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Nov 12, 2026

MuteDeck v4.14

Improved New Fixed

MuteDeck v4.14 is all about hotkeys. There's a new push-to-talk hotkey, you can run your Other Actions from a global hotkey, and the Hotkeys settings are redesigned so they tell you when a shortcut can't work and how to fix it. 😊 Slack Huddles, Webex and FaceTime also move to MuteDeck's newer, lighter detection - so they're quicker, and FaceTime works again on macOS 27.

Hotkeys: Push to Talk & Other Actions

Add a Push to talk hotkey in Settings → Hotkeys. Hold it to unmute during a call, and let go to mute again.

Choose Add Hotkey → Other Action…, pick one of your own Other Actions or a built-in one, and record a shortcut. Pressing it runs that action in the meeting app you're in, the same way your Stream Deck or the API does. If you change an action later, the hotkey uses the new version.

Redesigned Hotkeys

  • Only what you use: The Hotkeys section starts with just Mute. Use Add Hotkey to add Video, Share, Record, Leave meeting, Push to talk or an Other Action. Removing a hotkey turns it off but remembers its shortcut.
  • Hotkeys that don't work tell you why: If another app already uses a shortcut, Windows reserves it, or it clashes with a macOS keyboard shortcut, MuteDeck says so next to the hotkey and offers a fix, like opening Keyboard Shortcuts in System Settings. Shortcuts shared by two MuteDeck hotkeys are flagged too.
  • Secure Keyboard Entry (macOS): When an app such as a password manager or Terminal turns on Secure Keyboard Entry, all global hotkeys pause. MuteDeck now shows a banner telling you which app is doing it.
  • At startup: If a hotkey can't be registered when MuteDeck starts, you'll get one notification and a tray menu entry that takes you straight to Settings.

Slack, Webex and FaceTime: Lighter, Quicker, and More Reliable

Slack Huddles, Webex and FaceTime now use the same detection that Zoom and Teams moved to earlier. It runs in the background instead of on the main window, uses less CPU, and every mute, video, share and record command is now checked against the app afterwards instead of being sent blind.

Settings

  • About: The new Settings → Support → About section shows your MuteDeck version, when it last checked for updates, and a Check for Updates button.
  • Access from other devices: The new Allow plugins and API access from other devices option in Settings → Plugins & API decides whether other devices on your network can reach MuteDeck. It's on by default, as before. Turn it off to allow connections from this computer only.

Other Improvements

  • Proxy: With a manual proxy, Stream Deck and browser integrations no longer stop working after a restart. Updates now use your manual proxy too, including installs under Program Files on Windows.
  • Zoom shortcuts (macOS): Other Actions and shortcut-based reactions in Zoom did nothing when MuteDeck didn't recognize Zoom's meeting window. Fixed.
  • Show window during meetings: A minimized MuteDeck window now comes back when a meeting starts, and minimizes again when it ends.
  • Windows crashes: Fixed crashes when Webex changed its window during a call, when a microphone was unplugged or disabled, and one caused by an outdated runtime library.
  • macOS 27 renamed the Accessibility settings to Privacy & Security → Device Control and Data Access. MuteDeck's permission instructions now use the new name, so you can find where to allow MuteDeck.