Microphone Volume Lock

A Windows application built with Wails that lets you lock your microphone volume at a specified level, preventing unwanted volume changes during important calls or recordings.

Features

• Lock microphone volume at any desired level
• System tray integration for quick access
• Native Windows menu system
• Persistent settings across app restarts
• Run at Windows startup option
• Keyboard shortcuts for common actions
• Built using Wails and React for a native feel

Prerequisites

• Windows operating system
• NirCmd utility installed (nircmdc.exe needed)

For development:

• Go 1.21 or later
• Node.js and npm
• Wails CLI (go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/cmd/wails@latest)

Installation

1. Download the latest release from the Releases page
2. Place nircmdc.exe in the same directory as the application or have it installed globally (on the system)
3. Run the application

Development Setup

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Xurify/Microphone-Volume-Lock
cd microphone-volume-lock

2. Install frontend dependencies:

cd frontend
npm install
cd ..

3. Run in development mode:

wails dev

Building

To build the application:

wails build

The built executable will be in the build/bin directory.

Usage

Running the Application

1. Launch the application
2. Use the slider to set your desired microphone volume
3. Click "Lock Microphone Volume" to lock at the current level
4. The application will continue running in the system tray when minimized

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Ctrl+H: Hide to system tray
• Ctrl+Q: Quit application
• Ctrl+S: Toggle Windows startup setting

System Tray

Right-click the system tray icon for quick access to:

• Show/hide window
• Lock/unlock volume
• Quit application

Project Structure

• main.go: Application entry point and window configuration
• app.go: Core application logic and backend functionality
• frontend/: React frontend code
  • src/App.tsx: Main application interface
  • src/style.css: Application styling
• build/: Build artifacts and resources
• wails.json: Wails project configuration

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit pull requests or create issues for bugs and feature requests.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Wails - For the Go/React framework
• NirCmd - For Windows volume control
• React - Frontend framework
• Radix UI - UI components