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Krisp Noise Cancelling Review: App, Free Plan & Setup (2026)

Published August 20, 2026 · Facts last verified August 20, 2026

What Krisp's noise cancelling actually removes, what the free plan covers, and how to set it up in Zoom, Teams and Google Meet.

Krisp noise cancelling is an AI-powered desktop app that strips background noise, other people's voices, and echo out of your calls in real time — in Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, Webex, or any other app that lets you choose a microphone. If your mic keeps picking up traffic, keyboards, or a barking dog, and muting yourself all the time is not an option, this review is for you. The short verdict: the Krisp noise cancelling app is the most reliable way to clean up live call audio without new hardware, and its free plan gives you 60 minutes a day to prove that on your own meetings before you spend anything.

What the Krisp noise cancelling app actually does

Krisp installs on your computer and sets itself up as a virtual microphone and speaker. You pick "Krisp Microphone" in your meeting app's audio settings, and every sound passing through it is processed on your device by an AI model trained to keep exactly one thing: your voice. There is no cloud round trip, so nothing you say leaves your machine for the noise cancellation to work, and there is no noticeable delay on calls.

What makes Krisp different from the suppression already built into Zoom or Teams is that it works in both directions and in every app the same way. In practice it removes three kinds of problems:

The other direction matters just as much: inbound noise cancellation mutes the chaos coming from other participants, so a colleague calling from an airport sounds like they are in a booth. Reviews of noise cancelling software tend to focus on your own mic; in daily meetings, cleaning up what you hear saves just as much energy and time. For a scored, feature-by-feature verdict, see our full Krisp review.

Krisp free plan and pricing (2026)

The Krisp free plan gives you 60 minutes of noise cancellation per day, resetting at midnight GMT, on a single device. No credit card is required to sign up. When the daily minutes run out, your calls continue — Krisp simply stops filtering audio until the next reset.

Paid pricing is straightforward: Krisp Core costs $8 per month billed annually, or $16 month to month, and removes the daily cap. There is also a 7-day trial of the paid tier that does not ask for a card. (Prices and limits verified against krisp.ai at the time of writing — check the pricing page before you buy, as free tiers move often.)

Is the free plan enough for meetings?

If you sit in one or two important calls a day, 60 minutes covers the ones that matter — you can toggle Krisp on for client calls and off for casual internal ones. If you are on back-to-back meetings from morning to evening, you will hit the cap by lunch, and the annual Core plan is the honest recommendation: at $8 a month it costs less than the headset upgrade people usually try first.

Setting up Krisp for Zoom, Teams and Google Meet

Setup takes about two minutes, and it is the same pattern everywhere. Download the app from the official site (that download link works for laptop and desktop PCs alike), create an account, and let it register its virtual devices. Then open your meeting app's audio settings and switch both input and output over to Krisp.

For the apps Call Tonic readers use most:

A fair question is whether you need a separate app at all now that platforms ship their own filters. Our comparison of built-in vs software noise cancelling goes deep on this; the short version is that built-in filters handle steady hum well, while Krisp is meaningfully better on voices, echo, and inbound noise — and it follows you across every app instead of being configured per platform.

Platforms, extension, and the crack question

Mac and Windows

The desktop app runs on both macOS and current Windows (Windows 10 and 11 — legacy systems like Windows 7 are not supported by current builds; verify system requirements on the official site if you run older hardware). Features are equivalent on both platforms, and one license covers whichever machine you use.

What about a Chrome extension?

People search for a Krisp Chrome extension, but the real product is the desktop app — and that is good news: because Krisp works at the system level, browser-based calls in Meet or Webex are covered automatically once the app is running. You do not need a separate extension for each tool.

Cracked versions and APKs: skip them

There is no official Android APK for live noise cancelling — Krisp's mobile apps handle call transcription and meeting notes, while real-time noise cancellation stays desktop-only. Any "krisp crack" or modded APK you find is unofficial, unsupported, and a classic malware delivery route. The free plan exists precisely so you can test the app without paying; use it instead.

FAQ about Krisp noise cancelling

Is Krisp noise cancelling free?

Partly. The free plan includes 60 minutes of noise cancellation per day on one device, resetting at midnight GMT, with no card required. Beyond that you need Core, or you wait for the next day's minutes.

How much is Krisp per month?

Core is $8 per month when billed annually, or $16 on a month-to-month plan. A 7-day trial of the paid tier is available without a credit card.

Why is Krisp not working in my meeting app?

Almost always one of three things: the meeting app is still using your physical mic instead of Krisp Microphone, your 60 free minutes ran out for the day, or you signed in on a second device with a free plan. Our Teams mic troubleshooting and Zoom audio test guides walk through the checks.

Does Krisp work on Mac?

Yes — the app supports macOS and Windows with the same features, and your account works on either platform.

Is there a Krisp crack or APK?

No official one exists, and unofficial builds are a security risk. Live noise cancellation is desktop-only; mobile apps only do transcription and notes. Use the free plan to test instead.