CapslockMute: Instantly Mute Yourself on Video Calls
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CapslockMute is a new application launched on Product Hunt that allows users to instantly mute themselves on video calls by remapping the Caps Lock key. The developer was inspired by the awkwardness of not being able to mute oneself and found the Caps Lock key to be an efficient solution due to its size and ease of access.
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CapslockMute
Mute yourself instantly on video calls
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Mute yourself instantly on video calls
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I had this idea when I was building @Tandem (a virtual office for remote teams) and saw how awkward it can be when someone can't mute themselves. We built the ability to mute a teammate, but I thought it would be even better if mute/unmute could become muscle memory...so I remapped caps lock to mute via @Karabiner . It quickly became one of my favorite hacks - I think it's because Caps Lock is a large key, so it's much quicker to press than a combination of keys. Yay Fitts' Law! When I got a new laptop and my Karabiner setup broke, I missed it so much I built a dedicated app - now others can use it!I added a meeting app selector so you can change the keyboard shortcut to work with other meeting software. I find myself using it all the time!- About to sneeze? -> Hit caps lock to mute. - Want to dictate a note via @Aqua Voice while on a call? -> Hit caps lock to mute- Child throwing a tantrum? -> Hit caps lock to mute- Loud car horns near your house? -> Hit caps lock to muteRemapping mute to caps lock is more satisfying than:- backing into a parking space- changing your keyboard layout to Dvorak- customizing launcher shortcuts in @Raycast It's absolutely crazy that laptops are still shipped with a Caps Lock key and not a mute toggle, given how much time most of us spend on video calls. If anybody knows a way to remap the LED to your mute state, that would be even better, but as far as I can tell, it's not possible on MacOS.