Mute Tabs

by Free Software Utilities · Workflow & Planning

FeaturedManifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Free! Automatically mute / unmute sounds when switching around your Chrome tabs.

Users

3,000

0 in 30 days

Rating

3.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#17K

#15K among extensions

Version

3.0.0

updated 30 Oct 2023

Users

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 3,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 31 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Mute Tabs

Want a way to prevent unwanted audio ads/songs from suddenly playing while you are in another browser tab? This is a quick and simple way to help automatically mute audio ads. Simply install the extension Our software will block sound from other open tabs if the tab is not selected. If you would like to prevent any sound from playing, just choose the "Silent Mode" and our extension will mute all the open tabs. To switch this extension off and allow audio from other tabs to play, you need to click on the extension icon and choose the "Off" button. Disclaimer: Please note this extension is NOT made by Google and is made by an independent development team. All copyrights belong to their respective owners. Google doesn’t endorse or sponsor this Chrome extension. Mute Tabs is not owned by, is not licensed by and is not a subsidiary of Google Inc.