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24 alternatives to Shush

Hotkey microphone silencing for your Mac

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Shush launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
TalkTastic for macOS▲520
Context-aware voice keyboard for any app
2024 · talktastic.com · its alternatives →
2
Hotkey EVE▲213
Learn hot keys as you use your Mac
2015 · hotkey-eve.com · its alternatives →
3
FunKey 3.0▲203
Satisfying mechanical keys + mouse click sounds to your Mac
Dec 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
4
Roadie▲98
Keep your Mac on the right microphone and speakers
Sep 2026 · getroadie.vercel.app · its alternatives →
5
Unclack for macOS▲240
Automatically mute your keyboard while typing
2021 · unclack.app · its alternatives →
6
Spokenly▲178
Type 4x faster with your voice
2025 · spokenly.app · its alternatives →
7
Streamkeys▲67
Global hotkeys for your favourite music players.
2015 · its alternatives →
8UA
Unclack – a macOS app that mutes your microphone while you type▲279
Unclack is the small but mighty Mac utility that mutes your keyboard while you type!
2021 · unclack.app · its alternatives →
9
LocalClicky▲127
Control your Mac with your voice locally
Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
10
Mutify▲70
Use a shortcut on any Mac device to mute your microphone
2019 · mutify.app · its alternatives →
11
Soundsource▲70
Switch your Mac audio sources easily
2014 · soundsource.macupdate.com · its alternatives →
12
Boom 2▲237
System-wide volume booster and equalizer for mac
2014 · globaldelight.com · its alternatives →
13
Keeby▲150
Mechanical keyboard sounds for your Mac
Apr 2026 · getkeeby.com · its alternatives →
14
Speakmac▲190
The offline dictation macOS should have had
Nov 2025 · speakmac.app · its alternatives →
15
TongueType for macOS▲109
Hi HN, I'm a longtime web dev, but this is my first macOS app. Feedback is very welcome <3 I built TongueType because every dictation app I tried failed at least one of three things: it sent my audio to someone's cloud, it charged me monthly fee, or it felt clunky or enterprisy. The cloud thing kills it for anything sensitive. The subscription thing is insulting for what amounts to "Whisper + a hotkey." TongueType runs Whisper locally on Apple Silicon via CoreML. It's built to feel like a second keyboard: tap the hotkey, talk, let go, words appear. It sits in the menu bar (no dock icon, no…
May 2026 · tonguetype.app · its alternatives →
16
SoundMate▲107
Enjoy SoundCloud from your Mac's menu bar
2015 · icyarrow.com · its alternatives →
17
Sayonic▲71
A voice assistant in your Mac's notch that does the task
23d ago · sayonic.app · its alternatives →
18
Speek▲75
A voice assistant that lives in your Mac's notch
25d ago · github.com · its alternatives →
19
AudioPriorityBar▲217
Priority-based audio switching for macOS menu bar
Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
20
SoundSource 3.0▲102
The sound control that should be built into MacOS
2017 · rogueamoeba.com · its alternatives →
21
Soundcleod▲83
Mac app for Soundcloud using keyboard buttons finally!
2014 · soundcleod.com · its alternatives →
22
keySonic▲85
iOS 8 keyboard that makes ridiculous sounds as you type
2014 · its alternatives →
23
KeyOpera 2.0▲100
Make every Mac keystroke sound uniquely yours
Jul 2026 · mbirang.com · its alternatives →
24
Myriad▲83
The ultimate audio batch processor
2016 · its alternatives →

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