Webex Mute Button (2020)

Role: Concept, Development

Tools used: Swift, AppleScript, Arduino

Especially at the beginning of the pandemic, video calls took some getting used to. It wasn’t until I accidentally played guitar for a group of 120 department staff that I realized I needed a better way to control if I was on mute…

The Webex Mute Button comprises of a straightforward macOS menubar app that coordinates with an Arduino (via Serial) and the Webex Application (via AppleScript). In its final state, the Arduino is wired up to a button (for toggling the Mute state) and an RGB LED (for displaying the muted state).

View the source code on Github.