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MiniMeters is a simple audio metering Application & Plug-In suite for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

In the Standalone app, monitor any stereo Input, Output*, or use the included Audio Server plug-in to send audio into the MiniMeters app.

New in v1.0: MiniMeters now includes plug-in versions of each meter and the new Quad Layout.

Customize the layout of meters in a Horizontal bar, pop out meters to create a custom layout, or swap to the new Quad Layout for a simple display to cover most needs.

* Only on supported systems. See the system audio capture support table below.

Choose your own Modules
Mix & Match modules to find the best layout for you.
New! VU
A classic VU meter module.

Style: Select between two styles (Screenshot shows "Style 1")

Channels: Select between the Left, Right, Mid, or Side.

Cal: Adjust the input volume.


Indicators:

  • Peak: Show a yellow light if the signal exceeds a particular volume.
  • Clip: Show a red light if the signal exceeds a particular volume.
Waveform
See the waveform representation of your audio in realtime.

Channels: Select between the Left, Right, Mid, or Side. Or a combination of two as two separate channels.

Color Modes: Static, Multi-Band, Color Map

Peak History: Display the Multi-Band level history on top the Waveform.

Speed: Adjust the speed of the Waveform display.

New! Loop: Disable scrolling.

New! Time Code: Display Time Code information from your DAW when using the VST / AU / CLAP or Audio Server plug-in.

Spectrogram
View the frequency history of your audio.

New! FFT Size: 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192

FFT Scale:
  • New! Mel: A "Musical" scale similar to Logarithmic with less reserved for low frequencies.
  • Logarithmic
  • Linear

Orientation: Horizontal, Vertical

New! Tilt: Adjust the balance between the low and high frequency content.

Mode:
  • New! Sharper: Improved timing + frequency detail.
  • Sharp: Improved frequency detail.
  • Classic: A classic spectrogram view.

New! Piano Overlay: Display a Piano overlay to help discern musical notes in the Spectrogram view.

New! Frequency Overlay: Display tradition frequency lines.

New! Loop: Disable scrolling.

Spectrum
View the frequency content of your audio.

Mode: FFT, Color Bars, Both

Smoothing: Adjust how quickly the display updates.

Channel: Select Left/Right or Mid/Side.

dB/Hz/Note Overlay: Display the the loudest frequency's pitch in an overlay. Useful for finding the key of a song or sound.

FFT Size: 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384

FFT Scale:
  • New! Mel: A "Musical" scale similar to Logarithmic with less reserved for low frequencies.
  • Logarithmic
  • Linear
New! Target Curve: Drag a WAV, MP3, or FLAC file to create an overlay of the frequency balance of the dragged file.
Stereometer
Check the stereo width and balance of your audio.

Display Mode:

  • Scaled:View lower volume samples with ease.
  • Linear: A 1-to-1 mapping of the incoming audio, rotated for stereo monitoring. (Visible in the screenshot)
  • Lissajous

Color Mode:

  • Static: Shows a solid color for each 'dot' in the display.
  • RGB: The color for each 'dot' is chosen based on the overall frequency balance.
  • Multi-Band: 3 overlaid view for the Low, Mid, & High bands.

New! Correlation Meter:

  • Single-Band: Shows the overall correlation.
  • Multi-Band: Shows the correlation of the Low, Mid, & High bands separately. As well as the overall correlation. (Visible in the screenshot)
Loudness
See a simple view of your immediate peak value and LUFS or RMS value.

Mode:

  • LUFS: Momentary: 0.4s window
  • LUFS: Short-Term: 3.0s window
  • RMS: Fast: 0.3s window
  • RMS: Slow: 1.0s window
Oscilloscope
See the most immediate wave representation of your audio in realtime.

Follow Pitch: Track the zero-crossings to maintain a consistent view.

Cycle: Multi Single

New! Save What You Hear
New ways to capture audio using MiniMeters.
Record audio directly from MiniMeters

Quickly record and capture audio from the selected audio source.

Clip the previous 10 / 60 seconds of audio

MiniMeters saves the previous 10 seconds and 60 seconds of audio received for immediate capture.

Drag directly into your audio tool of choice.

Enabled via the additional settings button on the main toolbar.

New! MiniMeters Plug-Ins
Load each Module as a Plug-In in your DAW of choice.
An image of the MiniMeters Quad Layout visible in the MiniMeters Plug-In.
Try the new Quad Layout...

MiniMeters now includes a new layout called "Quad" which is perfect for a second monitor or inside of your DAW as seen in this screenshot.

An image of the Spectrogram and Waveform modules begin hosted by Bitwig 5.
...Or Load Individual Plug-Ins

Insert your favorite module for quick metering without leaving your DAW.

New! Stick Mode
MiniMeters behaves like a toolbar on Windows & Linux*
No More Window Management Woes...

MiniMeters' Horizontal Layout now behaves like a toolbar making window management a breeze.

Linux users rejoice: MiniMeters is now usable on Wayland tiling window managers.

* Fully supported on Windows. Supported on Linux when using a Wayland-based compositor supporting the wlr-layer-shell extension. Most notibly not supported on Gnome and all Mutter-based compositors.

System Requirements:

A screen resolution of 1920x1080 or higher is recommended.
Windows 10 or newer

x86_64 Processor

macOS 10.15 or newer

Intel or Apple Silicon Processor

macOS 14.2 or later is required for Audio Output Capture.

Linux Kernel 5.4.0-174 or newer

x86_64 or arm64 processor required

Tested to work on Ubuntu 20.04+

Built on Ubuntu 22.04 using glibc v2.31

Wayland is required to use the new "Stick" feature.

An Audio Unit, VST3, or CLAP plug-in host is required to use the individual plug-ins.

What's Included:

  • MiniMeters: Standalone
  • Audio Server Plug-In: For sending audio from a DAW or host to the MiniMeters Standalone Application
New in v1.0:
  • MiniMeters (Quad Layout) Plug-In
  • Oscilloscope Plug-In
  • Spectrogram Plug-In
  • Spectrum Plug-In
  • Loudness Plug-In
  • Stereometer Plug-In
  • VU Plug-In
  • Waveform Plug-In
Feature Support Table:
Make sure the features you need are supported on your system.
Windows macOS Linux (X11) Linux (Wayland)
Audio Output Capture

macOS 14.2+
Distro Dependent
Distro Dependent
Audio Input Capture



Audio Sender Plug-In



New Features:
Stick Mode



*Requires wlr-layer-shell support
Transparent Backgrounds
Transparency & Blur
Transparency & Blur
Transparency
Transparency
Audio Recording & Clipping



Individual Plug-Ins
VST3 / CLAP
VST3 / CLAP / Audio Unit
VST3 / CLAP
VST3 / CLAP (requires Xwayland)
Syphon Window Capture