# xenolightning/AudioSwitcher_v1

Version 1 of Audio Switcher

Repository: https://github.com/xenolightning/AudioSwitcher_v1
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/audioswitcher_v1
Language: C#
License: MS-PL
License Family: other
Topics: c-sharp, wasapi, mmdevapi
Last push: 2024-04-05T12:11:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4587, "days_push": 880, "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 1046, forks 112 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:21.682347+00:00)

## What it is
Audio Switcher is a Windows application for quickly switching between audio playback and recording devices, built on WASAPI/MMDevAPI. This repository contains the source for version 1 of the tool.

## Use cases
- switch default audio output device on windows
- change microphone input device quickly
- manage audio devices from system tray
- hotkey switching between headphones and speakers
- set default recording device without control panel

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight Windows tool to switch audio devices quickly
- you want hotkeys or tray access for default device changes
- you prefer an older stable v1 of Audio Switcher

## When to avoid
- you are on macOS or Linux
- you need advanced audio mixing or equalizer features
- you want the newest features of Audio Switcher (see v2)

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: audio-processing, gui, developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, windows, developer-tools
- platform: windows, dotnet
- tags: audio-switcher, wasapi, mmdevapi, audio-devices, system-tray, csharp, desktop

## Member repositories
- xenolightning/AudioSwitcher_v1 (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:21.682347+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 2026-08-30T07:02:00.907259+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/xenolightning/AudioSwitcher_v1 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:21.682347+00:00, sha 53ed3670cb90)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.