Mute New Tabs

Many sites auto-play videos, send fake chat messages and create general nuisance while listening to music. This add on mutes all newly opened tabs.

Mute New Tabs - Firefox Add-on

Mute New Tabs is a Firefox add-on that mutes all newly opened tabs to prevent annoyance from auto-playing videos, fake chat messages, and general disturbances while listening to music.

Add-on stats

Manifest V2
Daily users: 44
-1
Rating: 5.00
(5)
Version: 1.1resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)
Version code: 5731706
Creation date: 2018-08-08
Weekly download count: 1
Firefox on Android: Yes
Size: 10.21K

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge

User reviews


Does what it says. It would be nice to be able to exclude sites from muting new tabs
by Jimbo, 2023-07-05
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Add-on safety

Risk impact
Very low risk impact

Mute New Tabs does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Low This permission has no access or impact on the user's system or data, thus carrying no risk.
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Risk likelihood
Low risk likelihood

Mute New Tabs has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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