Best alternatives to QuietTab — Auto-Mute New & Background Tabs (2026)
8 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to QuietTab, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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QuietTab alternatives, compared
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Custom New Tab Background
Set a custom new tab background or wallpaper. Just that, nothing else. Make sure the image is smaller than 5 MB
≈10K users3.9★ from 54 ratingsUpdated 16 months agoNo special permissions- About 10× more users than QuietTab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
- 2
Clean Tab with your background
Clean tab with your specified background only.
121 users3.9★ from 7 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 8.3× fewer users than QuietTab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
- 3
Auto Mute Tabs When Multiple Tabs Audible
This extension mutes previous audible tabs when a new tab starts making sound. Toggle mute current tab: Cmd+Shift+8
≈1K users4.4★ from 28 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- A similar number of users to QuietTab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
- 4
Tab Mute
Mute and unmute tabs fast. Focus mode, auto-mute new tabs, and site rules.
244 users5.0★ from 2 ratings3 permissions- About 4.1× fewer users than QuietTab
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Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab
Right clicking a link opens the link in a new background tab.
≈3K users4.1★ from 26 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago1 permissions- About 3.0× more users than QuietTab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
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Auto Close Tab Groups
Automatically closes Chrome tab groups as soon as they are created.
≈3K users5.0★ from 64 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions- About 3.0× more users than QuietTab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
- 7
Auto Tab Discard
Increase browser speed and reduce memory load when you have numerous open tabs.
≈200K users4.2★ from 389 ratingsUpdated in the last day7 permissions- About 200× more users than QuietTab
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
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Tab Muter
Re-enables the "Mute Tab" feature once found in Chrome itself.
≈100K users4.4★ from 187 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago1 permissions- About 100× more users than QuietTab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
QuietTab alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to QuietTab?
By users, the most popular alternative is Auto Tab Discard with ≈200K users and a 4.2-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Custom New Tab Background.
Which QuietTab alternative has the best rating?
Auto Close Tab Groups has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 5.0 out of 5 from 64 ratings.
Is there a QuietTab alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Custom New Tab Background asks for 0 permissions, against 3 for QuietTab.
How many alternatives to QuietTab are there?
We list 8 close alternatives to QuietTab on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.