GitHub - swax/Tabavoco: Taskbar Volume Control (ta-ba-vo-co)

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A lightweight Windows volume control overlay that sits above the taskbar for quick access.

Features

  • Always-on-top volume slider that stays above the taskbar
  • System volume and mute control
  • Media playback controls (play/pause, next, previous)
  • Draggable to any screen position with position memory
  • Syncs with volume changes from other apps
  • Run on startup option via right-click menu
  • Minimal footprint - hidden from taskbar and Alt+Tab

Installation

Download the latest release from the releases page, unzip, and run tabavoco.exe.

Build from Source

Requires .NET 9.0 and Windows 10 1809+.

dotnet build
dotnet run

# Publish self-contained (~80MB, includes .NET runtime)
dotnet publish -c Release -r win-x64

Output: bin/Release/net9.0-windows10.0.19041.0/win-x64/publish/

Supports x64, x86, and ARM64.

Architecture

See docs/ARCHITECTURE.md for technical details.

License

MIT