claude-sound

Cross-platform CLI (macOS, Windows, Linux) that configures Claude Code Hooks to play bundled sounds.

• Setup UI: npx claude-sound@latest
• Hook runner: npx --yes claude-sound@latest play --event <Event> --sound <SoundId> --managed-by claude-sound

Install / run

npx claude-sound@latest

You’ll be prompted to choose where to write settings:

• Project (shared): .claude/settings.json
• Project (local): .claude/settings.local.json
• Global: ~/.claude/settings.json

Then you can enable/disable events and choose a sound per event. Selecting a sound plays a quick preview. Choose Create my own to generate custom text-to-speech sounds, or Import from file to add your own MP3/WAV files.

Commands

claude-sound list-events
claude-sound list-sounds
claude-sound play --sound ring1
claude-sound import <path>   # Import MP3/WAV into ~/.claude-sound/sounds/

What gets written

For each configured event, claude-sound writes a Claude hook handler like:

{
  "hooks": {
    "SessionStart": [
      {
        "matcher": "*",
        "hooks": [
          {
            "type": "command",
            "command": "npx --yes claude-sound@latest play --event SessionStart --sound ring1 --managed-by claude-sound",
            "async": true,
            "timeout": 5
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

claude-sound only manages hook handlers whose command contains --managed-by claude-sound.

Uninstall / remove hooks

Run the setup again and choose Remove all claude-sound hooks, then Apply.

Or manually delete any hook handlers whose command contains:

--managed-by claude-sound

Custom sound order and labels

Add assets/sounds/order.json to control order and display names:

{
  "common": [
    { "id": "common/baemin", "label": "Baemin Delivery" },
    "common/pop",
    "common/kakaotalk"
  ],
  "game": ["game/undertale-sans", "game/pokemon-battle", ...],
  "ring": ["ring1", "ring2", "ring3", "ring4", "ring5", "ring6", "ring7", "ring8", "ring9", "ring10"]
}

• Use full IDs (e.g. common/baemin). Sounds not listed append at the end.
• Use { "id": "...", "label": "Display Name" } for custom labels; otherwise the filename is shown.

Create my own (text-to-speech)

When picking a sound, choose Create my own to generate custom sounds from text. Supports English (default) and Korean. Enter any phrase (e.g. "Claude is ready!" or "클로드가 준비됐어요!") and it will be turned into speech using Google Translate TTS (free, no API key). Requires network. Custom sounds are saved to ~/.claude-sound/sounds/.

See docs/TTS.md for details.

Import from file

When picking a sound, choose Import from file and enter a path to an MP3 or WAV file. It will be copied to ~/.claude-sound/sounds/ and appear under Custom (TTS & imported). Or use the CLI:

claude-sound import ./my-notification.mp3

Supported formats: MP3, WAV. Max file size: 5MB.

Platform support

| Platform | Audio player | Notes | |----------|--------------|-------| | macOS | afplay | Built-in, no setup needed | | Windows | ffplay, mpv, mpg123, or PowerShell | Install ffmpeg (includes ffplay) or mpv for best support. PowerShell (built-in) plays WAV only. | | Linux | ffplay, mpv, mpg123, aplay, etc. | Install ffmpeg or mpv for MP3 support. |

Notes

• Hooks run npx each time the event fires. It’s simple and works everywhere, but may be slower than a local install.