# Awesome Mute Tab

> Mutes or unmutes the active tab when clicking the toolbar icon.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/awesome-mute-tab](https://chrome-stats.com/d/awesome-mute-tab)

## Overview

- **ID:** `awesome-mute-tab`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** majamikunil
- **Category:** appearance,photos-music-videos,tabs
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-03
- **First published:** 2026-05-31
- **Size:** 85 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/awesome-mute-tab/)

## Rankings

- #101,136 — Overall
- #43 — awesome

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `activeTab`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/awesome-mute-tab)