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Best alternatives to Mute Tab (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Mute Tab, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Mute Tab: reviews, users and permissionsBest Developer Tools extensions

Mute Tab today

≈5K users4.6★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago2 permissions

Mute Tab alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Mute Tab

    Restores the 'Mute Tab' functionality of versions prior to Chrome 71.

    ≈400K users4.2★ from 193 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions
    • About 80× more users than Mute Tab
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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  2. 2

    Mute Tabs

    Smart tab muter with auto-mute, focus mode, and persistent rules for sites you always want silent.

    ≈1K users4.0★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago2 permissions
    • About 5.0× fewer users than Mute Tab
    • Updated less recently
    • Listed under Accessibility
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  3. 3

    Mute Tab

    Convenient and fast to 'Mute Tab'

    ≈1K users5.0★ from 8 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions
    • About 5.0× fewer users than Mute Tab
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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  4. 4

    Smart Mute

    Listen to audio one tab at a time.

    ≈20K users4.4★ from 196 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago1 permissions
    • About 4.0× more users than Mute Tab
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
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  5. 5

    Tab Muter

    Re-enables the "Mute Tab" feature once found in Chrome itself.

    ≈100K users4.3★ from 187 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago1 permissions
    • About 20× more users than Mute Tab
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
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  6. 6

    Auto Tab Mute

    Automatically mutes background tabs

    ≈3K users4.6★ from 24 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years2 permissions
    • About 1.7× fewer users than Mute Tab
    • Updated less recently
    • Listed under Tools
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  7. 7

    Reload All Tabs

    Reload All tabs using keyboard shortcut (alt + shift + r), context menu, browser action button, or by schedule.

    ≈100K users3.9★ from 250 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago2 permissions
    • About 20× more users than Mute Tab
    • Updated less recently
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  8. 8

    Multi-tab

    A browser extension to open and group a bunch of tabs from a list of URLs.

    ≈2K users3.0★ from 2 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years2 permissions
    • About 2.5× fewer users than Mute Tab
    • Updated less recently
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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  9. 9

    Tab Rotate

    Loop through a set of tabs - ideal for Dashboards or display screens

    ≈20K users4.2★ from 54 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago5 permissions
    • About 4.0× more users than Mute Tab
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 2)
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  10. 10

    Open Multiple Links

    Select text with links and open them all in new tabs

    ≈6K users3.1★ from 32 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Mute Tab
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Mute Tab alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Mute Tab?

By users, the most popular alternative is Mute Tab with ≈400K users and a 4.2-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Mute Tab.

Which Mute Tab alternative has the best rating?

Smart Mute has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.4 out of 5 from 196 ratings.

Is there a Mute Tab alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Smart Mute asks for 1 permissions, against 2 for Mute Tab.

How many alternatives to Mute Tab are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Mute Tab on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

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