A Mac utility to remap Caps Lock to the mute shortcut for Zoom, Teams, and Tandem. Because CapsLock is a large key and at your finger tips, it's much faster than clicking a button or pressing a combination of keys. It truly makes muting/unmuting muscle memory.
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 mute
Remapping 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.
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 mute
Remapping 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.