<a href="https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.github.mkalmousli.floating_mute"><img src="https://img.shields.io/f-droid/v/com.github.mkalmousli.floating_mute?label=F-Droid" alt="Current F-Droid version"/></a> <a href="https://github.com/mkalmousli/FloatingMute/releases/latest"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/v/tag/mkalmousli/FloatingMute?label=GitHub" alt="Current GitHub version"/></a>


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<h1 align="center">Floating Mute</h1>
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    Easily switch between mute and unmute with a single tap while watching videos. Perfect for YouTube shorts, Reels, and more.
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## Get it

F-Droid is the official and recommend way to get Floating Mute:



<a href="https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.github.mkalmousli.floating_mute">
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F-Droid takes a while to publish new versions, if you want to get latest version, you can get it from GitHub releases:

<a href="https://github.com/mkalmousli/FloatingMute/releases/latest">
    <img src="get_it_on_github.png" width="200"/>
</a>

The app is published on these platforms, yet it might not be always up to date:
- [Uptodown](https://floating-mute.en.uptodown.com/android) (Currently v1.0.0)

- [OpenAPK](https://www.openapk.net/floating-mute/com.github.mkalmousli.floating_mute/)


- [IzzyOnDroid](https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/com.github.mkalmousli.floating_mute)


Please don't try to install it from other sources, as they might have changed the code.


## Features
- Mute/Unmute your device with a single tap.
- When unmuting it restores the volume as it was before unmuting.
- Can be placed anywhere on the screen by simply dragging it.
- You can hide it by long pressing it, and tap on the notification to make it appear again.
- It saves the position of the button on the screen for each orientations, portrait and landscape.
- Automatically adjusts itself as you change the volume.
- Shows the percentage in beside the floating button.


## Usage
- Tap the floating button to mute or unmute.
- Drag it to move it.
- Long press to hide it.
- The notification allows you to hide and show it at any time.
- You can also quit the app by tapping on 'exit' in the notification.
- Tap on the notification to open the app so you can change the settings.

## Screenshots

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## Press

I appreciate the support from the tech community!

- **Floating Mute** was featured on [Computer-WD](https://www.computer-wd.com/2025/04/new-smartphone-apps.html#header-3), one of the top Arabic tech blogs:

    > *"A clever Android tool that makes muting and unmuting videos effortless—especially useful for short-form content like YouTube Shorts and Reels."*  
    > *(Translated from Arabic)*  
    > — April 11, 2025

## License
[![GNU GPLv3 Image](https://www.gnu.org/graphics/gplv3-127x51.png)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html)  

Floating Mute is Free Software: You can use, study, share, and improve it at will. Specifically you can redistribute and/or modify it under the terms of the [GNU General Public License](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html) as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
