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

# 2,099 ▼ 58

Other rankings

#439 in Functionality & UI #13 in tab keyword 81 ▼ 5

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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 set shortcuts for muting tabs
Works well for managing audio across multiple tabs and video feeds
Simple and efficient design
Useful addition for users needing to control tab audio
Has a dedicated user base that finds it effective for specific platforms like Twitch

Cons

Extension is seen as unnecessary due to Chrome's built-in features for tab muting as of Chrome version 100
Issues with muting only entire websites instead of individual tabs
Inconsistent performance with recent Chrome updates
Users reported that it sometimes mutes all audio unexpectedly
Desire for better integration into the right-click menu instead of standalone extension

Most mentioned

Need for individual tab muting
Functionality problems with new Chrome updates
Desire for shortcuts to mute/unmute tabs
Extension is viewed as unnecessary due to Chrome's features
Complaints about extension muting all tabs related to specific sites instead of individually

User reviews

피터, 2025-01-12

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.)