Mute Tab Shortcuts

Mute Tab Shortcuts

Quickly mute tabs with keyboard shortcuts

What is Mute Tab Shortcuts?
Mute Tab Shortcuts is a Chrome extension that provides a fast and convenient way to control the audio of your Chrome tabs using keyboard shortcuts. The extension comes with default shortcuts that can be easily edited through the Chrome extension settings, allowing for personal customization. Aside from individually muting and unmuting tabs, you can also choose to mute all tabs except the current one or mute/unmute all tabs simultaneously. These diverse features provide enhanced control over your browsing experience, limiting disturbances from unwanted audio.
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Stats
Users: 40,000+
Rating: 4.10 (156)
Version: 1.2.0 (Last updated: 2021-10-13)
Creation date: 2019-11-19
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 10.08K
URLs: Website
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Summary

Keyboard shortcuts for muting tabs.

Default setup:

  • Mute/Unmute current tab - Alt + Shift + M
  • Mute all except current one - Alt+Shift+N
  • Mute/Unmute all tabs - Alt + Shift + Comma

Keybindings can be edited through the "Keyboard Shortcut" menu at the bottom right in the Chrome extension settings. Or past this in the omnibox: chrome://extensions/shortcuts

Source Code: https://github.com/danhp/mute-tab-chrome

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Pros
  • Allows setting custom shortcuts
  • Ability to mute individual tabs
  • Works well for most users
Cons
  • May cause issues with keyboard layout
  • Some users experience bugs and inconsistent behavior
  • Requires clicking on the browser before using shortcuts
Most mentioned
  • Works well for most users
  • Ability to set custom shortcuts
  • Buggy/inconsistent behavior for some users
Recent reviews
excellent plugin. but for it does break when you have many tabs open. around 35+ tabs.
by behnam peymany behnam peymany, 2024-03-17

It works great! But first you should go to chrome://extensions/shortcuts to set the shortcut key and it only works when there is a tab playing audio
by LincolnNKK LincolnNKK, 2024-02-22

its retarded thtat this feature is not default in chrome by now
by Philip Szostak Philip Szostak, 2023-12-27
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Safety
Risk impact

Mute Tab Shortcuts is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

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

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