Sound Control

Name: Sound Control
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Helpful Software Apps

Boost or reduce volume of any tab up to 600%.

As of June 2026, Sound Control has 180 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 1 reviews in the Productivity category.

Helpful Software Apps Productivity

Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

Users+37.4%

180

Rating0%

5.00

1 reviews

Reviews0%

Version

0.1.3

Manifest V3

History

5 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 1, 2026	131	5.00	1	0.1.3
Apr 21, 2026	142	5.00	1	0.1.3
May 6, 2026	156	5.00	1	0.1.3
May 18, 2026	178	5.00	1	0.1.3
Jun 1, 2026	171	5.00	1	0.1.3
Now	180	5.00	1	0.1.3

Permissions & access

Permissions: activeTabscripting
Host access: None declared

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About

Boost sound volume or lower the sound of specific browser tabs when you install this extension.

Quiet podcasts, lecture recordings, and indie game streams often ship with track levels well below broadcast standards. Pumping your system volume to 100 % helps that tab—then leaves everything else painfully loud. Because Sound Control reroutes every

Unlike some “volume booster” apps that proxy streams through external servers to normalize loudness, Sound Control does all processing locally with the built-in Web Audio API. There are no network permissions, no trackers, and no telemetry. Even offline files opened in the browser get the same treatment, making the extension safe in bandwidth-constrained or privacy-sensitive environments.

Sound Control adds virtually no startup overhead. UI minimalism—one vertical slider, a numeric badge, and a reset shortcut (double-click or “R”)—means most users master it in seconds. There’s nothing to configure, no accounts, and no hidden menus.