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
By: Kanj Narayan
Rating: 5.00
(5)
Weekly download count: 1
Firefox on Android: Yes
Size: 10.21K
Email: ka*****@yahoo.co.in
Ranking
Other platforms
Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
User reviews
by 天灭中共退党团队保平安, 2025-03-11
Does what it says. It would be nice to be able to exclude sites from muting new tabs
by Jimbo, 2023-07-05
Add-on safety
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
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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