Auto Mute Tabs When Multiple Tabs Audible

This extension mutes previous audible tabs when a new tab starts making sound. Toggle mute current tab: Cmd+Shift+8

Auto Mute Tabs: Control Sound in Chrome

"Auto Mute Tabs When Multiple Tabs Audible" is a Chrome extension that automatically mutes any previous tabs playing sound when a new tab starts. It implements a stack logic, allowing only the latest audible tab to remain unmuted, and easily restores sound to the previous tabs once the current one stops. With convenient keyboard shortcuts for muting all tabs, toggling the current tab's mute status, and unmuting all tabs, this extension enhances your browsing experience by keeping unwanted noise at bay.

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By: notTellingYa

Users: 871

Rating: 4.43

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Version: 1.5 (Last updated: 2024-06-08)

Creation date: 2015-12-11

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

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Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Size: 10.10K

Email: ne*****@gmail.com

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Extension summary

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This extension lets you control mute status of multiple tabs. Often while you're listening to something from one tab, another tab starts to make sound. This can be annoying. So this extension will automatically mute the previous tab that was making sound.

It works like a stack - think a stack of cards, only the one on top is visible - similarly, only the last tab that's making sound will be allowed to stay unmuted. Once the current audible tab stops making any sounds, the previous tab will be unmuted again.

There are a few keyboard shortcuts you can use:

Cmd+Shift+0 -> Mute all tabs. Cmd+Shift+8 -> Mute or unmute the current tab. Cmd+Shift+9 -> Unmute all tabs (although, if you have multiple audible tabs, only one will remain unmuted, rest will be muted by extension.)

Any tabs you mute with these shortcuts will not be unmuted by the extension. You have to unmute that tab with one of the shortcuts.

Added an Easter Egg feature - press Cmd+Shift+O to try it. It's not very relevant to this extension, but I don't want to create a new extension just for this functionality which I need.

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Pros

Automatically mutes/unmutes tabs based on audio activity.
Unmutes the most recent tab when audio from the current tab stops.
Works mostly as expected for users.

Cons

Occasional bugs that require toggling the extension off and on after restarting Chrome.
Delays in muting and unmuting audio.
Inconsistent performance; sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

Most mentioned

Auto mute/unmute functionality is appreciated.
Need for improvement in muting inactive tabs.
Delayed audio response is a common issue.

User reviews

This easter egg is fantastic!!! I installed the extension to solve one problem and ended up solving 2!

Tiago Faustino, 2024-11-01

Exactly what I wanted! Just a couple of minor issues/bugs, however... -I need to toggle the extension everytime I restart Chrome/Windows to get it working again. -Keyboard shortcuts don't seem to work on Windows as it doesn't have the cmd key. Ctrl doesn't work either. EDIT - Reply: The toggle I mentioned refers to enabling/disabling the extension itself. What I found was, whenever Chrome/Windows is closed/shutdown, the extension has to be disabled then re-enabled in order to work upon starting up Chrome again. My guess is that you are unable to reproduce this issue, as I reckon something like this would've been pretty obvious. Unfortunate, but thanks for checking. Another thing I thought of is a priority/whitelist where certain tabs/sites remain unmuted at all times. Thank you also for directing me to the shortcuts page.