Mute Tabs By Url

Automatically mutes tabs based on their url using a black list or a white list, and several other useful muting controls

What is Mute Tabs By Url?

`Mute Tabs By Url` is a chrome extension allowing automatic muting of tabs based on their urls using a black list or a white list. This includes a panic 'mute all' button, ability to manually un/mute specific tabs, shortcut keys for all controls, option to always keep in-focus tab unmuted and more. It functions offline, settings are synced across devices, and it works with pure Javascript without any third-party libraries.

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By: https://www.vincentrubinetti.com

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Users: 2,000+

Rating: 4.38 (50)

Version: 4.1 (Last updated: 2019-02-14)

Creation date: 2019-02-13

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Size: 2.33M

Email: vi*****@vincentrubinetti.com

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 18933 ▼ 138

Other rankings

#3560 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 29 #80 in works offline keyword 17 ▲ 1

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Summary

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-- Automatically mute tabs based on their url using a black list or a white list -- Panic "mute all" button -- Pause extension button -- List entries can have multiple keywords; keywords can have exclusion operator -- Manually un/mute specific tab -- Changeable keyboard shortcuts for all controls -- Option to always keep in-focus tab unmuted -- Option to always keep all tabs except in-focus tab muted -- Functions to quickly add/remove current url to/from list -- Settings synced across Chrome devices -- Works offline; no hotlinked css/js/images/fonts/etc -- Uses pure ("vanilla") Javascript; no third-party libraries/trackers/etc

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Pros

Does what it's supposed to do, mainly muting unwanted sounds.
Has a useful whitelist feature allowing you to whitelist certain sites you want audio from.
Works with browsers other than chrome like Vivaldi.

Cons

Struggles with muting sounds on certain sites such as Facebook.
Requires history permissions which some users find concerning.
Some users reported problems with the mute/unmute functionality, with the 'Approve Permissions' button not working, and with the tool being inoperative after Chrome updates.