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Ever been embarrased by having your mic on when you though it wasn't?

Have you ever run into a game or app that didn't support your preferred method of voice communication? You wanted Push-to-Talk, but they only had Open Mic. Or you wanted Open Mic with a Toggle Mute, but they only had Push-to-Talk?

Is it difficult to use PTT during intense gameplay? Maybe it hinders your movement, ability use, or aim?

Do you find it annoying to have to set up the microphone for each game or app individually? Are you even able to do that, or do you have to settle for less than ideal settings? For example, when using Voice Activation (Open Mic), the mic keeps activating when it shouldn't, or doesn't activate when it should? Perhaps it often gets cut off before you've finished speaking?

Do you play games on a controller but can't communicate because the developers didn't bother to add controller support for voice chat?

Are you often in multiple voice chats at the same time but you want to be able to easily choose whether you're talking in all chats or just one of them? Maybe you're a streamer and you don't want random people listening to you talking to your viewers?

AutoPTT solves all of these problems, and more. You'll always know whether your mic is active or not, you can use whatever method of voice communication you want, and you only need set up the mic once. Everything just works, regardless of the game or app.

Why is my mic always on?
Where's the Push-to-Talk?
Oh crap, was my mic on?
I'm so embarrassed!
Setting up my mic shouldn't be this difficult!
How do I mute this thing?
Dude, I don't have time to press Push-to-Talk!
Open Mic only? WTF?

Do I really have to use Push-to-Talk?

If I bind it on the keyboard, it makes movement more difficult.

And If I bind it on the mouse, it messes with my aim!

Comms should be easy!
I just want to toggle the mic on and off...
Why didn't they add voice chat for the controller?
Overlay
The Overlay shows the status of your mic, so you can make sure it's only active when it's supposed to be.
By default, it's in the top left corner of your screen, but you can move it around as you like.
Elgato Stream Deck
AutoPTT also has a plugin for the Stream Deck. It shows the mic status much like the Overlay, and lets you customize what happens when the button is pressed.
Bitfocus Companion
AutoPTT supports other devices similar to the Stream Deck as well, through its Bitfocus Companion plugin.
picture the overlay in a game
Sound Effects
You can assign sound effects to most events, such as when your mic is activated/deactivated, you switch to a different activation mode, or mute/unmute the mic system-wide.
Activation Modes
Your mic can be controlled automatically, or with a little help from you.
Voice Activity
AutoPTT will both press and release the Push-to-Talk key for you.
Tap
You start speaking by pressing the Push-to-Talk key but you can release the key immediately after; AutoPTT will keep Push-to-Talk active until you stop speaking.
Pust-to-Talk (PTT)
You press and release the Push-to-Talk key.
Multiple keys can be used to trigger PTT through Secondary PTT keys.
Open Mic to Tap
Similar to Tap, you press PTT to start talking, which unmutes your mic. It will stay unmuted as long as you talk, even if you release the PTT key immediately.
Open Mic to PTT
AutoPTT unmutes your mic when you press PTT and mutes it when you release PTT.
You can also make use of the following
Push-to-Mute
Press and hold a key to mute the mic. In Voice Activity and Tap modes, the PTT key is simply released, while in the Open Mic to PTT modes, the mic is muted system-wide.
Push-to-Mute (Global)
Press and hold a key to mute the mic system-wide regardless of the current Activation Mode, while also releasing the PTT key.
Toggle Mute (Global)
Use the Toggle Mute (Global) hotkey to mute/unmute the mic system-wide.
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Hotkeys
You can use hotkeys to change your setup on the fly.
All hotkeys also support game controllers like gamepads, steering wheels and joysticks.
Detailed Settings
Settings missing from most games and apps are available in AutoPTT, and through AutoPTT, usable in all of them.
Activation Threshold
The sound level that needs to be passed before activating the mic.
Elsewhere, this might be referred to as the Sensitivity.
Deactivation Threshold
AKA Hold Threshold.
When the mic is already active, it is kept active as long as the sound level is above either the activation or deactivation thresholds.
This is useful if you have a tendency to start talking loudly and then trail off...
Release Delay
The mic is kept active for a time even after the sound level drops below the activation and deactivation thresholds.
This time period is reset every time the sound level goes back over either threshold.
Activation Window
Additionally, with the Tap modes, you can also make use of the Activation Window, which is the time that you have from releasing the PTT key to the mic becoming inactive without the sound level going over the activation threshold.

Basically, this is like Release Delay but for before you start speaking.

Frequently Asked Questions
How is this different from free utilities that do the same thing?

There are no free utlities that do everything AutoPTT does.

Sure, if all you need is a system-wide Push-to-Mute or a Toggle Mute, you might be able to use a free utility for it. On the other hand, AutoPTT has a number of unique features that other apps do not offer, such as:

  • Minimal CPU/RAM usage. Unlike many "desktop" apps these days, AutoPTT is built with C and does not use a web browser for its user interface
    autoptt and discord memory usage
  • Turning PTT back into Voice Activation
  • The Tap activation mode, Activation Window and Release Delay (note that Tap works just like PTT when the key is held down; it just has these other features as well)
  • Support for both PTT and Voice Activation in any game or app (so it's always possible to switch between them)
  • Using a game controller as PTT without input mode switching
  • Using PTT with Soundboard apps (via the Tap activation mode)
  • Hotkeys with arbitrary key combinations like 1-2 or 1-2-3
  • Toggle Mute or Push-to-Mute that lets you adjust the sensitivity of the mic when it's unmuted (which is otherwise impossible when your game/app is set to Open Mic)
  • Support for multiple profiles that can automatically activate based on what programs are running
How is this useful for Discord or Teamspeak?

Unless you want to use activation modes other than PTT where only PTT is allowed (eg. with Priority Speaker, or in channels with forced PTT), AutoPTT probably isn't that useful for you. It's mainly meant for ingame voice chat, which koften lacks features.

Of course, AutoPTT does have other unique features that may still be useful with Discord and Teamspeak. See the answer to the previous question for some examples.

Can I get banned for using it?

No. Plenty of software listens for (and generates) input events. For example, if you have a gaming mouse and you remap a button to a keyboard key, it's likely done the same way AutoPTT does.

Is it free?

You can try it out for free. The app will need to be restarted every 15 minutes, though.

If you decide the app is worth paying for, you only have to pay once, and then it's yours forever.

Can I get a discount?

If you're buying multiple licenses, sure. Get in touch.

Can I earn money by recommending the app?

Yeah, you can get a 10% commission as an affiliate. Click here for details.

What are you waiting for?

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