Universal Mic Mute For Mac

One shortcut to mute your mic across every app. Always visible. Always ready.

teenymute lives in your menu bar and gives you a universal microphone mute toggle that works across Zoom, Meet, Teams, FaceTime, and every other mic-using app. Push-to-talk, global hotkey, HUD overlay. 3-day free trial, then $4.99 once.

Download App Purchase License: $4.99

teenymute menu bar showing microphone status indicator and dropdown controls

Your mic status. Always visible.

A color-coded menu bar icon shows your microphone state at a glance. No guessing, no fumbling.

Unmuted

Green means your microphone is live and picking up audio. You're being heard.

Mic On

Muted

Red means your microphone is off at the system level. Nothing gets through.

Mic Off

One hotkey. Every app.

Press Option+Shift+M from anywhere to instantly mute or unmute your microphone, or set any custom shortcut you prefer. No need to find the right mute button in Zoom, Teams, or Meet. teenymute mutes at the system level so it works universally, and no Accessibility permissions are required.

teenymute global hotkey muting microphone across Zoom and Teams

Push-to-talk when you need it.

Hold the hotkey to temporarily unmute, release to re-mute. Perfect for noisy environments where you only want your mic live while you're speaking.

teenymute push-to-talk mode indicator showing hold-to-unmute

HUD overlay on every toggle.

A subtle on-screen overlay confirms your mic state every time you toggle. See it on any display, in any app, so you always know whether you're muted.

teenymute HUD overlay showing muted confirmation on screen

Works with every app that uses your mic.

teenymute mutes at the system level, so it works everywhere.

Zoom

Mute instantly without hunting for Zoom's own button.

Google Meet

One shortcut replaces Meet's built-in mute toggle.

Microsoft Teams

System-level mute that works in and out of calls.

FaceTime

Mute FaceTime calls without touching the FaceTime UI.

Slack Huddles

Stay muted on Slack without switching windows.

Discord

Mute your mic in voice channels with one keystroke.

Voice Memos

Control your mic input in any recording app.

Any App

System-level mute means every mic-using app is covered.

Small app. Total mic control.

Everything you need to manage your microphone, nothing you don't.

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Global Hotkey

Default Option-Shift-M, fully configurable. Mute or unmute from any app instantly.

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Push-to-Talk

Hold the hotkey to unmute. Release to re-mute. Hands-free noise control.

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Menu Bar Indicator

Color-coded icon shows your mic state at a glance. Green is live, red is muted. Click the icon to toggle instantly.

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HUD Overlay

On-screen confirmation every time you toggle. Works on all displays.

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Sound Feedback

Optional audio cue on mute and unmute so you know the state changed.

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Input Device Picker

Choose which microphone to control. Detects hot-plugged devices automatically.

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Multi-Display Support

HUD overlay appears on your active display, no matter how many monitors you use.

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System State Monitoring

Watches macOS audio state continuously. Stays in sync even if other apps change your mic.

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Launch at Login

Starts with your Mac so your mic control is always running. Toggle in settings.

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No Permissions Required

Unlike other mute utilities, teenymute does not require Accessibility permissions. Install and go.

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Right-Click Menu

Right-click the menu bar icon to see your mic state, active input device, trial status, settings, and quit.

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Native & Lightweight

Built entirely with Apple frameworks. Zero third-party dependencies. No Dock icon, minimal resource usage.

Frequently Asked Questions

$4.99 as a one-time payment. That's it. No subscription, no recurring charges, ever. All future updates are included.

No. You pay once and own teenymute forever. There is no subscription and there never will be.

Yes. teenymute comes with a 3-day free trial with full access to every feature. No credit card required.

macOS 14 Sonoma or later.

Only for license validation. All mic monitoring and muting happens locally on your Mac with no internet required.

Completely. teenymute never records, listens to, or transmits any audio. It only controls the mute state of your microphone. No analytics, no telemetry, no cloud sync, no accounts.

Yes. teenymute controls whichever input device you select in settings. It detects USB mics, headsets, AirPods, and built-in mics, and handles hot-plugging automatically. For devices that don't support the standard macOS mute property, teenymute transparently falls back to volume control.

No. Unlike some competing mute utilities, teenymute does not require Accessibility permissions. The global hotkey works without any special permissions.

Yes. teenymute is a universal binary that runs natively on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.

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