# Tab Switch Chime

> Plays a chime (or voice) whenever you switch tabs. Choose bell, retro, or voice 'next tab!'.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/tab-switch-chime](https://chrome-stats.com/d/tab-switch-chime)

## Overview

- **ID:** `tab-switch-chime`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Eloy
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-09-16
- **First published:** 2025-09-13
- **Size:** 12 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tab-switch-chime/)

## Description

Tab Switch Chime: Each time you switch tabs, a different sound effect will play. Users can customize it to be a bell, a retro game sound, or a “next tab!” voice.

## Rankings

- #68,137 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

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

### 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 has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/tab-switch-chime)