# HQPresets 2.0 – by Gato **URL:** \ **Category:** HQ Player\ **Created:** [May 4, 2025, 10:32am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/hqpresets-2-0-by-gato/298713 "2025-05-04T10:32:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![christian\_rappo](https://community.roonlabs.com/letter_avatar/christian_rappo/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@christian\_rappo](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/christian_rappo)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2025, 10:32am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/hqpresets-2-0-by-gato/298713/1 "2025-05-04T10:32:04Z")
**HQPresets** is a web client and local web server solution that provides partial control of an HQPlayer system through its API and a web interface. In essence, HQPresets acts as an alternative front-end for interacting with HQPlayer, while preserving its full audio performance. If you’re interested, download the appropriate version for your platform (Mac, Linux, or Windows) from: [HQPresets Downloads](https://drive.proton.me/urls/WGWQ85A0W8#T45HCnsP1Xkc) [More information …](https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/30983-hqplayer-linux-desktop-and-hqplayer-embedded/page/369/#findComment-1309916) A new tool to play with, enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![matjolic](https://community.roonlabs.com/letter_avatar/matjolic/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@matjolic](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/matjolic)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2025, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/hqpresets-2-0-by-gato/298713/2 "2025-05-04T19:26:20Z")
This is awesome @christian_rappo, thanks for sharing, I will definitely use this! ---
**Author:** ![Faxe](https://community.roonlabs.com/letter_avatar/faxe/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Faxe](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/Faxe)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 6:11am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/hqpresets-2-0-by-gato/298713/3 "2025-05-05T06:11:56Z")
If I try to run the program on my MacBook Air m3, I get a message that says “HQPresets is damaged and can not be opened”. I haven’t tried this from the manual: > On Macs with M-series processors, to bypass macOS Gatekeeper— > > which checks for app signatures and quarantine status—you may need > > to run the following command: > > o xattr -cr ////HQPresets.app > > o ⚠ Warning: Use this command with caution. It recursively > > removes all extended attributes, including the quarantine flag, > > from the app. ---
**Author:** ![jbar2797](https://community.roonlabs.com/user_avatar/community.roonlabs.com/jbar2797/32/355019_2.png) [@jbar2797](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/jbar2797)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 6:31am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/hqpresets-2-0-by-gato/298713/4 "2025-05-05T06:31:17Z")
what you want to do now is go to Applications folder in mac finder, find HQPresets, right click it and select “new terminal at folder” It will open a terminal, type cd … to go back one in folder, and then run xattr -cr HQPresets.app it will open now when you run it ---
**Author:** ![jbar2797](https://community.roonlabs.com/user_avatar/community.roonlabs.com/jbar2797/32/355019_2.png) [@jbar2797](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/jbar2797)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 6:38am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/hqpresets-2-0-by-gato/298713/5 "2025-05-05T06:38:37Z")
Hey, So Im running it on mac. I want to make sure I understand its functionality correctly. I still have to setup all of my HQPlayer settings on my pc running HQPLAYER Desktop? Then, I can open your application and i can save the current hqplayer desktop setup as a preset? From there, I can switch between different saved presets through my web browser on any device connected to my local network? ---
**Author:** ![Faxe](https://community.roonlabs.com/letter_avatar/faxe/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Faxe](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/Faxe)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 6:53am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/hqpresets-2-0-by-gato/298713/6 "2025-05-05T06:53:36Z")
It is working now 👍 ---
**Author:** ![christian\_rappo](https://community.roonlabs.com/letter_avatar/christian_rappo/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@christian\_rappo](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/christian_rappo)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 7:11am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/hqpresets-2-0-by-gato/298713/7 "2025-05-05T07:11:26Z")
Yes, that’s the way to go if you want to take HQPresets further on a M-series Mac ---
**Author:** ![christian\_rappo](https://community.roonlabs.com/letter_avatar/christian_rappo/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@christian\_rappo](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/christian_rappo)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 7:11am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/hqpresets-2-0-by-gato/298713/8 "2025-05-05T07:11:31Z")
Yes absolutely, that’s the idea. You can also associate a preset with albums/tracks so that it is applied ‘automatically’ by HQPresets during playback