Volume Icon AlternativesVolume Control Tools and other similar apps like Volume Icon

Volume Icon is described as 'Aims to be a lightweight volume control that sits in your systray. It is often used in conjuction with the lightweight tint2 panel/taskbar' and is a Volume Control tool in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Volume Icon for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and Mozilla Firefox apps. The best Volume Icon alternative is EarTrumpet, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Volume Icon are Volume2, Background Music, SoundSource and Sound Control.

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  1. EarTrumpet icon
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    Provides advanced per-app volume control for Windows 10 and 11 with multi-channel audio visualization, device switching, configurable hotkeys, modern interface options such as light and dark modes, automatic updates, multilingual support, and enhanced audio routing.

    29 EarTrumpet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • EarTrumpet is the most popular Windows alternative to Volume Icon.

    • EarTrumpet is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Volume Icon.

    • EarTrumpet is Free and Open SourceVolume Icon is also Free and Open Source
    • EarTrumpet is LightweightVolume Icon is not according to our users
  2. Volume2 icon
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    Volume2 is an advanced Windows audio mixer, a complete replacement for the standard Volume Control. This application lets you easily change the sound volume just by rotating the mouse wheel or by using keyboard hot keys or just mouse move on screen border.

    26 Volume2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Background Music is a macOS audio utility that can automatically pause your music, set individual apps' volumes, and record system audio.

    9 Background Music alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Background Music is the most popular Mac alternative to Volume Icon.

    • Background Music is Free and Open SourceVolume Icon is also Free and Open Source
    • Background Music is LightweightVolume Icon is not according to our users
  4. Sound Control icon
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    Sound Control adds per-app volume and EQ controls to your Mac apps. Route your apps to different audio devices. Add volume controls to your devices.

    20 Sound Control alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Sound Control is the most popular commercial alternative to Volume Icon.

    • Sound Control is Paid and ProprietaryVolume Icon is Free and Open Source
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    PulseAudio Volume Control (pavucontrol) is a volume control tool (“mixer”) for the PulseAudio server. In contrast to classic mixer tools, this one allows you to control both the volume of hardware devices and of each...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
    • PulseAudio Volume Control is the most popular Linux alternative to Volume Icon.

    • PulseAudio Volume Control is Free and Open SourceVolume Icon is also Free and Open Source
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    GroundControl virtual audio drivers allow applications to pass audio to other applications with zero latency.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Volctl - Volume Control per application from System Tray for Linux

    Volctl is a free and opensource app for Linux writen in python and gtk+ and that can be used to control volume per application and for enabled pulseaudio outputs from the system tray.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. Audio Sliders icon
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    Audio Sliders is a audio control panel that is much smaller than and yet far more feature-rich than the standard Windows version. Features include... basics adjustment of volume/bass/treble levels; preset storage of different audio levels for different tasks; customizable global...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Volti icon
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    Volti is an GTK+ application for controlling audio volume from system tray/notification area.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Volume Scroller allows you to quickly change the system volume. All you have to do is hold the mouse pointer over the taskbar and turn the mouse wheel.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Volwheel icon
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    VolWheel is a little application which lets you control the sound volume easily through a tray icon you can scroll on. It is written in Perl/Gtk2 and works both for ALSA and OSS. You can configure it quickly through its configuration interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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