Mute-a-Filter

Name: Mute-a-Filter
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Emanuel Feld

A filter for MetaFilter comments. Grays out text from commenters that harsh your time. Makes them easier for your eyes to skip over while remaining readable. Add users to your mute list on their profile page.

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Features & Capabilities

Mute-a-Filter is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your experience on MetaFilter by muting comments that detract from your time. This tool grays out the text from specific commenters you've muted, allowing their comments to remain visible for context but making them easier to skip visually. You can easily add users to your mute list directly from their profile pages. By providing a subtle filter rather than completely hiding comments, Mute-a-Filter helps you focus on meaningful discussions and reduces distractions without losing conversational flow.

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Version:

0.7resigned1 Last updated: 2024-04-25

Version code:

5731334

Creation date:

2018-07-02

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Permissions:

storage

Content scripts matches:

*.metafilter.com

Size:

18.27KB

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-18

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# 15,503 ▼ 164

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#198 in film keyword 10 ▼ 6

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Developed by:

Emanuel Feld

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/mute-a-filter/

Is Mute-a-Filter Safe?

Risk impact

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Mute-a-Filter requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

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Mute-a-Filter has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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