Saturday, July 9, 2011

EzMute & EzPtt for Skype 1.0 Released

I created this plugin for Skype to help myself mute / unmute Skype during long conference calls. Usually Skype application window is in background hidden by screen sharing application or web browser and to unmute and say something I need to find Skype window, switch to it, click button, then switch back to active window, repeate to mute again. What a pain!
So I've created this application to easily mute and unmute Skype with single key press or mouse click on always-on-top visual button. This button is also helps to visually identify if Skype is already muted. Later I've added PTT functionality (push-to-talk, Skype is unmuted while you keep key down and get back muted when you release it).

How to use it:
  1. Download and install prerequisites: Skype 3+, .Net Framework 4.0
  2. Download and unpack EzMute & EzPtt for Skype 1.2
  3. Start Skype then start EzMute application (after first launch Skype will ask should it grant access to this plugin, please allow it)
  4. After call is started you may click visual button at top right corner of the screen to mute / unmute the call.
  5. In the tray you may right-click application's icon to set mute & PTT keybord keys (they are disabled by default), unlock button's position, and adjust other settings.
  6. You may look here for newer versions
Not satisfied? Try another good Skype plugin: Nudua's Skype PTT