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Auto Mute Tabs When Multiple Tabs Audible

By notTellingYa

This extension mutes previous audible tabs when a new tab starts making sound. Toggle mute current tab: Cmd+Shift+8

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Time on the storeAbout 3 years or moreA rough range, not an exact date

Store users1KAs shown on the Chrome Web Store

Chrome Web Store rating4.4 / 528 ratings on the Chrome Web Store

Last store update8 Jun 2024Version 1.5, 2.3 years ago

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Reviews

Tiago Faustino23 months ago
This easter egg is fantastic!!! I installed the extension to solve one problem and ended up solving 2!
HansTheHuman2.1 years ago
Exactly what I wanted! Just a couple of minor issues/bugs, however... -I need to toggle the extension everytime I restart Chrome/Windows to get it working again. -Keyboard shortcuts don't seem to work on Windows as it doesn't have the cmd key. Ctrl doesn't work either. EDIT - Reply: The toggle I mentioned refers to enabling/disabling the extension itself. What I found was, whenever Chrome/Windows is closed/shutdown, the extension has to be disabled then re-enabled in order to work upon starting up Chrome again. My guess is that you are unable to reproduce this issue, as I reckon something like this would've been pretty obvious. Unfortunate, but thanks for checking. Another thing I thought of is a priority/whitelist where certain tabs/sites remain unmuted at all times. Thank you also for directing me to the shortcuts page.
Apitheous2.3 years ago
My only complaint is the icon is too dark I only see a space where it should be.
Mark Barnes3.2 years ago
Would be even better if, when I switch to a tab that is NOT playing audio, that it muted the tab that WAS playing audio. When I switch to a tab that is not playing audio, I don't want to hear anything. Like "Mute all inactive tabs" works in Firefox. Thanks,
Shyamji Shandilya3.7 years ago
Works as expected. Thanks:)
Sean Craig3.9 years ago
Lat updated in 2015, yet is the best and only extension that auotmaitically mutes/unmutes as sound starts/stops on most recent tab. What this does that other don't is unmutes the most recent tab when you pause or mute the current tab. This is nice, because when you're done for example watching a tutorial video in current tab, the most recent background tab (maybe your music) unmutes when you're done with the tutorial. Back to tunes. No need to go unmute your music manually.
Brett Atencio RN6 years ago
Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't, right now I'm watching YouTube but the audio is from an inactive tab, the last update was 2015! I'll have to find something current.
Michał Nawrot6.2 years ago
Thanks bro! The extension works just as expected.
fetB6.2 years ago
for a tab to become new, it has to be reloaded or the old "new" closed, which isnt always desired. Also, it would make a lot more sense to pause the inactive stream(s).
Dat Do6.6 years ago
Awesome! I have been looking for this for a long time!
Ashley H.8.7 years ago
This extension is great! It delays a little bit, but it works well any way. Auto mute, and then auto unmute. Really cool!
Matt9.3 years ago
Hi there, I think this extension is great! I'd like it if the audio focus followed the active tab though, rather than the newest one playing audio. Also, could you lower the check interval a little bit, maybe to once a second instead of every three? Thanks!
Ethan Ferrell9.4 years ago
Excellent, the only issue would be the delayed muting and unmuting of audio
Allan Pinto Soares9.6 years ago
Exactly what i needed.
Christoph1429.6 years ago
It's a bit tardy, but other than that, it's great. I love that it reactivates the background tabs when audio stops in active tab. :)