VRCMute

VRCMute is a VRChat mute assistant that uses speech-to-text conversion (powered by DashScope API) to help manage your microphone in VRChat based on speech content.

Features

• Real-time speech-to-text conversion using DashScope API
• Automatic mute functionality for VRChat
• Content-based muting customization

Prerequisites

• Windows 10/11
• Python 3.12 or higher (release not required.)
• A valid DashScope API key for paraformer-realtime integration

Installation

From Release

1. Download the latest release from Releases
2. Extract the ZIP file to your preferred location
3. Set up your environment variables (see Configuration section)

Building from Source

git clone https://github.com/Constellation39/vrcmute.git
cd vrcmute

python -m venv venv
.\venv\Scripts\activate

pip install .

Configuration

Setting up DashScope API Key

1. Visit DashScope Console
2. Register or log in to your account
3. Navigate to the API Keys section
4. Create a new API key if you don't have one
5. Set up your API key as an environment variable:

# Windows (PowerShell)
$env:DASHSCOPE_API_KEY='your_api_key_here'

# Or set it permanently through Windows Settings:
# 1. Open System Properties -> Advanced -> Environment Variables
# 2. Add a new User variable:
#    Name: DASHSCOPE_API_KEY
#    Value: your_api_key_here

Usage

1. Start VRChat
2. Run VRCMute:

   # If installed from release:
   ./vrcmute.exe
   
   # If running from source:
   python -m src.__main__

3. The program will automatically detect your microphone and start monitoring speech

Development

# Install development dependencies
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Run linting
ruff check .
ruff format .

# Run type checking
mypy src

Building from Source

# Install PyInstaller
pip install pyinstaller

# Build the executable
pyinstaller vrcmute.spec

The built executable will be available in the dist directory.

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• sherpa-onnx for speech-to-text functionality
• DashScope for providing the paraformer-realtime model
• VRChat community for inspiration and support

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

1. CUDA Issues

   • Ensure CUDA Toolkit 12.1 is properly installed
   • Check your GPU drivers are up to date
   • Verify CUDA paths are correctly set in environment variables

2. DashScope API Issues

   • Verify your API key is correctly set
   • Check your account has sufficient credits
   • Ensure your network can access DashScope services

3. VRChat Connection Issues

   • Verify VRChat is running
   • Check if OSC is enabled in VRChat settings
   • Ensure no firewall is blocking the connection

For more issues, please check the Issues page.