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Claude Sounds

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Description

A tiny macOS menu bar app to control the volume of your Claude Code hook sounds.

Installation

This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no exact command to give. Open the source below and copy the folder into ~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.

README

Claude Sounds

A macOS menu bar app for managing sound packs in [Claude Code](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code). Plays custom audio cues for Claude Code events like session start, prompt submit, notifications, and more.

**Want to contribute a community sound pack?** See [`community/README.md`](community/README.md) for how to create and submit your own pack. Community packs automatically appear in the app's Sound Pack Browser for all users to download.

Features

  • Menu bar controls - Mute/unmute, volume slider, quick pack switching
  • Sound Pack Browser - Browse, download, install, and manage sound packs
  • Event Editor - Drag-and-drop audio files onto individual events; preview sounds inline
  • Create Custom Packs - Built-in wizard to scaffold a new sound pack with all event directories
  • Publish Packs - Export any local pack as a ZIP or submit it to the community registry via GitHub PR
  • Setup Wizard - Guided first-run setup that installs Claude Code hooks automatically
  • Hook integration - Installs shell hooks that trigger sounds on Claude Code events
  • Audio validation - Magic-byte verification, ZIP preflight, and post-extract sanitization at every entry point

Supported Events

Event Description
Session Start Claude Code session begins
Prompt Submit User submits a prompt
Notification Claude sends a notification
Stop Claude stops generating
Session End Claude Code session ends
Subagent Stop A subagent finishes
Tool Failure A tool use fails

Audio Formats

Supports `.wav`, `.mp3`, `.aiff`, `.m4a`, `.ogg`, and `.aac` files.

Installation

Build from source

# Quick build (uses build.sh)
./build.sh
open ClaudeSounds.app

# Or manually
swiftc -O -o ClaudeSounds -framework Cocoa Sources/*.swift

Requires macOS and Xcode Command Line Tools (`xcode-select --install`).

Sound Pack Structure

Sound packs live in `~/.claude/sounds/