What is the Krisp Microphone?
The Krisp Microphone is a virtual device Krisp creates, so any app can get your cleaned-up audio. Instead of changing settings in every app, you pick "Krisp Microphone" once, and Krisp cleans your sound before it reaches the call.
How it works
When you install Krisp, it adds two virtual devices: a Krisp Microphone and a Krisp Speaker. Your real mic feeds into Krisp, Krisp removes the noise, and the clean signal comes out of the Krisp Microphone that your apps then use. The Krisp Speaker does the same for incoming audio.
How to select it
In any calling app's audio settings:
- Set Microphone to Krisp Microphone.
- Set Speaker to Krisp Speaker if you also want to clean incoming audio.
That is all. See per-app steps for Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, and Discord.
If the Krisp Microphone does not show up
- Make sure the Krisp app is open and running.
- On Mac, grant microphone permission in System Settings. See Krisp for Mac.
- Restart the calling app so it re-reads the device list.
Get the Krisp Microphone
Install the free plan, no card, and select Krisp Microphone in your next call.
FAQ
It is a virtual microphone Krisp creates. You select it in your calling app, and it delivers your audio with the background noise already removed.
Make sure the Krisp app is running, grant microphone permission on Mac, and restart your calling app so it refreshes the list of audio devices.
Related guides
- All how-to guides: the full library.
- Remove background noise: the core cleanup workflow.
- Krisp for Mac: input setup on macOS.
- Is Krisp worth it?: our full verdict.