[PR #23881] [CLOSED] feat: Add mute/unmute toggle button in Voice Mode #114733

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Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/23881
Author: @aumeh
Created: 4/19/2026
Status: ❌ Closed

Base: dev ← Head: main

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📝 Commits (3)

• 3e2d2c7 Simple Mute/Unmute feature in Voice Mode. Intentionally designed so that the AI won't think/move forward until "Unmute" is pressed. Voice Modes in other AI tools have similar features so closing that gap with OpenWebUI. Tested locally on 0.8.12 fork. No changes anywhere other than the voice mode feature of openwebui (not dictation or etc)
• d1d78cf fix: apply mute state to new streams and reset silence timer on unmute feedback from pr-validator-bot
• ac29dad fix: hoist lastSoundTime to component scope so mute timer reset works

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1 file changed (+62 additions, -3 deletions)

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📝 src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput/CallOverlay.svelte (+62 -3)

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Description

Add a mute/unmute toggle button to Voice Mode so users can temporarily silence their microphone without leaving the voice session. This addresses a common pain point when using Voice Mode in public or shared spaces — background noise and other people's speech get picked up while waiting for the AI to respond, causing unintended input. Major AI chat apps (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) all offer this capability in their voice interfaces.

The change is intentionally minimal — 1 file changed, 52 insertions, 2 deletions — all scoped to CallOverlay.svelte. No new dependencies, no settings, no changes to dictation/recording or any other feature. Used Claude Opus 4.6 w/ Karpathy CLAUDE.md File steering file to minimize AI pitfalls in code changes. Tested locally using a fork of the release build 0.8.12

Started from:

1. My own personal issues (public spaces like the gym)
2. Community asking for this as a feature request D#14505
3. Community open issue feature I#23832

How it works:

• A new mic button appears in the bottom bar of the Voice Mode overlay (between the existing status text and the close button)
• Pressing it disables the audio tracks on the existing stream (track.enabled = false) and skips sound detection in the analysis loop
• Pressing again re-enables the tracks and resumes listening instantly
• The button icon toggles between a mic and a crossed-out mic, and the status text shows "Muted"
• The button has a red-tinted background when muted for clear visual feedback

Documentation update PR PR#1195

What might come next:

• By design, the AI fully pauses when the mute button is pressed — it won't detect silence or process a response until the user unmutes. This means mute currently acts as a "hold on, I need a moment" button (e.g., the user gets interrupted, a loud noise appears, or they need time to think).
• It does not act as a "I'm done talking, go ahead and respond" signal. When you unmute, the silence timer resumes from where it left off — the AI only processes after it detects natural silence again.
• A natural follow-up would be to evolve the mute button into a "done talking" trigger (mute the mic and immediately tell the AI to process what it has so far), and add a separate "pause" button for the "hold on, side topic" use case where you want to freeze everything. I'd be happy to help with a second feature request for that if the team/Tim is interested.
• I could also review other ideas suggested like sensitivity adjustability, auto mute/unmute features, etc but those would involve more of the core application changes and wanted to address the primary issue as a act of good faith first.

Added

• Mute/unmute toggle button in Voice Mode overlay (CallOverlay.svelte)
• isMuted local state variable and toggleMute() function
• Mic and mic-off SVG icons with tooltip ("Mute" / "Unmute")
• "Muted" status text when microphone is muted
• Visual feedback: red-tinted button background in muted state

Changed

• Bottom bar layout in Voice Mode now wraps the mute button and status text together using flex items-center gap-2
• processFrame in analyseAudio now skips sound detection and zeros RMS level when muted

Deprecated

• N/A

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Security

• N/A

Breaking Changes

• N/A

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Additional Information

• Only src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput/CallOverlay.svelte is modified
• The mute mechanism uses track.enabled = false on the MediaStream audio tracks, which is the standard Web Audio API approach — it silences the mic input without destroying the stream, so unmuting is instant with no re-initialization
• The analyseAudio loop's processFrame also checks isMuted to skip sound detection and zero out rmsLevel, preventing any accidental speech triggers while muted
• Tested locally against Open WebUI v0.8.12 backend with Ollama model server
• No change/impact on dictation mode, text input recording, or any other feature

