Switch to audible tab

Name: Switch to audible tab
Rating: 4.8 (20 reviews)
Author: klntsky

By: klntsky Add-on

Focus on tab that is currently making sound (Alt+Shift+A).

Overview

Firefox Add-ons Store

Daily users

911 ▲ 6

Data as of 2026-08-03

Rating:

4.80

(20)

Version:

0.0.9

Last updated: 2021-11-19

Features & Capabilities

The Switch to Audible Tab Chrome extension enhances your browsing experience by allowing instant navigation to tabs currently playing audio. By pressing Alt+Shift+A, users can cycle through all audible tabs, making it simple to locate and manage sound sources without hassle. The extension caters to various preferences with customizable settings, including whether to consider muted tabs as audible, whether to switch windows containing audible tabs, and cycling order (left-to-right or right-to-left).

This tool is especially useful when multiple tabs produce sound or when you want to quickly respond to notifications or media playback. Its intuitive hotkey shortcut streamlines tab management and improves productivity. Plus, the extension's open-source code invites contributions, bug reports, and feature requests for continuous improvement.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on

By:

klntsky

Daily users:

911 6

Rating:

4.80

(20)

Version:

0.0.9 Last updated: 2021-11-19

Version code:

5326046

Creation date:

2018-10-29

Risk:

Permissions:

Size:

187.39KB

Email:

kl*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-03

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 3,405 ▲ 11

Other rankings

#327 in Tabs ▲ 2

#6 in switch keyword 26

#49 in pitch keyword 35

#52 in shift keyword 21

#96 in tab keyword 59 ▲ 1

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Developed by:

klntsky

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/switch-to-audible-tab/

Email:

kl*****@gmail.com

Website:

https://github.com/klntsky/switch-to-audible-tab

User Reviews

Users praise the add‑on for quickly locating noisy tabs, its simplicity, reliability, and usefulness for heavy tab/media users. Common issues are occasional misses or false positives (especially when audio isn’t actively playing) and inconsistent or conflicting keyboard shortcuts across platforms, with several users wanting easier shortcut configuration.

Pros

Quickly finds which tab is playing audio — ideal for silencing or returning to noisy tabs.
Simple, lightweight and intuitive — does what it promises with minimal fuss.
Works well for users with many tabs and media-heavy use (YouTube, web music).
Toolbar icon provides a reliable fallback when a keyboard shortcut isn’t known or usable.

Cons

May only detect tabs with audio actively playing and can miss tabs that merely have audio available but paused.
Occasional misidentification or rare false positives (switches to tabs that aren’t currently producing sound).
Keyboard shortcut behavior can be confusing or inconsistent across platforms (Mac key combos) and can conflict with localized/system shortcuts.
Limited shortcut customization reported or desired by users.

Recent reviews

Excellent and to the point. The Settings show how well thought this extension is. A better icon or an option of a more colorful one would be great.

by Fi*****, 2025-10-29

by 敬念*****, 2025-03-31

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Is Switch to audible tab Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Switch to audible tab requires a few sensitive permissions. 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.

Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

Switch to audible tab has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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