# Mute New Tabs

> Many sites auto-play videos, send fake chat messages and create general nuisance while listening to music. This add on mutes all newly opened tabs.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/mute-new-tabs](https://chrome-stats.com/d/mute-new-tabs)

## Overview

- **ID:** `mute-new-tabs`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Kanj Narayan
- **Category:** appearance,tabs
- **Daily users:** 39
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (5 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2018-08-08
- **Size:** 9.97 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/mute-new-tabs/)

## Description

Mute New Tabs is a Firefox add-on that mutes all newly opened tabs to prevent annoyance from auto-playing videos, fake chat messages, and general disturbances while listening to music.

## Rankings

- #18,000 — Overall
- #95 — new tabs
- #117 — new tab

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- This permission has no access or impact on the user's system or data, thus carrying no risk.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/mute-new-tabs)