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SoundVolumeView vs Volume²: catalog facts
SoundVolumeView	Volume²
Free Freeware from NirSoft; it may not be sold or bundled with a commercial product.	Free Freeware with no ads; the Microsoft Store version offers a way to donate.
Windows, Command line	Windows
Per-application and per-device volume control in one list Save and restore complete sound profiles	Mouse wheel and hotkey control of volume anywhere on screen Per-application and per-device volume control
Requires Windows Vista or later; Windows XP is not supported Sound profiles only work on the computer and devices they were saved on	Windows only Freeware licence rather than open source
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License: Freeware	License: Freeware
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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