HOW IT WORKS
VOLE is a single native Rust binary in your system tray. It listens for your global hotkeys; on a keypress it reaches into the Windows volume mixer (Core Audio) and changes the volume of the apps you chose. The config window is only built when you open it, so gaming costs nothing.
The whole model is three words:
- Hotkey — a key combo (e.g.
Ctrl+Alt+G) with one or more actions, optionally a toggle. - Target — a named process (
Discord.exe) or theforegroundwindow. - Operation —
seta level,adjustby a delta, ormute.
Mark a hotkey toggle and the first press snapshots current volumes; the next restores them. That's how "set to 20%" becomes a duck.
INSTALLING
- Grab the latest
VOLE-Setup-*.exefromGitHub Releases. - Run it (it elevates to admin) and, on the SmartScreen warning, chooseMore info → Run anyway.
- Open the tray icon → Open config, bind your hotkeys, and use the per-app Test-fire button to confirm the right session.
Why admin? Windows won't deliver hotkeys to a lower-privilege app while an elevated, anti-cheat-protected game is focused. Running elevated keeps your hotkeys alive mid-match.
F.A.Q.
- Is this actually a trojan?
- No. It's a genuine open-source Windows tray app. The site is a joke about looking like one — read the source before trusting us.
- Why does Windows say “unknown publisher”?
- The installer is unsigned, so SmartScreen warns. Click More info → Run anyway.
- Will it get me banned?
- It uses the standard RegisterHotKey mechanism, not low-level hooks, to stay compatible with Vanguard, EAC and BattlEye.
- Does it phone home?
- No cloud, no account, no telemetry. Config is a JSON file in %APPDATA%\VOLE.
More in the repository.