Mute Tab

Restores the 'Mute Tab' functionality of versions prior to Chrome 71.

What is Mute Tab?

Mute Tab is a popular Chrome extension by trmcnvn. This extension has 413,808 weekly active users, a good user rating of 4.35, and is most similar to Tab Muter and Mute Tab. The latest version, 1.4, was updated 4 years ago.

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By: trmcnvn

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Users: 413,808 ▼ -46,449

Rating: 4.35 (142) ▲ 1 new ratings

Version: 1.4 (Last updated: 2019-09-18)

Creation date: 2019-09-18

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

activeTab
contextMenus

Size: 41.79K

Email: Click to see

URLs: Website

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

ChromeStats Rank

# 817 ▲ 6

Other rankings

#5837 in Productivity ▼ 261 #45 in tab keyword ▲ 1 #108 in flag keyword ▲ 2 #300 in restore tabs keyword ▲

Summary

Chrome 71 removed the flag that enables per-tab audio muting. This extension allows you to mute individual tabs by a new context menu option or interacting with the extension icon.

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Pros

Allows users to mute individual tabs instead of the entire site
Useful for students or anyone attending webinars
Easy to download and use

Cons

May stop working after extended Chrome use
May need to be disabled and re-enabled to fix issues
No shortcut keys

Most mentioned

Stops working after a while
Needs to be disabled/re-enabled to fix issues
Good but redundant due to Chrome's new built-in mute options

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Safety

Risk impact

Mute Tab is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.

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Risk likelihood

Mute Tab has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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