LockMic for Mac
System-wide microphone mute with global hotkeys and an on-screen HUD.
By oochernyshev. Free and open source, MIT licence.
LockMic at a glance
- Version
- 1.4.51
- Released
- 24 October 2026
- Download size
- 3.3 MB
- Works on
- Apple silicon and Intel
- Licence
- MIT
- Category
- Productivity
- Developer
- oochernyshev
- GitHub stars
- 3
About LockMic
System-wide microphone mute for macOS: menu bar, global hotkey, HUD, optional local recording.
How to install LockMic on a Mac
- Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
- Search for LockMic and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 1.4.51 from oochernyshev's own GitHub release.
- Open it. The download is checked against its SHA-256 fingerprint and its signature is checked on your Mac before it lands in Applications.
Updates to LockMic show up in OpenDMG and install with one button. No account is needed.
Prefer to do it by hand? The developer's file is on GitHub: LockMic-1.4.51.dmg (3.3 MB).
What is new in LockMic 1.4.51
## What’s new - Fixed the recording indicator appearing when the on-screen HUD is disabled. - Kept the floating HUD independent of the regular HUD setting.
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