MicAway

Not every word is a prompt.

Face your Mac to speak. Look away, and MicAway mutes the microphone on your machine — without ever hearing you.

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A developer facing a Mac while wearing AirPods
The same developer turning away from the Mac to speak
MicAway0°ListeningThe prompt reaches the agent.

Facing the MacVoice stays in the session. Drag or click the photo to turn.

Set it once. Then turn.

1Calibrate

Wear your AirPods, face your Mac, and set forward once.

2Talk

Face forward. MicAway leaves your input available.

3Turn

Look toward someone beside you. The aside stays out.

Works where voice stays open.

ChatGPT Voice

Wispr Flow

FluidVoice

Independent project. Not affiliated with Wispr Flow, FluidVoice, or OpenAI.

It never hears you.

MicAway reads AirPods head direction and changes microphone state locally.

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Unsigned Apple-silicon build · macOS 14+ · — downloads

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