Mic Drop Alternatives

Mic Drop is described as 'MacOS menu bar app that allows you to quickly mute and unmute yourself using a keyboard shortcut. It works with every meeting app out there—from Zoom to Slack, FaceTime to Houseparty' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are eight alternatives to Mic Drop for Windows and Mac. The best Mic Drop alternative is Mutify. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try AHK MicMute or YouAreMuted. Other great apps like Mic Drop are Shush, MicSwitch, MuteMyMic and Talk Toggle.

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Mic Drop is a macOS menu bar app that allows you to quickly mute and unmute yourself using a keyboard shortcut. It works...

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Mic Drop alternatives page was last updated Sep 29, 2023
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  1. Mutify icon
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    Mutify works with all of meeting apps. You can mute/unmute mic from menubar or a customizable keyboard shortcut. Works with AirPods and other headsets. Has push-to-talk.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Mutify Features

    1.  Kids Mode
    2.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    3.  Push to talk

    Mutify VS Mic Drop

     
    • Mutify is the most popular Mac alternative to Mic Drop.

    • Mutify is the most popular commercial alternative to Mic Drop.

    • Mutify is Paid and ProprietaryMic Drop is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. AHK MicMute icon
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    AHK MicMute is an open-source program that allows you to mute your microphone with a pre-defined hotkey. It supports custom mute sounds, profiles, push-to-talk, AFK timeout, and more.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    AHK MicMute Features

    1.  Tray Icon
    2.  Push to talk

    AHK MicMute VS Mic Drop

     
    • AHK MicMute is the most popular Windows alternative to Mic Drop.

    • AHK MicMute is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Mic Drop.

    • AHK MicMute is Free and Open SourceMic Drop is Paid and Proprietary
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    Tired of people telling you that "You are muted!" on online meettings? Use this simple program to easily mute / unmute all mics and have a visual feedback on your screen.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    YouAreMuted VS Mic Drop

     
  4. Shush icon
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    Problem: Voice chat is awesome, but sooner or later you’ll send something you wish others hadn’t heard.

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    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Shush Features

    1.  Push to talk
    2.  Support for Hotkeys

    Shush VS Mic Drop

     
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    MicSwitch allows you to mute/unmute your system microphone using a predefined system-wide hotkey which will affect any program that uses the microphone (no more heavy breathing during Skype conferences, hooray!).

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    MicSwitch Features

    1.  Support for Hotkeys

    MicSwitch VS Mic Drop

     
  6. MuteMyMic icon
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    Provides a status bar icon for setting microphone input level, and hotkeys to mute/unmute.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Discontinued

    The last version (1.10) was released in March 2015.

    MuteMyMic Features

    1.  Push to talk

    MuteMyMic VS Mic Drop

     
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    Mute your microphone with a customizable shortcut.

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    Talk Toggle Features

    1.  Push to talk

    Talk Toggle VS Mic Drop

     
  8. MuteDeck icon
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    Check and control your status on Zoom; quickly mute or unmute, toggle your webcam, start sharing, leave the meeting, making you the meeting rockstar!.

    5 MuteDeck alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    MuteDeck Features

    1. Zoom icon  Zoom integration

    MuteDeck VS Mic Drop

     
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