Tab Muter

Re-enables the "Mute Tab" feature once found in Chrome itself.

Tab Muter: Restore Chrome's Mute Tab Feature

"Tab Muter" is a Chrome extension that revives the once-removed ability to mute individual browser tabs, bypassing Chrome’s current 'Mute Site' function. By providing a user-friendly solution, Tab Muter lets you silence specific tabs with a simple click, restoring granular audio control to enhance your browsing experience. It's open-source, with support and tipping options available.

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Extension stats

By: https://tab.muter.computer

Users: 100,000+

Rating: 4.41

(174)

Version: 2.1.0 (Last updated: 2024-03-16)

Creation date: 2020-04-27

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

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Size: 56.89K

Email: cw*****@sorrel.sh

URLs: Website

Ranking

# 2,170 ▼ 70

Other rankings

#437 in Functionality & UI ▼ 4 #7 in tab keyword 81 ▼ 1

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Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Once upon a time, Chrome had a feature hidden away in chrome://flags to allow users to mute individual tabs by clicking the speaker icon next to the tab's title. This was deemed "not good enough", as the Chrome developers wanted to remove the need for users to manually control tab audio, so it was removed in favour of the "Mute Site" feature.

Chrome can't yet automatically determine which tabs should be playing audio, so I made this extension to let the user make that decision. The button's in a different place due to Chrome API limitations, but apart from that, this extension should work exactly as the old "Mute Tab" feature did.

Having trouble? Email support: [email protected]

If you find Tab Muter useful, feel free to leave me a tip: https://ko-fi.com/sersorrel

This extension is free software; the source code is available at https://github.com/sersorrel/mute-tab.

User reviews

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Pros

Easy to use and set up with keyboard shortcuts
Works well in various Chromium-based browsers
Highly functional for muting specific tabs or sites
Useful for managing multiple audio feeds
Quick installation and setup

Cons

Extension is no longer necessary due to built-in muting feature in Chrome
Issues with muting specific tabs, often mutes entire sites instead
Automatic sound issues in Chrome after extension is enabled
Lack of direct integration with Chrome's right-click menu
Recent updates caused functionality problems with popular sites like Twitch

Most mentioned

Mention of built-in Chrome muting feature eliminating the need for the extension
Problems with muting specific tabs and functionality after updates
Desire for keyboard shortcuts or hotkeys for easier access
Praise for general performance and usability of the extension
Request for additional features, such as automatic muting for specific sites

User reviews

daniela prado, 2024-11-21

Freak'n Awesome! Exactly what I needed. You can (easly) set the short cut in (chrome) extensions manager and use the key board short cut to mute individual full screen windows (this helps if you have multiple vidoe feeds and you want to mute each one separately). BIG Thank you Ash Holland! (P.S. What's another word for donkey? --Marty Bass(see comment below) is just a dumb stupid Donkey Hole who doesn't know what it's talking about.)

Eye Heahah, 2024-11-10

Works well. Just wish it wasn't a necessary extension. Wish you could put it inside the tab's right-click menu rather than in the extension menu. (I assume this is part of the API limit that you talked about in your description). Well done on nice work on this extension.