Tool to automatically start/stop your book when someone speaks on Discord
I use Audiobookshelf (on a browser) while on Discord, and I got tired of manually pausing every time someone started talking and never remembering to start the book up again.
So I built Media Manager — a lightweight Windows tray app that listens for voice activity in Discord (or TeamSpeak/Mumble) and automatically pauses your media when someone speaks, then resumes it after a configurable silence delay.
It works with any media player — not just ABS. It uses the Windows OS media key, so as long as your player responds to play/pause, it'll work.
Features:
- Auto-pause when others speak in a voice channel
- Configurable resume delay (default 10s)
- Optionally pause when you speak too
- Only activates when you're actually in a voice channel
- Runs silently in the system tray
- Launch at startup option
Note on the installer warning: The exe isn't code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen will flag it as untrusted. The full source is on GitHub if you'd like to check it yourself.
Built with help from Claude.
