Audio Manager

Overview of the Add-On Features

The NVDA Audio Manager add-on is designed to help you manage multiple audio devices and optimize audio routing effectively.

The functionalities of this add-on can be categorized into four main modules:

• Playback Device Management: This module enables volume adjustment, setting of the system's default playback device, and toggling between mute and unmute states.
• Recording Device Management: Similar to the playback device management, this allows for volume control, setting of the system's default recording device, and muting/unmuting.
• Application-specific Audio Control: This feature facilitates the customization of playback and recording devices, volume modification, and muting/unmuting for individual audio applications.
• Additional Functionalities: Alongside the features mentioned above, there are several practical functionalities such as microphone volume lock, NVDA output device switching, etc.

Function Hotkeys

| Features | Desktop layout | Laptop layout | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- | | Previous Recording Device | control+windows+alt+numpad1 | control+windows+alt+Home | | Next Recording Device | control+windows+alt+numpad3 | control+windows+alt+End | | Previous Playback Device | control+windows+alt+numpad4 | control+windows+alt+PageUp | | Next Playback Device | control+windows+alt+numpad6 | control+windows+alt+PageDown | | Previous Audio Application | control+windows+alt+numpad7 | control+windows+alt+LeftArrow | | Next Audio Application | control+windows+alt+numpad9 | control+windows+alt+RightArrow | | Increase Volume | control+windows+alt+numpad8 | control+windows+alt+UpArrow | | Reduce Volume | control+windows+alt+numpad2 | control+windows+alt+DownArrow | | Mute/Unmute | control+windows+alt+numpad5 | control+windows+alt +Space | | Set default playback/recording device | control+windows+alt+numpadEnter | control+windows+alt+Enter | | Previous recording device for audio application | shift+control+windows+alt+numpadDivide | shift+control+windows+alt+[ | | Next Recording Device for Audio Applications | control+windows+alt+numpadDivide | control+windows+alt+[ | | Previous playback device for audio application | shift+control+windows+alt+numpadMultiply | shift+control+windows+alt+] | | Next playback device for audio applications | control+windows+alt+numpadMultiply | control+windows+alt+] | | Restore audio application parameters (click to reset all audio application playback and recording devices, double-click to reset all audio application volume and unmute) | control+windows+alt+numpadMinus | control+windows+alt+Backspace | | Previous NVDA playback device | shift+control+windows+alt+numpadPlus | shift+control+windows+alt+\ | | Next NVDA playback device | control+windows+alt+numpadPlus | control+windows+alt+\ | | Mute/Unmute Current Window | shift+control+windows+alt+numpad8 | shift+control+windows+alt+Space | | Sound Switch | shift+control+windows+alt+numpad5 | shift+control+windows+alt+UpArrow | | Microphone Switch | shift+control+windows+alt+numpad2 | shift+control+windows+alt+DownArrow | | Lock/Unlock Microphone Volume | control+windows+alt+numpadDelete | control+windows+alt+Delete |

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Acknowledgements

Special thanks to Cary-rowen,雪岭冰龙 and 社会主义好 for their help and support during the development of the plugin.

Upgrade log

Version 1.0.9

• Compatible with NVDA 2026.1

Version 1.0.8

• Compatible with NVDA 2025.1
• L10n Updates.

Version 1.0.7

• Added support for Ukrainian localization.
• Changed the desktop layout gesture to be effective across all layouts, consistent with NVDA core gestures.

Version 1.0.6

• Adapt to NVDA 2024.1.
• Enhance compatibility stability.

Version 1.0.5

• For unsupported system versions, a prompt will be provided during plugin installation.

Version 1.0.4

• Improve program compatibility and fix incompatibilities with certain software.
• Fix the issue where setting default playback and recording devices may not take effect.

Version 1.0.3

• Modify the audio application name acquisition method, and synchronize the application window title.
• Fix some bugs.

Version 1.0.2

• Fix the problem that the microphone volume is not remembered after restarting after locking the microphone under certain circumstances.

Version 1.0.1

• Fixed some audio applications not showing up.
• Improved some hints.