Productivity
EQBase
Last updated 2026-08-20 · benchmark measured 2026-10-17 — deterministic & reproducible
EQBase is a system-wide equalizer for macOS that processes all audio in real time.
EQBase at a glance
EQBase is a system-wide equalizer for macOS that applies EQ and headphone correction to all audio on a Mac, including browser video, calls, games, and every app, aimed at macOS users, audio engineers, content creators, gamers, and headphone enthusiasts.
Good for
- Correcting sound for a specific headphone model using one of over 8,600 built-in correction profiles
- Setting separate volume and tone per app, and recording system audio to files like MP3 or FLAC
- Restoring working volume keys on fixed-volume outputs such as HDMI, optical, or USB DACs
Pricing
Free forever (core features). Pro: $4.99/month or $39.99/year (3 Macs), or $79.99 lifetime (1 Mac).
Questions people ask
Is EQBase free?
Yes, the free tier has no time limit and no account, and includes system-wide 10-band EQ, correction for 6,000+ headphone models, system audio recording, and working volume keys on fixed-volume outputs.
How much does EQBase Pro cost?
$4.99 a month or $39.99 a year, both covering 3 Macs, or $79.99 once for a lifetime license covering 1 Mac.
Is there a free trial of Pro?
There is no timed trial, but the free tier never expires so you can try EQBase indefinitely before upgrading, and Pro purchases have a 14-day refund policy.
Does EQBase Pro work offline?
Yes, a Pro subscription keeps working for 14 days with no internet connection, and a lifetime license works offline indefinitely.
What happens if I cancel my Pro subscription?
Pro stays active until the end of the paid period, then the app continues as the free version while your settings, presets, and EQ curves remain on your Mac.
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Legit.Show scored EQBase 98/100 on 2026-10-17, measured across all 7 frames from its public surface. legit.show/s/eqbase-app/2026-10-17
Is EQBase production-ready?
Legit.Show scores EQBase 98 out of 100 — the simple average of its 7 measured frames. Legit.Show ran its deterministic 7-Frame production-readiness benchmark on EQBase (public-surface assessment), measured from the public surface with no LLM in the scoring path. Its strongest frame is Accessibility; its weakest is Standards. Every frame it averages is published with its evidence on the Legit.Show listing.
The 7 Frames
- Performance — 97/100
- Accessibility — 100/100
- Security — 100/100How this compares across the catalogue: The Web Security Baseline
- Privacy — 100/100How this compares across the catalogue: The Privacy Gap
- Reliability — 100/100
- Standards — 92/100
- Discoverability — 100/100
What we measured
- Security headers present: CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy.
- Served over HTTPS with a valid certificate.
- Real Lighthouse performance run — 157 ms to first byte.
- Returns a proper 404 for unknown routes.
- 3 of 3 sampled routes reachable.
- Has a reachable privacy policy.
- Sets cookies / loads scripts with no consent prompt.
- Discoverable: structured data, sitemap, OpenGraph image, canonical URL.
Who it's for
macOS users · audio engineers · content creators · gamers · headphone enthusiasts
Pricing
Free forever; Pro $4.99/month, $39.99/year, or $79.99 lifetime
Sources and updates
- Description
- Taken from eqbase.app's own website on 2026-08-20.
- Operator
- Bold Biscuit, as named in eqbase.app's terms, privacy page or footer.
- Benchmark
- Measured by Legit.Show from the live site, the way any visitor sees it — with no access to its code or accounts. Same method for every product, and no AI decides the score. Last checked 2026-10-17.
Put together from public information, without EQBase's involvement. If anything here is wrong, tell us and a person will check it.
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