Soundman

Name: Soundman
Author: MrOtherGuy

By: MrOtherGuy

Adds context menu entries and configurable hotkeys to manage audible tabs.

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Features & Capabilities

Soundman adds an entry to context menu for tab which starts to play audio. Menu entry shows the tab title as well as current state of the tab. The menu entry can be used to perform different actions on that tab selected by configurable modifier key (Ctrl, Shift or no modifier).

The actions are:

Mute/Unmute tab
Switch to tab - selecting the same context menu again switches back to originating tab
Play/Pause media - whether this works depends on website

Optionally, Soundman can mute other tabs automatically when active tab becomes audible. Likewise, a previously automuted tab is unmuted when applicable.

You can configure hotkeys to mute and pause playback in background tabs. If a hotkey doesn't work, it's probably in use by Firefox itself or other extension. Try another one.

Additionally, you can pin sites to Soundman by using the entry on tab context menu. This way the tab isn't removed from Soundman unless you manually remove it or the tab is closed - No state persists between Firefox restarts however.

Soundman requires wide permissions for all tabs and data. Unfortunately this is necessary because it needs access to tab title and because play/pause functionality needs to send a short script to the content.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on

By:

MrOtherGuy

Daily users:

Version:

0.1.8resigned1 Last updated: 2024-04-25

Version code:

5730106

Creation date:

2018-03-28

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
<all_urls>
menus
storage

Size:

17.49KB

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-05

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 54,142 ▼ 18

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Developed by:

MrOtherGuy

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/soundman/

Is Soundman Safe?

Risk impact

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Soundman requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

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Soundman is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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