# How to Mute the Microphone on Mac with a Keyboard Shortcut

Updated: November 12, 2026

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In the settings of [Supercharge](https://sindresorhus.com/supercharge), set a shortcut for “Mute microphone”. Then press it in any app to mute or unmute. macOS has no such shortcut, but you can turn the input volume down in “[System Settings › Sound](x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.Sound-Settings.extension)”.

Shush of Mizage is a menu bar app for a mute key and push to talk. It is still on the Mac App Store for $4.99, but its last update (1.2.1) is from October 2014.

## With Supercharge

1. Open [Supercharge](https://sindresorhus.com/supercharge), and give it the access that it asks for in [“Device Control and Data Access”](https://sindresorhus.com/apps/faq#device-control-access).
1. Open the Supercharge settings, click “Shortcuts”, and set a shortcut for “Mute microphone”.
1. Press the shortcut to mute the microphone, and press it again to unmute it.

The shortcut mutes the microphone that macOS uses now, for all apps, also when a call app does not show it. You can also choose “Mute Microphone” in the Supercharge menu.

To always see if the microphone is muted, click the button next to “Mute microphone” in the “Shortcuts” settings, and choose when to show a menu bar icon. There you can also turn on a sound and an indicator on the screen when you mute or unmute.

In the “Tweaks” settings, “Mute microphone while typing” mutes the microphone while you type during a call, so others do not hear the keys.

## Without an app

macOS has no keyboard shortcut to mute the microphone. To mute it:

1. Open “[System Settings › Sound](x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.Sound-Settings.extension)”.
1. Below “Output & Input”, click “Input”.
1. Drag the “Input volume” slider all the way to the left.

Drag it back to unmute. Most call apps also have a mute button and their own shortcut, but it works only in that app.