# Background Tab Mute

> Mute all background tabs while keeping the active tab unmuted.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `background-tab-mute`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Morgan Fry
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 0.1.7
- **Last updated:** 2025-04-22
- **First published:** 2025-04-19
- **Size:** 33 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/background-tab-mute/)

## Description

Background Tab Mute provides a simple way to silence all non-active tabs, allowing you to focus on your current work or media playback.

🔇 Automatic Muting: Keeps the active tab unmuted while silencing others.

🔄 Instant Switching: Changes sound focus automatically when tabs are switched.

🌟 User-Friendly Interface: One-click control with visual feedback.

🔒 Local Control: No data tracking or sharing.

## Rankings

- #111,538 — Overall
- #154 — background
- #158 — hd backgrounds

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- 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/background-tab-mute)