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## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/23881 **Author:** [@aumeh](https://github.com/aumeh) **Created:** 4/19/2026 **Status:** ❌ Closed **Base:** `dev` ← **Head:** `main` --- ### 📝 Commits (3) - [`3e2d2c7`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/3e2d2c71593feafe841fba03c6393ebb0efe9cf0) Simple Mute/Unmute feature in Voice Mode. Intentionally designed so that the AI won't think/move forward until "Unmute" is pressed. Voice Modes in other AI tools have similar features so closing that gap with OpenWebUI. Tested locally on 0.8.12 fork. No changes anywhere other than the voice mode feature of openwebui (not dictation or etc) - [`d1d78cf`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/d1d78cf7718533ee66c66596b3a7cd38b2b5cf58) fix: apply mute state to new streams and reset silence timer on unmute feedback from pr-validator-bot - [`ac29dad`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/ac29dad06b5586036e79e2b30957afa7619acd02) fix: hoist lastSoundTime to component scope so mute timer reset works ### 📊 Changes **1 file changed** (+62 additions, -3 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> 📝 `src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput/CallOverlay.svelte` (+62 -3) </details> ### 📄 Description <!-- ⚠️ CRITICAL CHECKS FOR CONTRIBUTORS (READ, DON'T DELETE) ⚠️ 1. Target the `dev` branch. PRs targeting `main` will be automatically closed. 2. Do NOT delete the CLA section at the bottom. It is required for the bot to accept your PR. --> # Pull Request Checklist ### Note to first-time contributors: Please open a discussion post in [Discussions](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/discussions) to discuss your idea/fix with the community before creating a pull request, and describe your changes before submitting a pull request. This is to ensure large feature PRs are discussed with the community first, before starting work on it. If the community does not want this feature or it is not relevant for Open WebUI as a project, it can be identified in the discussion before working on the feature and submitting the PR. **Before submitting, make sure you've checked the following:** - [X] **Target branch:** Verify that the pull request targets the `dev` branch. **PRs targeting `main` will be immediately closed.** - [X] **Description:** Provide a concise description of the changes made in this pull request down below. - [X] **Changelog:** Ensure a changelog entry following the format of [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/) is added at the bottom of the PR description. - [X] **Documentation:** Add docs in [Open WebUI Docs Repository](https://github.com/open-webui/docs). Document user-facing behavior, environment variables, public APIs/interfaces, or deployment steps. - [X] **Dependencies:** Are there any new or upgraded dependencies? If so, explain why, update the changelog/docs, and include any compatibility notes. Actually run the code/function that uses updated library to ensure it doesn't crash. **No new dependencies added.** - [X] **Testing:** Perform manual tests to **verify the implemented fix/feature works as intended AND does not break any other functionality**. Include reproducible steps to demonstrate the issue before the fix. Test edge cases (URL encoding, HTML entities, types). Take this as an opportunity to **make screenshots of the feature/fix and include them in the PR description**. - [X] **Agentic AI Code:** Confirm this Pull Request is **not written by any AI Agent** or has at least **gone through additional human review AND manual testing**. If any AI Agent is the co-author of this PR, it may lead to immediate closure of the PR. - [X] **Code review:** Have you performed a self-review of your code, addressing any coding standard issues and ensuring adherence to the project's coding standards? - [X] **Design & Architecture:** Prefer smart defaults over adding new settings; use local state for ephemeral UI logic. Open a Discussion for major architectural or UX changes. - [X] **Git Hygiene:** Keep PRs atomic (one logical change). Clean up commits and rebase on `dev` to ensure no unrelated commits (e.g. from `main`) are included. Push updates to the existing PR branch instead of closing and reopening. - [X] **Title Prefix:** To clearly categorize this pull request, prefix the pull request title using one of the following: - **feat**: Introduces a new feature or enhancement to the codebase # Changelog Entry ### Description Add a mute/unmute toggle button to Voice Mode so users can temporarily silence their microphone without leaving the voice session. This addresses a common pain point when using Voice Mode in public or shared spaces — background noise and other people's