Guides

Short, practical answers for muting your microphone on a Mac, in every app.

• How to mute Google Meet with AirPods on a MacThe AirPods press doesn't mute Google Meet in Chrome on a Mac. Here's how to mute Meet with your AirPods, a shortcut or the menu bar, in any tab.
• How to mute Zoom with AirPods or a shortcut on a MacMute Zoom on your Mac with an AirPods press or one global shortcut, even when Zoom isn't the active window. Works in the Zoom app and in the browser.
• How to mute Microsoft Teams with AirPods on a MacMute Microsoft Teams on your Mac with your AirPods, a global shortcut or the menu bar. Works in the Teams app and in Teams in the browser.
• How to mute a Slack huddle from any app on a MacMute Slack huddles on your Mac from any app with one global shortcut or your AirPods. No need to find the huddle window.
• Push to talk and a global mute shortcut for Discord on a MacUse one global push to talk and mute shortcut for Discord on your Mac, or mute with your AirPods. Works in the Discord app and in the browser.
• How to mute Webex from any app on a MacMute Webex meetings on your Mac with one global shortcut or your AirPods, even when Webex isn't the active window.
• How to mute calls in any browser tab on a MacMute calls in Chrome, Safari, Arc, Edge and Firefox with your AirPods or one shortcut. Works for Google Meet, SoWork, Gather, Whereby, Jitsi and more.
• AirPods mute not working on your Mac? Here's the fixPressing your AirPods stem plays an error chime and doesn't mute your call? Here's why it happens on a Mac and how to make the press mute any app.
• How to mute your microphone on a Mac with a keyboard shortcutSet one global keyboard shortcut to mute and unmute your Mac's microphone in every app. No Accessibility permission needed.
• Push to talk on a Mac, in every appUse push to talk on your Mac in Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Discord and every other app. Hold a key or a mouse button to talk, let go to mute.
• How to stop apps from changing your mic volume on a MacGoogle Meet, Chrome, Zoom and Teams keep changing your Mac's microphone level. Lock your mic volume so no app can change it.
• How to mute your microphone on a MacFour ways to mute your Mac's microphone: the call app's button, System Settings, a global shortcut and your AirPods, and which one works in every app.
• A “You're muted” reminder for every call appTalking while muted? Muffle notices and shows a “You're muted” reminder in Google Meet, Zoom, Teams, Slack and every other app on your Mac.
• Why AirPods sound worse during calls on a MacAirPods switch to a low-quality call mode when a Mac call uses their mic. Here's why, and how to keep full quality in Meet, Zoom and Teams.