EarTrumpet, a rather useful Windows volume control utility, has been updated to version 2.3.0.0 with multiple quality-of-life improvements. You can now turn on or off various features, use extra keyboard keys for shortcuts, and enjoy a more stable app with smoother flyout animations.
What is new in EarTrumpet 2.3.0.0?• Added setting to turn on/off the ability to change the volume with the scroll wheel anywhere (thanks @Tester798!)
• Added setting to turn on/off the ability to change the volume with the scroll wheel when hovering over the EarTrumpet icon (thanks @Tester798!)
• Added new community settings area
• Added a new community setting to turn on/off use of a logarithmic volume scale (thanks @yonatan-mitmit!)
• Added legacy shortcuts to the context menu pointing to [App volume and device preferences] / [Volume mixer]
• Added ability to use the Windows key in shortcuts (thanks @iamevn!)
• Added linguistic display name sorting for audio devices (thanks @Tester798!)
• Added a workaround for Windows Search (CortanaUI) showing a default asset (X) icon
• Fixed an issue where installation of EarTrumpet via AppInstaller would fail if the Visual C++ libs package was not installed
• Fixed an issue where EarTrumpet tooltips were not updating live while scrolling the mouse wheel on Windows 10 (thanks @krlvm!)
• Forced EarTrumpet to render in software-only mode to keep it off power hungry GPUs.
• Improved the flyout animation (thanks @krlvm!)
You can
download EarTrumpet for free from the Microsoft Store. The app supports Windows 10 and 11 but lacks UI optimizations for the latter (volume sliders are Windows 10-like). Still, Windows 11 users may soon want to drop the app as Microsoft is working on a much-improved native volume mixer. The feature is already available for testing in Windows 11 preview builds, with public rollout expected later this year in the Windows 11 23H2 update.
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