speech get picked up while waiting for the AI to respond, causing unintended input. Major AI chat apps (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) all offer this capability in their voice interfaces. **The change is intentionally minimal** — 1 file changed, 52 insertions, 2 deletions — all scoped to `CallOverlay.svelte`. No new dependencies, no settings, no changes to dictation/recording or any other feature. Used Claude Opus 4.6 w/ Karpathy CLAUDE.md File steering file to minimize AI pitfalls in code changes. Tested locally using a fork of the release build 0.8.12 **Started from:** 1. My own personal issues (public spaces like the gym) 2. Community asking for this as a feature request [D#14505](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/discussions/14505) 3. Community open issue feature [I#23832](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/23832) **How it works:** - A new mic button appears in the bottom bar of the Voice Mode overlay (between the existing status text and the close button) - Pressing it disables the audio tracks on the existing stream (`track.enabled = false`) and skips sound detection in the analysis loop - Pressing again re-enables the tracks and resumes listening instantly - The button icon toggles between a mic and a crossed-out mic, and the status text shows "Muted" - The button has a red-tinted background when muted for clear visual feedback Documentation update PR [PR#1195](https://github.com/open-webui/docs/pull/1195) **What might come next:** - By design, the AI fully pauses when the mute button is pressed — it won't detect silence or process a response until the user unmutes. This means mute currently acts as a "hold on, I need a moment" button (e.g., the user gets interrupted, a loud noise appears, or they need time to think). - It does **not** act as a "I'm done talking, go ahead and respond" signal. When you unmute, the silence timer resumes from where it left off — the AI only processes after it detects natural silence again. - A natural follow-up would be to evolve the mute button into a "done talking" trigger (mute the mic and immediately tell the AI to process what it has so far), and add a separate "pause" button for the "hold on, side topic" use case where you want to freeze everything. I'd be happy to help with a second feature request for that if the team/Tim is interested. - I could also review other ideas suggested like sensitivity adjustability, auto mute/unmute features, etc but those would involve more of the core application changes and wanted to address the primary issue as a act of good faith first. ### Added - Mute/unmute toggle button in Voice Mode overlay (`CallOverlay.svelte`) - `isMuted` local state variable and `toggleMute()` function - Mic and mic-off SVG icons with tooltip ("Mute" / "Unmute") - "Muted" status text when microphone is muted - Visual feedback: red-tinted button background in muted state ### Changed - Bottom bar layout in Voice Mode now wraps the mute button and status text together using `flex items-center gap-2` - `processFrame` in `analyseAudio` now skips sound detection and zeros RMS level when muted ### Deprecated - N/A ### Removed - N/A ### Fixed - N/A ### Security - N/A ### Breaking Changes - N/A --- ### Additional Information - Only `src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput/CallOverlay.svelte` is modified - The mute mechanism uses `track.enabled = false` on the MediaStream audio tracks, which is the standard Web Audio API approach — it silences the mic input without destroying the stream, so unmuting is instant with no re-initialization - The `analyseAudio` loop's `processFrame` also checks `isMuted` to skip sound detection and zero out `rmsLevel`, preventing any accidental speech triggers while muted - Tested locally against Open WebUI v0.8.12 backend with Ollama model server - No change/impact on dictation mode, text input recording, or any other feature ### Screenshots or Videos  <img width="1221" height="950" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ef568a95-d0dc-4429-9505-ff77ae41e609" />  <img width="1221" height="950" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/36321c88-928b-4ef0-b3f4-33aa80e675dd" />  <img width="1221" height="950" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d60549c3-9504-40f1-a443-cb6d9d3d1272" />  <img width="1221" height="950" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2af697b7-e7bc-48a7-abac-c2391a24bce4" />  <img width="1221" height="950" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9c2e74ba-4663-4e63-9e6f-5b7e1c25a8a3" /> ### Contributor License Agreement <!-- 🚨 DO NOT DELETE THE TEXT BELOW 🚨 Keep the "Contributor License Agreement" confirmation text intact. 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