Audio Device Friendly Name Editor

A minimalist Windows application to edit audio device friendly names with a dark-themed interface.

Features

• List all connected audio devices
• Edit device friendly names
• Dark mode interface
• Clean and simple design
• Mouse wheel scrolling support

Requirements

• Windows OS
• Python 3.x (for the .py file only)
• Administrator privileges (required to edit device names)

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/EmanuelLopesS2/soundfriendlynameeditor

2. Install requirements (python only)

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Execute main.py

python.exe main.py

4. Or, just straight up execute Powershell in an Admin Terminal

.\main.ps1

Usage

1. Launch the application (it will automatically request administrator privileges)
2. The application will display a list of all parent devices connected to your computer
3. Select a device from the list
4. Enter the new name in the text box
5. Click "Confirm" to apply the changes (python). Or press Enter to confirm (Powershell)
6. Restart Windows

Technical Details

• Built with Python, Tkinter and Powershell
• Uses PowerShell commands to interact with Windows device management
• Requires administrator privileges to modify device names
• Custom dark theme implementation
• Minimalist design with no unnecessary UI elements

Known Limitations

• Windows only
• Requires restart to apply changes
• Must be run with administrator privileges

Acknowledgments

• Inspired by the need for a simple audio device name editor because I couldn't find any other that was simple and easy to use. And because Warframe is weird to mess with the audio device names when you have multiple from the same manufacturer.