Tab Muter
Re-enables the "Mute Tab" feature once found in Chrome itself.
As of May 2026, Tab Muter has 100,000 users and a 4.44/5 rating from 186 reviews in the Functionality & UI category.
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Version
2.1.0
Manifest V3
History
2 snapshotsTracking since Apr 25, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2026 | 100.0K | 4.43 | 184 | 2.1.0 |
| May 21, 2026 | 100.0K | 4.43 | 184 | 2.1.0 |
| Now | 100.0K | 4.44 | 186 | 2.1.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storage
- Host access
- None declared
Screenshots
About
Once upon a time, Chrome had a feature hidden away in chrome://flags to allow users to mute individual tabs by clicking the speaker icon next to the tab's title. This was deemed "not good enough", as the Chrome developers wanted to remove the need for users to manually control tab audio, so it was removed in favour of the "Mute Site" feature. Chrome can't yet automatically determine which tabs should be playing audio, so I made this extension to let the user make that decision. The button's in a different place due to Chrome API limitations, but apart from that, this extension should work exactly as the old "Mute Tab" feature did. Having trouble? Email support: [email protected] If you find Tab Muter useful, feel free to leave me a tip: https://ko-fi.com/sersorrel This extension is free software; the source code is available at https://github.com/sersorrel/mute-tab.
Technical
- Version
- 2.1.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 55.56KiB
- Min Chrome
- 122
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- Yes
Metadata
- ID
- bnclejfcblondkjliiblkojdeloomadd
- Developer ID
- u6899d4c7c8b4e4876c1302f5e6fa067f
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Nov 1, 2018
- Last Updated (Store)
- Mar 16, 2024
- Last Scraped
- May 21, 2026
- Website
- tab.muter.computer
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
- —
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified May 21, 2026.