HushMic
C
C tier on Ad Blocking SoftwareScore 6.0 · #17 of 29
- Android app
- Not listed
- Free plan
- No
- Runs on
- Linux

Summary
HushMic is ranked #17 of 29 in ad blocking software on Everything Xiaomi. It runs on Linux.
Compared on ad blocking software
- Real-time cancellation
- Yesgithub.com
- Recording support
- Yesgithub.com
- Streaming support
- Yesgithub.com
- Audio source support
- microphonegithub.com
Facts
- Purpose
- HushMic is an open-source, system-wide virtual microphone for real-time noise suppression on Linux.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Noise suppression
- It uses the DPDFNet model to reduce keyboard noise, fans, and background chatter from microphone audio.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Local processing
- Audio processing runs on the CPU, and the project says audio is not uploaded.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Latency
- The project reports 80 ms of processing latency, plus PipeWire's own buffering.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Controls
- Users can switch between suppression, bypass, mute, or turning off the virtual microphone, including through command-line controls.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Microphone test
- The mic test can show raw and cleaned audio side by side and record a 10-second sample for playback.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The virtual microphone can be selected as an input in apps such as Discord, TeamSpeak, OBS, or a browser.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- System requirements
- The listed requirements are Linux on x86-64 with PipeWire and WirePlumber; PulseAudio apps need pipewire-pulse.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- The project lists installation options for Debian or Ubuntu, Arch, Fedora, NixOS, and AppImage.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- CPU limits
- On CPUs without AVX2, the quality model can use about a third of a fast desktop core and more than a whole core on slow chips; on slow chips HushMic runs the light model on its own.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- The project is available under either the MIT or Apache-2.0 license, at the user's option.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Target users
- The project describes its goal as bringing Linux users noise suppression comparable to Krisp in an app-like installation.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
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Sources
- github.com/Fovty/hushmic· checked 5 Oct 2026
- github.com/Fovty/hushmic/blob/main/docs/usage.md· checked 5 Oct 2026




