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EarTrumpet vs SoundVolumeView: catalog facts
EarTrumpet	SoundVolumeView
Free Free and open source.	Free Freeware from NirSoft; it may not be sold or bundled with a commercial product.
Windows	Windows, Command line
Per-app volume sliders from the taskbar Quicker than opening the Windows volume mixer	Per-application and per-device volume control in one list Save and restore complete sound profiles
Windows only Focused on volume control rather than audio effects or routing	Requires Windows Vista or later; Windows XP is not supported Sound profiles only work on the computer and devices they were saved on
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License: Freeware
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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