Compare Chrome extensions: Mute Other Tabs vs Auto Mute Tabs When Multiple Tabs Audible

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User count 145 714
Average rating 3.00 4.40
Rating count 2 25
Last updated 2018-08-24 2023-08-24
Size 799.74K 8.99K
Version 0.0.11 0.1.0
Short description
Smart Mute other tabs automatically even without clicking. This extension mutes previous audible tabs when a new tab starts making sound. Toggle mute current tab: Cmd+Shift+8
Full summary

'Smart Mute' other tabs automatically even without clicking.

It is irritating to have multiple tabs playing audio in the background and you can't even find out where that sound comes from.

This extension handles this for you automatically and you don't even need to do anything else but installing the extension.

If you want to control the behaviour of the extension, you can simple use the extension popup user interface;

  • to change smart mute behaviour
  • to mute / unmute other tabs

or you can use the predefined shortcuts for muting and unmuting.

Mute:

  • CTRL + SHIFT + I
  • COMMAND + SHIFT + I
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This extension lets you control mute status of multiple tabs. Often while you're listening to something from one tab, another tab starts to make sound. This can be annoying. So this extension will automatically mute the previous tab that was making sound.

It works like a stack - think a stack of cards, only the one on top is visible - similarly, only the last tab that's making sound will be allowed to stay unmuted. Once the current audible tab stops making any sounds, the previous tab will be unmuted again.

There are a few keyboard shortcuts you can use:

Cmd+Shift+0 -> Mute all tabs. Cmd+Shift+8 -> Mute or unmute the current tab. Cmd+Shift+9 -> Unmute all tabs (although, if you have multiple audible tabs, only one will remain unmuted, rest will be muted by extension.)

Any tabs you mute with these shortcuts will not be unmuted by the extension. You have to unmute that tab with one of the shortcuts.