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: 4.24
(51)
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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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
  • Lightweight and stays out of the way
  • Effective for muting noisy websites
  • Useful for playing music without interruptions
  • Simple and does the one thing it needs to do
Cons
  • Mutes entire domains instead of specific pages
  • Buggy and doesn't always respect white list settings
  • Issues with recent Chrome updates affecting functionality
  • Inconsistent performance on certain sites like Facebook
Most mentioned
  • Does not mute specific URLs or pages
  • Not working after recent updates
  • Buggy behavior in whitelist mode
User reviews
does not mute sites
by Friedhelm Winter, 2024-10-20

by Mojtaba Safvat, 2024-10-05

why do you choose always generate notification with annoying alert sound that can't turn off, in an extension which is meant to mute sound!?
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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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