Mute Tab

Easily mute all tabs with just one click!

Mute Tab Extension

Mute Tab is a simple yet powerful Chrome extension that allows users to instantly mute all tabs with a single click. The intuitive toolbar button serves as an ON|OFF switch—its color and shape change based on the current state, letting you know when tabs are muted.

Want to quickly unmute a specific tab? Just right-click on it and select 'Unmute Tab'. If you prefer to mute all tabs except the one you're currently using, visit the options page for that functionality. Please remember that if you unmute a tab manually, the extension won't alter it again even if you click the toolbar icon. For any issues, kindly use the bug report form available on the addon's homepage.

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By:: MeryDev
Users:: 10,000+
Rating:: 3.68
(34)
Version:: 0.1.7 (Last updated: 2025-02-20)
Creation date:: 2019-04-20
Risk:: Very low risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:: storage
Size:: 31.13K
Email:: sc*****@gmail.com
URLs:: Privacy policy
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: a day ago

Ranking

# 8,622 ▼ 650

Other rankings

#1594 in Tools ▼ 7 #153 in tab keyword 81 ▼ 29 #193 in toolbar keyword 28 ▼ 8

Other platforms

Mute Tab (WebExtension) (v0.1.7)

2,198+ 4.34

(53)

User reviews

Pros

Simple and convenient one-click mute functionality
Ability to mute all tabs or single tabs (in theory)
Overall nice user experience for some users

Cons

Does not consistently mute a single tab, often mutes all tabs instead
Bugs related to specific mute options (e.g., option 3 muting unexpectedly)
Cancellation of previous mute settings without user input
Issues with right-click mute feature not working on some systems

Most mentioned

Bugs and issues with muting functionality
Inconsistency with muting specific tabs versus all tabs
Request for additional features like keyboard shortcuts and automatic mute during Do Not Disturb mode

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. User reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

User reviews

I am just looking for something that will mute all tabs by default, but let me unmute it. This extension keeps remuting the tab when I switch to a different tab. Not what I want.

Torva Firmus, 2025-03-12

Works well with Google Chrome. All other browsers support the CTRL + M shortcut to mute a tab which I have assigned as a Macro key to one of my mouse buttons. Unfortunately, Chrome took away such a basic function, to assign keyboard shortcuts. What I did was I installed this extension, then went to the Extensions menu in Chrome, then Keyboard Shortcuts, and I assigned this extension the CTRL + M Shortcut and in the settings of the extension I set it to mute the active tab. Works like a charm.

Spartan, 2025-03-08

good！！！

David Sunday, 2024-12-14

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Mute Tab does not require any sensitive permissions.

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Risk likelihood

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

Risk likelihood analysis details

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