Profiles Switcher Download for Mac

Walk in. Your Mac is already set up.

Profiles Switcher notices the Wi-Fi you join, where you are and what you plug in, then switches your sound, wallpaper, apps, printer and more on its own. Build profiles from 19 triggers and 18 actions, and run any of your Shortcuts along the way.

Download on the Mac App Store See 13 ready-made automations
  • macOS 13 or later
  • Apple Silicon and Intel
  • Lives in the menu bar
  • Runs entirely on your Mac

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How does Profiles Switcher work?

You make a profile, tell it when to switch on, and pick what it should do. From then on it runs by itself.

  1. Name a setup

    Home, Office, Studio, Travel: one profile for each way you use your Mac.

  2. Choose when it applies

    Add rules such as a Wi-Fi network, a place on the map, headphones, a display or a time window. Match any rule, or require all of them.

  3. Choose what it changes

    Add as many actions as you like. When the profile switches on, they all run together, so your whole setup changes in one go.

One profile is active at a time. If two match at once, the one with the higher priority wins, so a specific setup can sit on top of a general one.

An Office profile: two ways to recognize the office, four things to change.

What can it react to, and what can it change?

There are 19 triggers and 18 actions, and you can combine them freely. Add Run a Shortcut and anything the Shortcuts app can do joins the list.

Triggers: when a profile switches on

Where you are

Wi-Fi networkThe network your Mac joins, such as home or office Wi-Fi.
LocationArrive at or leave a place you pick on a map.
IP address or rangeYour local or public IP inside (or outside) a range, handy when networks share a name.
Network serviceA network link such as a VPN or Thunderbolt Ethernet becomes active.
Ethernet cableA wired connection is plugged in, for example at your dock.
Time zoneYour Mac switches to another time zone, for example after a flight.

What's connected

External displayAny external display, a specific one by name, or no external display at all.
Bluetooth deviceHeadphones, a keyboard or any paired device connects.
USB deviceA specific USB device, or any device of that model, is attached.
Disk or volumeAn external drive, SD card or network share is mounted.
Audio output deviceA speaker, headset or interface becomes the sound output.
Headphone jackWired headphones are plugged in or unplugged.
Laptop lidThe lid is opened or closed.

Power

ChargerYour Mac is plugged in or running on battery.
Battery levelThe battery drops below, or rises above, a level you choose.
Low Power ModeLow Power Mode is switched on or off.

Time and appearance

Time of dayA time window, including windows that cross midnight.
Day of the weekWeekdays, weekends or any days you pick.
Dark or Light modemacOS switches between Dark and Light appearance.

Actions: what the profile does

Sound

Switch sound outputSend sound to your speakers, headphones or interface.
Set the volumeSet an exact volume level.
Mute or unmuteSilence the Mac, or bring the sound back.
Switch microphoneUse your headset or studio mic as the input.
Mute the microphoneMute or unmute the mic on its own.
Play a soundA short chime so you know the profile switched.
Speak text aloudSay a message in any installed voice.

Look and typing

Change the wallpaperApple wallpapers, aerial stills, dynamic day and night, or your own photos.
Switch keyboard layoutChange the input source, such as ABC, German or Japanese.

Apps, files and Shortcuts

Open appsLaunch the apps that belong to this setup.
Hide appsTuck an app out of sight without quitting it.
Open a websiteOpen a link in the browser you choose.
Open a file or folderOpen it, or reveal it in Finder.
Run a ShortcutRun any shortcut from the Shortcuts app, so anything Shortcuts can do joins the profile.

System

Set the default printerPrint to the right printer in each place.
Connect a network driveMount an SMB, AFP, NFS or WebDAV share.
Keep the Mac awakeKeep the Mac, or just the display, awake.
Show a notificationA notification with your own title and text.

What do people automate with it?

Start from a ready recipe and change it to fit. Each one shows the exact rules and actions to add.

Sound follows your headphones

When
Headphones connect
Then
Output to headphonesComfortable volume

Your NAS mounts when you get home

When
Home Wi-Fi
Then
Mount the share

The right printer in every place

When
At the office
Then
Office printer

Stays awake at your desk

When
External displayCharger
Then
Keep awake

Keyboard layout that follows the keyboard

When
USB keyboard
Then
Switch layout

A wallpaper for every place

When
Wi-Fi network
Then
Set wallpaper

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Does it work with Shortcuts?

Yes. Run a Shortcut is one of the actions, so any shortcut you have can run automatically when a profile switches on.

  • Your triggers, your shortcuts. Arriving at a place, plugging in headphones, attaching a USB device or landing in a new time zone can all start a shortcut.
  • More than one condition. Require all rules to match, for example the office Wi-Fi and a weekday morning, before anything runs.
  • Side by side with built-in actions. Change the wallpaper, switch the sound and run your shortcut in the same profile.

How to run Shortcuts automatically

Run a Shortcut sits in the Add Action menu next to 17 built-in actions.

Which Mac automation tool fits which job?

Each tool is good at something different, and several work well together.

ToolBest for
Profiles SwitcherSwitching your whole setup by context, picked from menus, with any shortcut as an extra action. macOS 13 or later.
Shortcuts automationsRunning one shortcut when a single event happens. Built into macOS 26 Tahoe.
Keyboard MaestroDeep macros you assemble yourself: typing, windows, web forms and more.
HammerspoonTotal control for people who like writing Lua code.

Coming from ControlPlane or MarcoPolo? Your contexts map to profiles. See the ControlPlane guide.

Is it private?

Yes. Profiles Switcher works entirely on your Mac. There are no accounts, no analytics and no servers.

Location stays local.

Location and Bluetooth are used only to recognize your context on this Mac.

Your profiles stay yours.

Profiles and settings are stored in the app’s own container on your Mac.

Nothing sent by default.

The one exception is a public IP rule, which asks ipify.org for your public address when you choose to use it.

Read the privacy policy

Frequently asked questions

What is Profiles Switcher?

Profiles Switcher is a Mac automation app that lives in the menu bar. You create profiles, each with triggers (such as the Wi-Fi network you join, a location, headphones or a display) and actions (such as switching the sound output, setting the wallpaper, opening apps or running a shortcut). When a profile’s rules match, it switches on by itself.

Do I need to write scripts or build shortcuts?

No. Every trigger and action is picked from a menu. If you already use the Shortcuts app, you can add any of your shortcuts as an action.

Which Macs does it run on?

Any Mac with macOS 13 Ventura or later, including macOS 26 Tahoe, on Apple Silicon and Intel.

What happens when two profiles match at the same time?

One profile is active at a time. The profile with the higher priority (the lower number) wins; if two share a priority, the one you edited most recently wins. The menu bar shows the active profile and anything else that also matches.

Can a profile use more than one condition?

Yes. Each profile can match when any of its rules is true, or only when all of them are true, for example the office Wi-Fi and a weekday.

Which permissions does it need?

Only the ones your profiles use: Location for Wi-Fi and location rules (macOS shares the Wi-Fi network name only with apps that have Location access), Bluetooth for Bluetooth rules, and Notifications for the Show a notification action. A short setup guide walks you through them.

Is it an alternative to ControlPlane?

If you used ControlPlane or MarcoPolo, the idea will feel familiar: contexts become profiles and evidence sources become rules. Profiles Switcher is a native, sandboxed app on the Mac App Store.

Set it up once. Let your Mac keep up with you.

Home, office, studio or on the road, your Mac switches to the setup that fits.

Download on the Mac App Store