# sirWest/AudioSwitch

Switch between default audio input or output + change volume

Repository: https://github.com/sirWest/AudioSwitch
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/audioswitch
Language: C#
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2017-10-24T09:29:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4162, "days_push": 3235, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1116, forks 90 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:38.759496+00:00)

## What it is
A Windows utility for switching the default audio input/output device and adjusting volume, with both GUI and command-line interfaces. Last released in 2017 and no longer actively maintained.

## Use cases
- switch default audio output device on windows
- change default microphone quickly
- switch between headphones and speakers with hotkey
- change audio device from command line
- adjust system volume from tray

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight tray tool to switch audio devices on Windows
- you want CLI control of default audio device for scripting

## When to avoid
- you need active maintenance or support for recent Windows versions
- you need per-application audio routing

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: audio-processing, cli, gui
- domain: desktop-applications, media, windows
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: audio-switcher, default-audio-device, volume-control, system-tray, desktop

## Member repositories
- sirWest/AudioSwitch (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:38.759496+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:41:59.745303+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sirWest/AudioSwitch (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:38.759496+00:00, sha 5cc8b2d6665b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.