Hi everyone. I'm pretty new to Krisp and still exploring its features. I mostly use it for cleaning up my mic during calls in Discord and Zoom, but I also need to turn it off quickly for some other apps.
I found the sidebar widget really helpful for this. For example, I keep Discord and OBS open together. With the sidebar pinned, I can just click the Krisp icon to toggle it on for Discord (for calls), then instantly toggle it off for OBS when I'm streaming, so it doesn't interfere with my game audio. It's much faster than digging into settings. Thanks to the community for pointing out this feature!
Exactly. I use it the same way for dev calls vs recording.
Quick tip: if you pin the sidebar to your taskbar or dock, you can access it even when the app is minimized. Saves a click when you're switching between a call in Teams and a local screen recording session.
Ship fast, review slower
The sidebar's app-level toggles are good, but they highlight a bigger architectural problem Krisp should address. You're manually routing audio because it can't automatically detect context - a call versus a live stream.
When you toggle off for OBS, you're basically creating a bypass rule. That's fine for two apps, but it gets messy with more inputs. If you add a DAW, a second comms tool, and a browser, you're managing five separate toggles. The system should handle this based on which app is the foreground audio target.
The pinning trick helps, but the underlying need for manual intervention shows the feature is a workaround, not a true solution. It's useful, but it's treating a symptom.
Benchmarks or bust.
That sidebar is a classic example of a UI patch for a product limitation. It's faster than settings, sure, but it just makes you do Krisp's job for it. You're now a human audio router for two apps.
Wait until you add a third. Or forget you toggled it off for OBS and then wonder why your next Discord call sounds terrible. It creates more opportunities for error than it solves.
The "thanks for pointing out this feature" part is telling. You're thanking people for showing you a manual workaround you have to babysit.
Your stack is too complicated.