps, open a URL in any browser, open a file or folder, run a Shortcut, or speak text aloud.
System. Switch audio output, microphone, or volume. Set the default printer, mount a network share, prevent sleep, or show a notification.

Browse all actions

Menu bar

It stays out of your way.

Profiles Switcher lives in your menu bar. A glance shows the active profile and why it is active. Pause automation any time, for example during a presentation.

Always glanceable. See the current profile and the network or context that activated it.
One click to pause. Suspend all automation, then resume from the same menu.
Lightweight. Native and quiet, it sips resources and feels at home on macOS.

Everything it can do

A trigger for every context. An action for every setup.

Wi-Fi and network

The Wi-Fi network you join, an Ethernet connection going active, a network service, or an IP address in a range.

Location and geofence

Arrive at or leave a geofenced region, so your Mac changes the moment you reach home or the office.

Bluetooth, USB, and disks

A Bluetooth device connecting, a USB device attached, or a disk or volume being mounted.

Displays and lid

A specific display, any external display, or none attached, plus the laptop lid opening or closing.

Audio and headphones

The audio output device changing, or headphones plugged into or out of the 3.5 mm jack.

Power, time, and context

AC power or battery level, Low Power Mode, time of day, day of week, system appearance (Dark or Light), and time zone.

How it compares

The modern way to automate your Mac.

Shortcuts and Automator wait for you to run them. Profiles Switcher reacts to your context on its own, and unlike ControlPlane it is maintained for current macOS.

Feature	ControlPlane	Shortcuts / Automator
Runs automatically when your context changes		Manual
Triggers on Wi-Fi, location, Bluetooth, and displays	Partly	No
Built and maintained for current macOS	No
Native Apple Silicon, notarized via Mac App Store	No
Private, nothing leaves your Mac
Set wallpaper, audio, printer, and shares in one rule	Partly	Partly

Private by design

Your context stays your business.

On-device only

Location and Bluetooth are used only to detect context on this Mac. Nothing is stored or transmitted off your device.

No accounts, no tracking

No sign-up, no analytics servers, no telemetry. There is simply nothing to leak.

Sandboxed and native

Built with native macOS frameworks, sandboxed, and notarized through the Mac App Store.

Use cases

One Mac, every context.

A few things people automate. Mix any trigger with any action to build your own.

At home

Walk in, settle in

Your Mac joins the home Wi-Fi and your evening setup appears on its own.

When home Wi-Fi connects, set a calm wallpaper, switch audio to your speakers, and launch your media apps.

At the office

Arrive ready to work

Cross the office geofence and the work essentials are mounted and configured.

When you arrive at work, mount the network share, set the default printer, and switch your keyboard layout.

Desk setup

Dock and go pro

Connect the external display or headphones and your studio profile takes over.

When the external display connects, run a Shortcut, prevent sleep, and switch the audio device.

Traveling

On the move

Off your known networks and on battery, your Mac goes quiet and conservative.

When on battery away from home, mute system sound, set a travel wallpaper, and ease off alerts.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

What is Profiles Switcher?

Profiles Switcher is a context-aware automation app for Mac. You create profiles that run automatically when your environment changes, such as joining a Wi-Fi network, arriving at a location, plugging in headphones, or connecting an external display.

How is it different from Shortcuts or Automator?

Shortcuts and Automator run when you trigger them. Profiles Switcher watches your Mac's context (Wi-Fi, location, Bluetooth, displays, power, and time) and runs your actions automatically the moment your situation changes. It can even run your existing Shortcuts as one of its actions.

Does it work on Apple Silicon?

Yes. Profiles Switcher is a native macOS app that runs on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.

Is my location and data private?

Yes. Profiles Switcher uses location and Bluetooth only to detect your context on this Mac. Nothing is stored or transmitted off your device. There are no accounts, no tracking, and no servers.

Is it a good ControlPlane alternative?

Yes. Profiles Switcher is a modern, maintained, sandboxed control plane for your Mac, built for current macOS and distributed through the Mac App Store. It captures the same context-aware automation idea that ControlPlane and MarcoPolo users rely on.

Set the rules once. Let your Mac fly itself.

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