diff --git a/advancedSettings.pro b/advancedSettings.pro
index 43b9009..733fb36 100644
--- a/advancedSettings.pro
+++ b/advancedSettings.pro
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ SOURCES += src/main.cpp\
 		src/tabcontrollers/StatisticsTabController.cpp \
 		src/tabcontrollers/SteamVRTabController.cpp \
 		src/tabcontrollers/ReviveTabController.cpp \
-		src/tabcontrollers/UtilitiesTabController.cpp \
-		src/tabcontrollers/audiomanager/AudioManagerWindows.cpp \
-		src/tabcontrollers/PttController.cpp \
-		src/tabcontrollers/AccessibilityTabController.cpp \
-		src/utils/ChaperoneUtils.cpp
+                src/tabcontrollers/UtilitiesTabController.cpp \
+                src/tabcontrollers/PttController.cpp \
+                src/tabcontrollers/AccessibilityTabController.cpp \
+                src/utils/ChaperoneUtils.cpp \
+                src/tabcontrollers/audiomanager/AudioManagerDummy.cpp
 
 HEADERS  += src/overlaycontroller.h \
 		src/logging.h \
@@ -39,12 +39,17 @@ HEADERS  += src/overlaycontroller.h \
 		src/tabcontrollers/SteamVRTabController.h \
 		src/tabcontrollers/ReviveTabController.h \
 		src/tabcontrollers/UtilitiesTabController.h \
-		src/tabcontrollers/AudioManager.h \
-		src/tabcontrollers/audiomanager/AudioManagerWindows.h \
+                src/tabcontrollers/AudioManager.h \
 		src/tabcontrollers/PttController.h \
 		src/tabcontrollers/AccessibilityTabController.h \
 		src/utils/Matrix.h \
-		src/utils/ChaperoneUtils.h
+		src/utils/ChaperoneUtils.h \
+                src/tabcontrollers/audiomanager/AudioManagerDummy.h
+
+win32 {
+    SOURCES += src/tabcontrollers/audiomanager/AudioManagerWindows.h
+    HEADERS += src/tabcontrollers/audiomanager/AudioManagerWindows.h
+}
 
 INCLUDEPATH += third-party/openvr/headers \
 			third-party/easylogging++
diff --git a/src/tabcontrollers/AudioTabController.cpp b/src/tabcontrollers/AudioTabController.cpp
index ce14633..fd82dc7 100644
--- a/src/tabcontrollers/AudioTabController.cpp
+++ b/src/tabcontrollers/AudioTabController.cpp
@@ -2,14 +2,22 @@
 #include <QQuickWindow>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include "../overlaycontroller.h"
-#include "audiomanager/AudioManagerWindows.h"
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    #include "audiomanager/AudioManagerWindows.h"
+#else
+    #include "audiomanager/AudioManagerDummy.h"
+#endif
 
