Silence does a great job muting the microphone globally, but there's no equivalent for the camera. During meetings in Zoom/Teams/Meet, I often want to quickly disable the camera at the system level so that no app can access it — similar to how Silence handles mic mute.
Describe the solution you'd like
A global hotkey to toggle the camera on/off at the system level, with the same UX as the mic mute:
Global hotkey to disable/enable the camera for all apps
Visual overlay indicating camera state (on/off)
Optional sounds on toggle
Force disable — prevent apps from re-enabling the camera
Tray/menu bar icon showing current camera state
Ideally independent hotkeys for mic and camera, with an option to toggle both simultaneously
Describe alternatives you've considered
Zoom/Teams built-in camera toggle — only works within the app, other apps can still access the camera
Physical camera cover/slider — no software feedback, easy to forget
Windows Device Manager — disabling the camera device manually, not practical for quick toggling
Third-party apps (e.g. CamOff) — lack integration with mic mute, no unified UX
Additional context
Having both mic and camera control in one app with consistent hotkeys and overlay would make Silence a complete privacy tool for video calls. A combined toggle (e.g. one hotkey to mute mic + disable camera simultaneously) would be a killer feature.
Silence does a great job muting the microphone globally, but there's no equivalent for the camera. During meetings in Zoom/Teams/Meet, I often want to quickly disable the camera at the system level so that no app can access it — similar to how Silence handles mic mute.
Describe the solution you'd like
A global hotkey to toggle the camera on/off at the system level, with the same UX as the mic mute:
Global hotkey to disable/enable the camera for all apps
Visual overlay indicating camera state (on/off)
Optional sounds on toggle
Force disable — prevent apps from re-enabling the camera
Tray/menu bar icon showing current camera state
Ideally independent hotkeys for mic and camera, with an option to toggle both simultaneously
Describe alternatives you've considered
Zoom/Teams built-in camera toggle — only works within the app, other apps can still access the camera
Physical camera cover/slider — no software feedback, easy to forget
Windows Device Manager — disabling the camera device manually, not practical for quick toggling
Third-party apps (e.g. CamOff) — lack integration with mic mute, no unified UX
Additional context
Having both mic and camera control in one app with consistent hotkeys and overlay would make Silence a complete privacy tool for video calls. A combined toggle (e.g. one hotkey to mute mic + disable camera simultaneously) would be a killer feature.