YouTube Auto-Mute Background Tab by Dan
Mutes YouTube tabs when sent to background (if not playing audio), unmutes when brought back to foreground. Workaround for Firefox bug 2045449 / 2016945 bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2045449 , bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2016945
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About this extension
Featuring an 8s "mercy"-timer, tab auto-unmutes then if no audio detected until then
Credits to Freepik and Boris farias for the image:
https://www.flaticon.com/authors/freepik
https://www.flaticon.com/authors/boris-farias
Silence icons created by Boris farias - Flaticon
Youtube icons created by Freepik - Flaticon
Credits to Freepik and Boris farias for the image:
https://www.flaticon.com/authors/freepik
https://www.flaticon.com/authors/boris-farias
Silence icons created by Boris farias - Flaticon
Youtube icons created by Freepik - Flaticon
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Required permissions:
- Access browser tabs
- Access your data for sites in the youtube.com domain
Data collection:
- The developer says this extension doesn't require data collection.
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- Version
- 1.0
- Size
- 14.36 KB
- Last updated
- 4 days ago (Jun 12, 2026)
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