Clever Mute

This extension mutes all sites by default. If a site tries to play any sound you'll be notified so you can decide what to do

Clever Mute: Control Unwanted Noise in Your Web Browsing

'Clever Mute' is a Chrome extension designed to eliminate unwanted noise during your web browsing experience. It mutes all sites by default, notifying you when any site tries to play sound. It further improves convenience with features like one-click muting or unmuting, auto-blacklisting ignored notifications, customizable whitelist, and giving a cleaner browser appearance by only being triggered when a site attempts to play audio.

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Extension stats

By: https://www.edertone.com

Users: 917

-27

Rating: 3.88

(34)

Version: 0.5.1 (Last updated: 2021-12-31)

Creation date: 2018-09-16

Permissions:

storage
notifications
tabs
activeTab

Size: 104.45K

Email: ed*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 30,358 ▼ 483

Other rankings

#4300 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 21 #94 in software keyword 23 ▲ 95 #163 in icon keyword 52 ▲ 68

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Works on most sites for muted audio control.
Easy to toggle on/off.
Provides good control over audio.
Intuitive to whitelist whole domains.

Cons

Triggers a split second of audio before muting.
Lacks user-configurable options for black- and whitelisting.
Annoying notifications that can't be disabled.
Delayed muting can be disruptive.
Poor GUI design regarding dialog interactions.

Most mentioned

Always blocks translate.google.co.uk.
Plays a split second of audio before muting.
Lacks an options page for configuration.
Automatic blacklisting on dialog close is problematic.
Works well on Vivaldi browser despite some limitations.

User reviews

Always blocks translate.google.co.uk, no matter what I do. Works on most other sites, though.

Lex Wassenberg, 2023-10-10

Thanks you for you work. But plug. without asking, will be useful. with asking every time, and play sound for 1s is useless.

M S, 2022-01-25

Does the opposite of what I was looking for but still works for what I needed, Yes there is a some sec of audio when a new tab is opened but that's no big deal. so far works well

TBO1981, 2021-11-19

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Clever Mute requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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