Earie
Per-app volume mixer for Windows inspired by EarTrumpet

Note

AI-assisted development: This app was built with the help of AI tools. While it is actively tested and continuously improved, you may encounter bugs. Feedback for issues is greatly appreciated. Please open an issue report if you find one and we’ll work to fix it.

Features

• Hide devices
• Hide processes
• Sort devices
• Show only the default device

Download

Prebuilt binaries are available from Releases:

• Earie-Setup.exe — recommended
  Installer with Start Menu entry and auto-updates support.
• Earie.zip — portable
  No installation required. Extract and run.

Note

Portable builds do not install system integration (Start Menu, uninstall entry).

Build

_{Development environment used:}

• Windows 11, Qt 6.8+, Qt Creator, Qt 6.10.1 MinGW kit
• Open CMakeLists.txt in Qt Creator, and build the project.

The app starts tray-only. Left-click the tray icon toggles the flyout; right-click shows the context menu.

Config (JSON)

Stored at:

• %APPDATA%/Earie/config.json

Schema (v1):

{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "mode": "default",                // "default" | "all"
  "showSystemSessions": false,      // default false
  "hiddenDevices": ["<deviceId>"],
  "hiddenProcessesGlobal": ["C:\\Path\\App.exe"],
  "hiddenProcessesPerDevice": {
    "<deviceId>": ["C:\\Path\\App.exe"]
  }
}

Notes:

• Devices are hidden by IMMDevice id (stable string from IMMDevice::GetId).
• Processes are hidden by full exe path (preferred), resolved from session PID.

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome! So feel free to open them.

License

This project is licensed under the GPLv3 - see the License file for details.