# quick tab sampler

> Record, trim, and export audio directly from any browser tab. Clean, fast, and fully local.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/quick-tab-sampler](https://chrome-stats.com/d/quick-tab-sampler)

## Overview

- **ID:** `quick-tab-sampler`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** rearview45
- **Category:** photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 606
- **Weekly downloads:** 154
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (5 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-06
- **First published:** 2026-07-03
- **Size:** 92 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/quick-tab-sampler/)

## Description

Tab Sampler

Sample and edit audio directly from your browser. Record, trim, and export audio from any Firefox tab. Clean, fast, and fully local nothing is uploaded, all processing happens on your machine.
Features

<code>One-click recording from any tab (toolbar popup)
Waveform editor with precision trimming down to the millisecond
Loop and reverse playback, plus destructive edits: trim, delete, silence, reverse, normalize, fade in/out with undo/redo
Export as WAV (16-bit or 32-bit float) or MP3 (128/192/320 kbps)
Sample rates up to 96 kHz (capture when the browser allows it, resampling on export always)
Stereo or mono recording
Recording library everything saved locally in IndexedDB for playback, editing, and download
Fully offline  no network access, no telemetry
</code>

## Rankings

- #4,506 — Overall
- #4 — example
- #18 — quick
- #68 — quiz
- #115 — record
- #135 — tab

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `storage`
- `unlimitedStorage`
- `notifications`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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/quick-tab-sampler)