# Silence Window

> Use Ctrl+Shift+U or click the icon to mute a window. Also mutes new tabs on a muted window.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/silence-window](https://chrome-stats.com/d/silence-window)

## Overview

- **ID:** `silence-window`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Redjard
- **Category:** photos-music-videos,tabs
- **Daily users:** 444
- **Weekly downloads:** 5
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.0
- **Last updated:** 2020-10-13
- **First published:** 2018-12-20
- **Size:** 17 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/silence-window/)

## Description

Silence Window is a handy Chrome extension designed for quick and easy muting of entire browser windows. With a simple keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+U) or a click on the extension icon, you can mute any active window instantly. It also automatically mutes new tabs opened within muted windows, ensuring a consistent silent browsing experience.

The extension offers flexible options such as auto-enabling muting for regular or private windows, choosing whether to mute existing tabs upon window mute, and preserving manually muted or unmuted tab states. You can even configure it to keep the active tab always unmuted for seamless audio control. Silence Window simplifies audio management across tabs and windows, making it ideal for users needing quick sound control without affecting individual tab settings.

## Rankings

- #5,325 — Overall
- #34 — windows
- #91 — shift
- #123 — exist

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- 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/silence-window)