Frequently asked questions
Everything you might want to know before making your desk sound twice as wide.
What is Nearfield?
Nearfield is a native Mac app that turns two Apple Studio Displays into one wide, true-stereo speaker system. The left display plays the left channel, the right one plays the right — press play, that's the whole setup.
What do I need to use it?
Two Apple Studio Displays connected to the same Mac, running a recent version of macOS. That's it — no extra hardware, cables, or configuration.
How does it work under the hood?
Nearfield installs a lightweight custom audio driver that presents both displays to macOS as a single stereo output device. Audio is split sample-accurately and routed to each display's built-in speakers, so every app on your Mac just sees one normal speaker.
Does it add latency or change the sound?
No. The driver is a thin passthrough — there's no resampling, effects, or perceptible latency. Your music is delivered bit-for-bit to each display, just panned across the two of them.
Is it really $14.99 once? No subscription?
One-time purchase, yours forever, including updates. No subscription, no account. And there's a 14-day money-back guarantee if your desk doesn't feel wider by then.
Is Nearfield open source?
Yes — the full source code is on GitHub. Buying the app is the easiest way to support development (and skip building it yourself).
How do I uninstall it?
Open Nearfield from the menu bar, go to Settings, scroll to Virtual Driver, and click Uninstall Nearfield. Choose Drivers Only to remove the virtual audio drivers while keeping the app, or Drivers & App to remove everything. Nearfield restores a normal sound output and cleans up its virtual devices for you.
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