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

Mute Tabs By Url - Automatic URL Webpage Muting Chrome Extension

`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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Extension stats

Users: 2,000+
Rating: 4.25
(52)
Version: 4.1 (Last updated: 2019-02-14)
Creation date: 2019-02-13
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Size: 2.33M
URLs: Website

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Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

-- 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

User reviews

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Pros
  • Works effectively for muting noisy web pages.
  • Lightweight and easy to use.
  • Supports specific use cases like muting while using music apps.
Cons
  • Issues with muting specific URLs instead of entire domains.
  • Buggy functionality, such as whitelist not working.
  • Recent updates have caused permissions and activation problems.
Most mentioned
  • The extension is effective for muting sounds.
  • There are bugs that affect functionality.
  • Whitelisting does not work as intended.
User reviews
Amazing extension! Very useful thank you. I use this extension since some years. And It perfectly worked all the time. Can be possible to increase the limit of the blacklist links? I've already reached it. Thank you
by Mr Machine, 2025-01-04

does not mute sites
by Friedhelm Winter, 2024-10-20

by Mojtaba Safvat, 2024-10-05
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Mute Tabs By Url does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Mute Tabs By Url has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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