Check Microphone — Instant Online Mic & Voice Checker

  • Detecting your media devices. Please wait...
  • Waiting for your permission...
  • Starting your microphone. Please wait...
  • For more information, [[click here]].
  • Changing the microphone will reset the current process. Do you want to continue?
  • An unexpected error occurred. Reload the page and try again.
  • Could not find any media devices. It is very likely that your browser does not allow access to these devices. Try to reload this page or open it using another browser. Just remember that in order to start your microphone you need to allow our website to use it.
  • Could not find a microphone, however there are other media devices (like speakers or webcams). Most likely, this means that your microphone is not working properly or your browser cannot access it.
  • Your browser does not support features for accessing media devices. Please upgrade your browser or install another one.
  • It looks like your browser is blocking access to microphone identifiers. Because of this, it’s impossible to detect and manage all available microphones.
  • You did not allow the browser to use the microphone. Reload the page and try again.
  • Apparently, your microphone is being used or blocked by another application. To start your microphone, you must temporarily close that application.
  • Waiting time for your permission has expired. Reload the page and try again.
  • Cannot stream audio. The cause may be a defective/disabled microphone or that it is currently being used by another application.
  • The audio track is paused.
  • Cannot detect any active stream of media content.
  • Your microphone does not output any audio tracks.
  • Your browser does not support features for accessing audio tracks.
  • Audio track not available due to technical issue.
  • Your microphone suddenly stopped transmitting audio track.
  • For unknown reasons, the audio track is disabled.
  • Click here to allow access to microphone identifiers
  • Click here to try forcibly start the microphone
  • Checking your microphone. Please wait...
  • A microphone was detected. Press “Check my microphone” to find out if your microphone is working properly.
  • Several microphones were detected. To check if your microphone is working properly, select it from the drop-down list below and press “Check my microphone”.
  • Good news! The microphone checker tool determined that your microphone is working properly. Nevertheless, consider to run the online microphone test for additional technical information.
  • The name of your microphone is detected as “{{name}}”. The duration of audio playback: {{duration}}s.
  • Bad news! It seems your microphone is not working properly. However, this may be wrong, especially if you see yourself in the image below. For more accurate results run the online microphone test.
Microphone Visualizer

About the Online Microphone Checker

Need a fast, 3-second mic check online before joining an important call? While our full online mic test performs deep hardware diagnostics and voice recording playback, this lightweight Microphone Checker is engineered for instant pass/fail verification.


It immediately detects whether your browser and operating system can open an active audio stream from your microphone, displays your live voice sound waves, and reports the detected device name and stream duration.


How to Check Your Microphone in 4 Steps

  1. Select the microphone you want to verify from the input list.
  2. Click the “Check my microphone” button.
  3. Allow microphone access in your browser prompt and speak aloud.
  4. Get an instant confirmation whether your microphone is working properly.

Feedback

If you like the Microphone Checker or have any ideas and questions, do not hesitate to leave comments. Please note that all comments are publicly available.


Random Testimonials

It's good. I like yo site. — Emyo B.
Wow, in this page i can test my mic and camera — Rutwik

Quick Mic Check vs. Full Online Microphone Test: Which Should You Use?

Both tools on TEST MIC (testmic.app) verify your audio input directly in the browser, but they are designed for different diagnostic needs:


FeatureMicrophone Checker (/check)Full Microphone Tester (/)
Primary GoalFast 3-second pass/fail working checkComplete voice recording playback & 10-point hardware audit
Voice Recording & PlaybackLive waveform only (fastest check)Full voice recording, instant playback & downloadable audio clip
Hardware TelemetryDevice Name & Stream DurationQuality Rating, Sample Rate, Bit Depth, Channels, Latency, AGC, AEC, ANS
Best Use CaseQuick pre-meeting mic check before Zoom, Teams, Meet, or DiscordTesting a new microphone, comparing sound quality, or diagnosing audio distortion


How to Fix a Microphone That Fails the Online Mic Check

  • Check Windows 11/10 Privacy Toggles: Go to Settings → Privacy & security → Microphone and turn ON both “Microphone access” and “Let desktop apps access your microphone”.
  • Unmute in Sound Control Panel: Press Win + R, type mmsys.cpl, switch to the Recording tab, right-click your active mic → Properties → Levels, and set the level to 90–100 (and uncheck the mute icon).
  • Reset Browser Site Permissions: In Chrome or Edge, click the icon next to the URL bar, reset Microphone permission, and reload /check.
  • Update Audio Drivers: If your microphone is missing from the device list entirely, download the latest official driver from our Microphone Drivers archive.


Related Microphone Testing, Reviews & Driver Resources

After completing your quick pass/fail check, explore our specialized tools to optimize your voice quality:

4 comments

  1. master bong,
    tremendous tool to test my mic
  2. danny,
    Works fast and accurately right in Chrome without installing anything.
  3. King S,
    Thank you
  4. Rutwik,
    Wow, in this page i can test my mic and camera