Easily mute all tabs with just one click!

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Version
0.1.6
Update
January 15, 2024
Size
30.4KiB
Developer
Category
Users
10,000+
Rating
3.6129 ★
Manifest Version
3
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Languages Support
English
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Mute Tab Extension

Mute Tab is an extension that helps you quickly mute all tabs with just one button (click).

The toolbar button serves as an ON|OFF switch, once pressed, the icon will change accordingly (the color and shape). Please note that if you want to unmute just one tab, simply right-click on a tab and then click on the \"Unmute Tab\" item. To mute all tabs except the active tab, please visit the options page. If you manually unmute a tab, the addon will NOT change it, even if you click on the toolbar icon.

Note: to report bugs, please fill the bug report form on the addon's homepage (https://mybrowseraddon.com/mute-tab.html).
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "version": "0.1.6", "name": "Mute Tab", "manifest_version": 3, "offline_enabled": true, "permissions": ["storage"], "homepage_url": "https://mybrowseraddon.com/mute-tab.html", "description": "Easily mute all tabs with just one click!", "commands": { "_execute_action": {} }, "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "options_ui": { "open_in_tab": true, "page": "data/options/options.html" }, "action": { "default_title": "Mute Tab", "default_icon": { "16": "data/icons/16.png", "32": "data/icons/32.png", "48": "data/icons/48.png", "64": "data/icons/64.png" } }, "icons": { "16": "data/icons/16.png", "32": "data/icons/32.png", "48": "data/icons/48.png", "64": "data/icons/64.png", "128": "data/icons/128.png" }}
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How to download and manually install Mute Tab extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Mute Tab extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Mute Tab extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Mute Tab extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Mute Tab extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Mute Tab extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Mute Tab Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Mute Tab extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Mute Tab extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Mute Tab extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Mute Tab extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Mute Tab extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Mute Tab extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Mute Tab extension file

Select and download the Mute Tab extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Mute Tab extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Mute Tab extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Mute Tab extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Mute Tab extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Omarock (ID: 0000008281cb65de) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 09/10/2023 Works for the most part, but there's a bug when you use option 3 (mute all tabs except the active tab). When you use this option and lose focus of the tab for 5 seconds it will mute. Also option 3 doesn't seem to be muting tabs on other windows.

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Phillip Ford (ID: 000000c736ad223f) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 05/15/2023 Seems to have canceled out my previous selections for sites I want muted, which is irksome. But it's nice to wholly mute Chrome when I want to.

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Samdish Suri (ID: 0000008ef25b5ebd) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/16/2022 Can you please add a feature to initiate Silent Mode automatically when the host MacOS's Do Not Disturb mode is turned on? A simple Option+Click on the MacOS taskbar date turns on MacOS Do Not Disturb, and it would be awesome if that one click made everything (including Chrome, using an extension like yours) go silent (except perhaps the active tab as per your extension settings).

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贝了个斯 (ID: 000000ce0338e880) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/06/2022 该死的新版360浏览器取消了一键静音框 还好有它简单快捷一键搞定!可选择单页面与全部页面静音! 棒!!

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João André (ID: 00000064905807af) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 02/15/2022 Really enjoyed! However, the end of 2021 and now in 2022, it deactivated itself again. In options they are unchecked. It seems to be a bug.