A macOS menu bar app that automatically activates Do Not Disturb when your microphone or camera is in use.
No configuration required. Works with Zoom, Teams, Meet, FaceTime, and any other app that accesses your mic or camera.
Requires macOS 26 or later.
Not available in the EU due to App Store trader-status requirements. EU users, install via Homebrew or the direct download below.
brew install --cask kurama/tap/muteDownload the latest notarized .dmg from the Releases page.
This repository is for contributors. To build locally:
git clone https://github.com/kurama/mute.git
cd mute
open mute.xcodeprojSet your development team under Signing & Capabilities, then press Cmd+R.
On first launch, Mute will guide you through a short onboarding that installs two macOS Shortcuts used to toggle Focus mode.
Microphone detection uses CoreAudio's kAudioDevicePropertyDeviceIsRunningSomewhere — the same signal that drives the orange mic indicator in the menu bar.
Camera detection uses AVCaptureDevice.isInUseByAnotherApplication via KVO, with a 2-second polling fallback.
Do Not Disturb is toggled via two bundled macOS Shortcuts ("Mute On" / "Mute Off"), which call the native Focus API. This approach avoids private APIs and works without special entitlements.
- Enable / Disable Mute
- Trigger on: Mic & Camera / Mic only / Camera only
MIT