Modern Sound

UUID: modern-sound@husain-anabtawi.com
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Last commit: [a00a448b] [modern-sound] v1.2.0 release over-amplification support (#8925)

A modern Cinnamon sound applet with volume control

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Modern Sound

A modern Cinnamon panel sound applet — compact by default, expandable when needed.

Install

  1. Open Menu → Preferences → Applets
  2. Go to Download
  3. Search for Modern Sound and install
  4. Add it to your panel

Using the applet

Left click — sound menu

  • Master volume — slider with percentage
  • Mic volume — slider with percentage
  • Output device — current speaker/headphone; click the row to expand when multiple devices are available
  • Input device — current microphone; click the row to expand when multiple devices are available
  • Applications — per-app volume for apps that are playing audio
  • Quick actions — Mute Sound · Mute Mic · Open Settings

Scroll wheel — panel icon

Scroll up or down on the sound icon in the panel to raise or lower master volume (5% per step).

Right click — applet options

  • Configure… — applet settings (see below)
  • Panel Settings… / Remove Applet… — standard Cinnamon panel options

Settings

Right-click the applet → Configure…

Panel

Setting Description
Open menu Keyboard shortcut to open the menu (default: Shift+Super+S)

Devices

Setting Description
Hide output device when only one is available Removes the output row from the menu when you have a single output
Hide input device when only one is available Removes the input row from the menu when you have a single microphone

When a setting is off (default), the device row stays visible even with one device — useful to see which device is active.

Feedback

For bug reports, feature requests, and other feedback, open an issue on the development repository:

github.com/hus201/cinnamon-modern-sound-applet/issues

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for release notes.

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5 Comments

Mohammad Sameer
Mohammad Sameer-5 days ago
thank you . 1. can you add scroll on icon to increase/decrease volume. 2. my open setting icon is colorful emoji [ https://ibb.co/GvGrbPhn ] (i want black/white like yours) 3. Also can you add option to change input device there along side output device .
Hussein Anabtawi
Hussein Anabtawi-4 days ago
Happy to Inform you that v1.1.0 has been released and it include the point 1 and point 3 you mentioned here.
Mohammad Sameer
Mohammad Sameer-4 days ago
Thank you! I received the update :)
Hussein Anabtawi
Hussein Anabtawi-4 days ago
Salam Friend, Here is the creator of this applet, happy that you found it useful. Regarding your notes. 1. noted as feature request. 2. i'm actually using the default icon coming from mint itself for this icon i think you using custom icon theme or something, i will look for an option to enforce the mint default as an optional thing you can choose but i prefer to maintain proper desktop integration by default. 3. noted as feature request.
Mohammad Sameer
Mohammad Sameer-4 days ago
Wa Alaikum Assalam! Thankyou for letting me know about the second point regarding the icon.