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Auto Tab Mute

by David Welsh · Tools
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Automatically mutes background tabs

Users
3,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.6 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
24
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#17K
#14K among extensions
Version
3.1
updated 17 Oct 2023

Users

monthly, 3 years
3001,6503,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 3,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
41424Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 24 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Auto Tab Mute

Extension to automatically mute background tabs if the current tab is playing audio. This allows for fast switching between different audio playing tabs without manually muting and unmuting. This extension can be toggled on/off by a button added to the browser interface or by a keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+U/Cmd+Shift+U). Updates Version 3.1: - Fixed behaviour when "Apply across windows" was selected and the active window was not on an audible tab but a background window had an audible tab Version 3.0: - Added experimental option for 'Active Tab' strategy to apply it across multiple windows (please send any issues to the listed email address) - Added 'Mute All' strategy to mute every tab and prevent any new tabs playing audio - Improved stability of 'Allow List' strategy - Updated logo and branding of the extension - Updated UI - Updated to manifest version 3 and changed to use service workers Version 2.1: - Added workaround for chromium issue 1213925 which prevents fetching tab info when clicking on a new tab Version 2.0: - Added popup upon clicking the tray icon to allow controlling the extensions behaviour - Added ability to select muting strategy, with "Active tab" being equivalent to the behaviour of the original extension and "Allow List" allowing you to select which tabs should be allowed to play audio by selecting the check boxes next to the title of the tab in the popup - The behaviour should be the same as before if the "Active tab" strategy is selected, only difference is an extra click to enable/disable the extension since the tray icon now shows the popup on click - Please contact me at the listed email address if any desired behaviour has been changed or if you have suggestions for other muting strategies to be implemented Source available at: github.com/david-welsh/auto-tab-mute

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months0+0.0%+1+0.01
1 year+1,000+50.0%+2+0.03

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Auto Tab Mute appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
auto#75−44

Version history

4 versions recorded
3.117 Oct 2023
3.08 Jun 2023
2.128 May 2021
2.031 May 2019

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
31 May 2019
Size
463 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
dnfohmfimbkmondbppcnkgjlnfnbppok

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 2, likelihood 0
Permissions
tabsstorage

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