Imagine an incredibly embarrassing text popping up on your screen while you're giving an online presentation. Now imagine you never have to worry about this ever happening again. On Air Mode is a free Mac application that does one thing: It sets your Mac to Do Not Disturb mode whenever your microphone is active.

The idea is that your microphone being active means that you're either talking to someone or recording something—two situations during which you'd rather not see notifications and get distracted. If you're sharing your screen during a meeting, there's no chance of anything unprofessional showing up on the screen. Sure, you could remember to enable Do Not Disturb mode on your Mac before starting a call, but let's be honest: Sometimes, you're going to forget.

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