While surfing the web, nothing can be more annoying than a browser tab that suddenly decides it needs to be heard. Whether a site has an auto-playing video or a repeating sound effect, it’s possible to silence that pesky tab and get rid of tired eardrums. Here’s how to silence the tab in today’s popular web browsers: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge.
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Mute the tab in Google Chrome
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To mute a tab in Google Chrome, just hover over the tab that’s making the sound and right-click, then select Turn off the sound page option in the drop-down menu. To reverse the process and allow the tab to produce sound, repeat the above steps.
Google Chrome also offers the option of completely denying pages from playing sounds. To access this feature, follow these steps:
Step 1: Click on the three dots Ellipse icon located in the upper right corner and select settings on the drop-down menu.
Step 2: On the settings page, select Privacy and safety listed on the left.
Step 3: Choose Page settings.
Step 4: Scroll down and expand Additional content settings if not already.
Step 5: Choose Sound.
Note: You can also access this panel by typing the following in the address bar: chrome://settings/content/sound
Step 5: Choose which pages you want to turn off or on automatically. You’ll also see an on/off switch for all pages, plus a way to manually add a website you don’t want to hear.
Mute tab in Mozilla Firefox
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Firefox users can follow a similar process to Google Chrome when it comes to disabling browser tabs. If you want to turn off a tab, hover over it and click the small icon Loudspeaker icon. This icon will be crossed out to show that it is now turned off.
Alternatively, you can right-click the Firefox tab that’s making the sound and then select Turn off the sound tab option. To reverse the process and allow the tab to produce sound, repeat the above steps.
Similar to Google Chrome, you can also choose to have a sound play automatically when you visit a new website. Follow the instructions below to set up this feature.
Step 1: Click on Three beats icon located in the upper right corner and select any of them Possibilities (Windows) or Settings (MacOS) in the drop-down menu.
Step 2: Choose Privacy and security listed on the left.
Step 3: Scroll down to Permissions section and click on settings button next to it Auto Play.
Step 4: Next Default for all websiteschoose Block the sound on the drop-down menu.
Step 5: Click on Save changes button to complete.
To allow certain websites to play audio, like YouTube, add them to your whitelist:
Step 1: Click on Padlock icon next to the website URL.
Step 2: Click the right arrow next to Connection secure.
Step 3: Choose More information on the drop-down menu.
Step 4: In the next window, click Permissions tab.
Step 5: Below Auto Playuncheck the box next to Use the default.
Step 6: Click on the button next to Allow audio and video.
Mute tab sound in Safari
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Safari remains a popular browser for MacOS users, and the software is not lacking in features, allowing you to easily silence the tab. Like other browsers, find WITHpeer icon to the right of the site name on the tab and click it to mute the sound. You can also click on WITHpeer icon next to the website address to perform the same functions.
If you want, you can also right-click the tab and then select Turn off the card on the drop-down menu. Repeating these steps will allow you to reverse your decision and restore sound to the card.
To mute other tabs playing music, right-click on Loudspeaker icon in Smart search field (address bar) and select Mute other tabs option in the drop-down menu.
To mute all tabs, click on Loudspeaker icon located in the Smart search field (address bar). Click again to restore the music.
Mute the tab in Opera
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The Opera web browser follows the same method as other applications: Find it Loudspeaker icon and click it to turn off the current tab. You can also right-click a tab and select Turn off the card as an alternative method. Repeating these steps will unmute the card so you can continue to listen to any sound produced.
One additional feature that Opera has is the ability to mute other tabs when you right-click a tab — a handy feature when you need to focus on one tab and block out the others.
Mute Tab in Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML)
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Chances are, if you just updated Windows 10 to version 2004 (also known as the May 2020 Update), this version of Microsoft’s browser is gone. It is being replaced by a newer version based on Google’s open source Chromium code. However, here are the instructions for the original version if you don’t plan to update Windows 10 anytime soon.
To silence the card directly, just click on Loudspeaker icon parked next to the page name on the card. You will then see an “X” next to the speaker icon, which means there is no sound. To turn on the sound, click on Loudspeaker icon again.
Alternatively, right-click the tab and select Turn off the card on the drop-down menu. Repeat the process to turn the sound back on.
Mute tab sound in Microsoft Edge (Chromium)
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Microsoft’s new version of Edge is based on Google’s open-source Chromium code, bringing it closer to Chrome. Like Google’s browser, you can click on Loudspeaker icon next to the website name in the mute tab. Press it again to turn on the sound. Easy.
You can also right-click on the noise tab and select Turn off the card on the drop-down menu. Repeat to unmute.
The Chromium version of Microsoft Edge also provides the ability to completely prevent pages from playing sounds. To access this feature, follow these steps:
Step 1: Click on the three dots Ellipse icon located in the upper right corner and select settings on the drop-down menu.
Step 2: Choose Site permissions listed on the left.
Step 3: Scroll down and select Automatic media playback to the right.
Step 4: Next Control whether audio and video play automatically on websiteschoose Limit from the drop-down menu.
As the browser states, media will be blocked based on the tabs you previously blocked. The browser will apply this change to all new tabs in the future.
How can I silence the card on my smartphone?
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Mobile browsers like Chrome, Safari, and Firefox typically pause video and audio when you switch to another tab — even on tablets — to conserve battery life. This means you won’t find any way to directly mute tabs as seen in the desktop versions. In most cases, the sound is already muted by default.
However, Chrome for Android has an interesting fix to mute all web pages so that their sound doesn’t automatically blast in the theater while you’re browsing the web during a boring movie. Here’s how:
Step 1: Tap the three dots Menu button.
Step 2: Tap settings on the drop-down menu.
Step 3: Scroll down and tap Page settings.
Step 4: Scroll down and tap Sound.
Step 5: Tap the switch to enable all pages to play audio (blue), or tap to disable (grey).
If you disable sound, you can add exceptions to the rule to allow certain websites, such as YouTube, to play sound.
Step 6: Tap Add a site exception option.
Step 7: Enter the address of the site you want to allow.
Step 8: Tap Add finish.
Likewise, if you enable sound on all sites and want to block a specific site from playing sound, follow the last three steps again to add the site to your blacklist.
Another way to block audio playback on a specific website is as follows:
Step 1: Tap lock icon next to the website address.
Step 2: Tap Page settings listed in the drop-down panel.
Step 3: Below Permissionstouch Sound.
Step 4: Tap Block and you are done.
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