How to Mute and Unmute in CS2 with One Button

Everyone has probably experienced a moment in the game when a crucial 1v1 duel requires complete silence to hear the opponent’s footsteps and determine their position. However, instead of silence, your headphones are often filled with background noise: humming, shouting, teammates yelling, and other sounds that only distract you from focusing and winning the key round. To avoid such situations, we’ve prepared a guide that will help you quickly mute the voice chat in CS2 and focus on the game.

What are the ways to mute voice chat in CS2?

There are several ways to disable voice chat in the CS2 game:

• Through the TAB menu – manual disconnection of players.
• Through the console – a quick command to mute everyone.
• Bind to a key – instantaneous on/off of chat with one button.

Let’s consider each of them.

How to mute players in CS2 via TAB

The easiest way to disable voice chat is to use the scoreboard (TAB). With it, you can quickly mute the microphone of a specific player or all match participants at once.

1. Open the scoreboard by pressing the TAB key.
2. Right-click (RMB).
3. Hover the cursor over:
   • A specific player → Left-click (LMB) on their name and select the speaker icon. The volume will change to a red muted sound icon.
   • All players → LMB on the speaker icon in the top right corner.

This method is quite convenient, but it requires several actions, which can distract you during the most intense moments of the game.

How to mute everyone in CS2 via the console

For those who value speed and convenience, there’s a more efficient way to disable voice chat in CS2 — using a console command.

1. Open the console (press the ` or ~ key).
2. Enter one of the following commands:
   • toggle voice_modenable 0 – to disable voice chat.
   • toggle voice_modenable 1 – to enable voice chat.

This method is much faster than using the scoreboard (TAB), but it still requires opening the console and entering the command.

How to mute everyone in CS2 with one button (bind)

The optimal and most convenient option is to create a bind (key assignment) for the console command. This will allow you to turn voice chat on and off in CS2 with just one button press. To set up a bind, open the console and enter the following command:

• bind "i" "toggle voice_modenable true false" – to enable/disable voice chat when pressing the i key.

You can assign this command to any key convenient for you by simply specifying it in the command (in Latin).

Alternative keys for muting

We recommend using the NUMPAD keys, which are not used in the game and remain active even when Num Lock is turned off.

• bind "kp_plus" "toggle voice_modenable true false" – enable/disable voice chat when pressing + on NUMPAD.
• bind "kp_minus" "toggle voice_modenable true false" – enable/disable voice chat when pressing – on NUMPAD.
• bind "kp_del" "toggle voice_modenable true false" – enable/disable voice chat when pressing Del on NUMPAD.

For more details about binding other NUMPAD keys, you can visit our website.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Why can’t I hear other players in CS2?

Check if voice chat is disabled. To do this, open the scoreboard or enter the following command in the console: toggle voice_modenable 1.

Why can’t I mute everyone via the console?

Make sure you’re using the toggle voice_modenable command, which works in CS2 in all modes. The old voice_enable 0 command was only used in CS:GO.

Why doesn’t the voice chat mute bind save?

The bind might be reset when the game restarts. To save it, add the command to the game’s config file or to the CS2 launch parameters.