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2010first release
91% positive from 34 reviews on Steam Softpedia Portable Freeware
Free · Windows XP to 11

The volume control Windows should have shipped.

Volume² is an advanced Windows volume control that works as a complete replacement for the standard one. It gives you easy to configure keyboard hotkeys and mouse actions for changing the system volume, and lets you schedule sound configuration changes or the launch of applications.

Download for Windows Version 1.1.9.469 · installer or portable Microsoft Store Auto-updating · a way to donate

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Everything the Windows mixer forgot

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Scroll anywhere

Mouse wheel over the taskbar, a screen edge or the tray icon changes volume. Horizontal scroll is supported too.

Global hotkeys

Bind any key combination to volume, mute, device switching or muting every microphone at once.

Three on-screen display styles

A skinnable panel, a plain track bar, or a text line you compose yourself from device, volume, decibels and channel.

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Per-app & per-device

Control one application, the active window or a specific device — including devices that are not the default.

Scheduler

Trigger on a time, on locking or unlocking the PC, or after an idle period — to change volume, set the default device or run an application.

Voicemeeter, OSC & CLI

Control Voicemeeter buses and strips, drive Volume² over the OSC protocol, or script it from the command line.

Get Volume²

Current stable 1.1.9.469 · 64-bit Windows only from this build on
InstallerSets up Volume², adds start-with-Windows and an uninstaller
Download .exe
PortableUnpack and run — nothing written outside its own folder
Download .zip
Microsoft Store & SteamExactly the same program. Each store charges a small amount, which differs by store and country, so they can carry a donation. Updates install themselves.
Store Steam
Package managerschoco install volume2 · winget install irzyxa.Volume2Portable
Chocolatey winget

Recent releases

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31.12.2023
Volume² version 1.1.8.465 Release (31.12.2023)

Volume²  is an advanced Windows volume control, which can be used as a complete replacement for the standard Windows volume control.  Volume²  provides easy to configure options to assign keyboard hotkeys and mouse for toggling syst…

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Guides

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Control your PC's volume from your phone

You're on the sofa, the film is too quiet, and the PC is across the room. This guide turns your phone into a remote for the PC's volume, over…

Different volume for headphones and speakers, set automatically

You plug in headphones and the next sound is far too loud. Or the PC blasts a notification at full volume late at night. This guide sets the volume a…

How to hide the Windows volume popup (and replace it)

Press a volume key on Windows and a black box pops up in the corner of the screen, and sometimes it covers what you're looking at. This guide exp…

Mute your microphone with one key on Windows

"You're on mute." "No, you're on mute." Every calling app has its own mute button in a different place, and none of them …