Google Meet Auto Disable Mic/Cam

Provides options for defaulting microphone and camera to disabled when joining a Google Meet meeting

Google Meet Auto Disable Mic/Cam Extension for Chrome

"Google Meet Auto Disable Mic/Cam" is a Chrome extension designed to enhance privacy during online meetings in Google Meet. By defaulting your microphone and camera to a disabled state when you join a meeting, it prevents accidental live audio or video feed. Additionally, it displays emojis in the tab title as indicators of your microphone and camera status. Information and updates about the extension are available on its GitHub page. Firefox users can also access similar functionality using the Firefox version of the extension.
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Extension stats

Users: 10,000+
Rating: 4.25
(36)
Version: 3.1.3 (Last updated: 2024-11-05)
Creation date: 2020-05-20
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 22.20K

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Extension summary

This simple extension provides options to default your microphone and camera to disabled. It also displays emojis in the tab title indicating if your microphone is muted or your camera is on.

GitHub: https://github.com/burkybang/Google-Meet-Auto-Disable-Mic-Cam Firefox version: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/googlemeet-auto-disable-miccam

User reviews

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Pros
  • Working perfectly for many users.
  • Simple and lightweight, does what it’s supposed to do.
  • Helps prevent accidental camera appearances.
  • Effective in disabling camera and microphone as intended.
Cons
  • Stopped working for some users recently.
  • Does not disable camera/microphone in new meetings for several users.
  • Inconsistent performance across different browsers and accounts.
Most mentioned
  • Stopped working recently.
  • Doesn't seem to disable camera/microphone as expected.
  • Works well for most users when functional.
User reviews
Working perfectly, thanks! Everything’s running smoothly now.
by Rafiul Hye, 2024-12-11

Working perfeclty. Thank you so much..
by Gabriel Petrone, 2024-11-28

It worked flawlessly until a few days ago. Now the cam and the mic are no longer disabled when you open the Meet app, and there are no checkboxes to disable them.
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Google Meet Auto Disable Mic/Cam requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Google Meet Auto Disable Mic/Cam has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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