How to change Spark Mail's notification sound on Mac

Pick one sound per account; no per-sender or smart-folder tones.

In Spark Mail

Head to Settings → Notifications inside Spark Mail — the sound options live there, and you can turn them off. That stops Spark Mail's own audio, but macOS will still play its default sound on top — see the universal approach below to silence that too.

What Spark Mail can't doPick one sound per account; no per-sender or smart-folder tones.

Universal approach — mute at the macOS level

macOS lets you silence any app's sound without disabling its notifications. The full visual walkthrough lives on the universal macOS method page. The short version:

  1. Open System Settings → Notifications.
  2. Scroll to Spark Mail in the application list and click it.
  3. Turn off Play sound for notifications.
  4. Spark Mail keeps showing banners and badges — just no audio.
macOS System Settings → Notifications → Spark Mail
System Settings → Notifications → Spark Mail → toggle off Play sound for notifications.

How Chirpy fills the gap

Chirpy reads the notification title and matches it against your rules. That means you can do things Spark Mail can't on its own — different sounds per channel, per person, per keyword, per server. Three quick examples:

  • Boss mentions only: a distinct chime when their name appears in any Spark Mail notification.
  • Urgent channel: a louder sound when the notification contains #urgent or #critical.
  • Silence everything else: a rule that matches all other Spark Mail notifications with no sound — banners still appear, your day stays quiet.

Want sounds that actually mean something?

Chirpy adds rule-based custom sounds on top of macOS notifications. One sound for Spark Mail mentions, another for your calendar, silence for the rest.