# Tab Volume Control

> Control volume levels for individual tabs with volume lock to prevent website hijacking and auto-leveling to normalize loud/quiet audio

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/stupid-tab-volume-control](https://chrome-stats.com/d/stupid-tab-volume-control)

## Overview

- **ID:** `stupid-tab-volume-control`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** stupid codes
- **Category:** photos-music-videos,tabs,games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 34
- **Weekly downloads:** 6
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-18
- **First published:** 2025-11-15
- **Size:** 29 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/stupid-tab-volume-control/)
- **Website:** [https://stupid.codes](https://stupid.codes/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/stupid-tab-volume-control/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/stupid-tab-volume-control/privacy/)

## Description

Control the volume of each Firefox tab independently with advanced features:

✨ <strong>Key Features:</strong>
• <strong>Individual volume control</strong> per tab with slider (0-100%)
• <strong>Volume Lock</strong> - Prevent websites from hijacking your volume settings
• <strong>Auto-Level Volume</strong> - Automatically normalize loud and quiet audio
• <strong>Quick mute/unmute</strong> button for instant control
• <strong>All tabs overview</strong> - See and control volumes from one popup
• <strong>Persistent settings</strong> - Your preferences saved between sessions

🔒 <strong>Volume Lock prevents:</strong>
• Websites forcing volume changes without permission
• Ads playing louder than the actual content
• Unexpected volume spikes that damage hearing
• Auto-play videos overriding your preferred volume

📊 <strong>Auto-Level normalizes:</strong>
• Quiet YouTube videos that are hard to hear
• Overly loud commercials and advertisements
• Inconsistent podcast episode volumes
• Music tracks recorded at different loudness levels

🔐 <strong>Privacy &amp; Security:</strong>
• <strong>Zero data collection</strong> - Nothing tracked or transmitted
• <strong>No external requests</strong> - All processing happens locally
• <strong>Local storage only</strong> - Settings stored in your browser
• <strong>Open development</strong> - Clean, readable code

<strong>Perfect for:</strong>
- Multi-tab browsing with different audio sources
- Protecting your hearing from volume surprises
- Consistent audio experience across websites
- Professional use where audio consistency matters

<strong>Technical Features:</strong>
- Real-time audio analysis using Web Audio API
- Per-tab volume, lock, and auto-level state management
- Automatic detection of new audio/video elements
- Smooth volume transitions to prevent jarring changes

## Rankings

- #19,265 — Overall
- #17 — volume control
- #91 — control
- #107 — self control
- #128 — level
- #186 — prevent

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `tabs`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High 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 website URL may be invalid

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/stupid-tab-volume-control)