description: Use when playing sounds in hooks, notifications, or alerts. Reference for macOS/iOS system sounds with file paths and Michael's favorites by use case.

System Sounds Reference

Locations

Full ToneLibrary path: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ToneLibrary.framework/Versions/A/Resources/AlertTones/

Michael's Favorites

Classic macOS Sounds

Basso, Blow, Bottle, Frog, Funk, Glass, Hero, Morse, Ping, Pop, Purr, Sosumi, Submarine, Tink

iOS Modern

Aurora, Bamboo, Chord, Circles, Complete, Hello, Input, Keys, Note, Popcorn, Pulse, Synth

iOS Classic

Alert, Anticipate, Bell, Bloom, Calypso, Chime, Choo Choo, Descent, Ding, Electronic, Fanfare, Glass, Horn, Ladder, Minuet, News Flash, Noir, Sherwood Forest, Spell, Suspense, Swish, Swoosh, Telegraph, Tiptoes, Tri-Tone, Tweet, Typewriters, Update

iOS EncoreInfinitum

Antic, Cheers, Droplet, Handoff, Milestone, Passage, Portal, Rattle, Rebound, Slide, Welcome

Usage

# Play classic macOS sound
afplay /System/Library/Sounds/Glass.aiff

# Play EncoreInfinitum sound
afplay "/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ToneLibrary.framework/Versions/A/Resources/AlertTones/EncoreInfinitum/Rebound-EncoreInfinitum.caf"

# Play custom sound
afplay ~/.dotfiles/sounds/elevenlabs-notification-7.mp3

Hook Configuration

{
  "hooks": {
    "Stop": [{
      "type": "command",
      "command": "afplay ~/.dotfiles/sounds/elevenlabs-notification-7.mp3"
    }]
  }
}

Notes

• All formats (.aiff, .m4r, .caf) work with afplay
• EncoreInfinitum sounds have modern echo quality
• For notifications, prefer sounds under 2 seconds (avoid Welcome)