 // application namespace
 namespace advsettings {
 
 	void AudioTabController::initStage1() {
 		vr::EVRSettingsError vrSettingsError;
+        #ifdef _WIN32
 		audioManager.reset(new AudioManagerWindows());
+        #else
+        audioManager.reset(new AudioManagerDummy());
+        #endif
 		audioManager->init(this);
 		m_playbackDevices = audioManager->getPlaybackDevices();
 		m_recordingDevices = audioManager->getRecordingDevices();
diff --git a/src/tabcontrollers/audiomanager/AudioManagerDummy.cpp b/src/tabcontrollers/audiomanager/AudioManagerDummy.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c3a612
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tabcontrollers/audiomanager/AudioManagerDummy.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+#include "AudioManagerDummy.h"
+
+// application namespace
+namespace advsettings {
+
+void AudioManagerDummy::init(AudioTabController *controller)
+{
+    // noop
+}
+
+void AudioManagerDummy::setPlaybackDevice(const std::string &id, bool notify)
+{
+    // noop
+}
+
+std::string AudioManagerDummy::getPlaybackDevName()
+{
+    return "dummy";
+}
+
+std::string AudioManagerDummy::getPlaybackDevId()
+{
+    return "dummy";
+}
+
+void AudioManagerDummy::setMirrorDevice(const std::string &id, bool notify)
+{
+    // noop
+}
+
+bool AudioManagerDummy::isMirrorValid()
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+std::string AudioManagerDummy::getMirrorDevName()
+{
+    return "dummy";
+}
+
+std::string AudioManagerDummy::getMirrorDevId()
+{
+    return "dummy";
+}
+
+float AudioManagerDummy::getMirrorVolume()
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
+bool AudioManagerDummy::setMirrorVolume(float value)
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool AudioManagerDummy::getMirrorMuted()
+{
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool AudioManagerDummy::setMirrorMuted(bool value)
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool AudioManagerDummy::isMicValid()
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+void AudioManagerDummy::setMicDevice(const std::string &id, bool notify)
+{
+    // noop
+}
+
+std::string AudioManagerDummy::getMicDevName()
+{
+    return "dummy";
+}
+
+std::string AudioManagerDummy::getMicDevId()
+{
+    return "dummy";
+}
+
+float AudioManagerDummy::getMicVolume()
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
+bool AudioManagerDummy::setMicVolume(float value)
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool AudioManagerDummy::getMicMuted()
+{
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool AudioManagerDummy::setMicMuted(bool value)
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string> > AudioManagerDummy::getRecordingDevices()
+{
+    return {};
+}
+
+std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string> > AudioManagerDummy::getPlaybackDevices()
+{
+    return {};
+}
+
+
+
+}
diff --git a/src/tabcontrollers/audiomanager/AudioManagerDummy.h b/src/tabcontrollers/audiomanager/AudioManagerDummy.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5094f10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tabcontrollers/audiomanager/AudioManagerDummy.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#ifndef AUDIOMANAGERLINUX_H
+#define AUDIOMANAGERLINUX_H
+
+#include "../AudioManager.h"
+
+// application namespace
+namespace advsettings {
+
+class AudioManagerDummy : public AudioManager
+{
+public:
+
+    virtual void init(AudioTabController* controller) override;
+
+    virtual void setPlaybackDevice(const std::string& id, bool notify = true) override;
+    virtual std::string getPlaybackDevName() override;
+    virtual std::string getPlaybackDevId() override;
+
+    virtual void setMirrorDevice(const std::string& id, bool notify = true) override;
+    virtual bool isMirrorValid() override;
+    virtual std::string getMirrorDevName() override;
+    virtual std::string getMirrorDevId() override;
+    virtual float getMirrorVolume() override;
+    virtual bool setMirrorVolume(float value) override;
+    virtual bool getMirrorMuted() override;
+    virtual bool setMirrorMuted(bool value) override;
+
+    virtual bool isMicValid() override;
+    virtual void setMicDevice(const std::string& id, bool notify = true) override;
+    virtual std::string getMicDevName() override;
+    virtual std::string getMicDevId() override;
+    virtual float getMicVolume() override;
+    virtual bool setMicVolume(float value) override;
+    virtual bool getMicMuted() override;
+    virtual bool setMicMuted(bool value) override;
+
+    virtual std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> getRecordingDevices() override;
+    virtual std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> getPlaybackDevices() override;
+};
+
+}
+#endif // AUDIOMANAGERLINUX_H
diff --git a/src/tabcontrollers/audiomanager/AudioManagerWindows.h b/src/tabcontrollers/audiomanager/AudioManagerWindows.h
index f0dba1a..d624564 100644
--- a/src/tabcontrollers/audiomanager/AudioManagerWindows.h
+++ b/src/tabcontrollers/audiomanager/AudioManagerWindows.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "../audiomanager.h"
+#include "../AudioManager.h"
 
 #include <Mmdeviceapi.h>
 #include <Functiondiscoverykeys_devpkey.h>