# Sound Out

> Keeps tabs muted when they're out of focus. You can define websites to not mute, or individual tabs by clicking the extension's icon.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/sound-out](https://chrome-stats.com/d/sound-out)

## Overview

- **ID:** `sound-out`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Robbie
- **Category:** photos-music-videos,tabs
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Version:** 1.6
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-05
- **First published:** 2025-01-25
- **Size:** 42 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/sound-out/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/robbiebowman/sound-out](https://github.com/robbiebowman/sound-out)

## Description

Sound Out automatically mutes all inactive tabs while keeping your active tab's audio playing. Perfect for managing multiple media sources, it includes a whitelist feature to keep specific sites unmuted. Toggle specific tabs with a single click.

## Rankings

- #69,990 — Overall
- #134 — sound

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `contextMenus`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/sound-out)