Dmitry Farafonov aka Xab3r

Dmitry Farafonov, known online as Xab3r, is an independent Windows developer whose compact portfolio focuses on low-level system utilities that streamline everyday audio workflows. His single published title, MicSwitch, exemplifies this philosophy: a lightweight background service that listens for a user-defined hotkey and instantly toggles the computer’s microphone between muted and unmuted states across every running application. The tool is aimed at remote workers, streamers, competitive gamers, and anyone who participates in frequent voice or video calls and needs a fail-safe way to control input privacy without hunting for on-screen buttons. Written in C# and distributed under an open-source licence, MicSwitch requires no installation, consumes negligible RAM, and optionally displays an always-on-top overlay so users can confirm mic status at a glance. Because it manipulates the Windows audio subsystem directly, the utility works regardless of whether the active program is a conferencing client, a game, or a digital audio workstation, making it equally useful for muting accidental coughs during boardroom presentations or for cutting background chatter while recording a podcast. Additional settings let users choose the toggle key, set independent sounds for mute and unmute events, and force the microphone to default to off when the system boots. MicSwitch is available for free on get.nero.com, where the package is pulled from the official GitHub releases via winget and always reflects the newest build; multiple silent installs can be scripted for fleet deployment.