AudioGate

Smart audio notifications that know when to speak

Windows 10+ - System tray application with auto-updates

How It Works

AudioGate monitors your microphone, audio output, and Do Not Disturb status to decide whether to play or hold notifications based on priority.

Mic	Audio	DND	Normal	High	Urgent
off	off	off	play	play	play
off	on	off	hold	play	play
on	any	off	hold	hold	play
any	any	on	hold	hold	play

Urgent notifications always play. Held notifications drain automatically when conditions clear.

Detects active meetings by monitoring microphone and audio output. Automatically holds non-urgent notifications until you're free.

Holds lower-priority notifications and drains them in order when conditions clear. Nothing gets lost - just delayed until the right moment.

Checks for updates on launch and periodically. Downloads and applies new versions seamlessly in the background.

Runs quietly in the Windows system tray. Right-click for status, flush queue, toggle DND, or check for updates.

Control AudioGate programmatically via its local HTTP API on port 9876.

GET /status

Returns current gate state - mic, audio, DND, queue depth, and active policy.

POST /policy

Override the gate policy. Body: {"normal":"play|hold","high":"play|hold","urgent":"play"}

POST /flush

Immediately play all held notifications regardless of current gate state.

POST /skip

Skip the currently playing notification and advance to the next in queue.