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How to Mute a Tab In Your Browsers
Silence a tab in Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and more so you can focus
By Brad Stephenson Brad Stephenson Freelance Contributor Western Sydney University Brad Stephenson is a freelance tech and geek culture writer with 12+ years' experience. He writes about Windows 10, Xbox One, and cryptocurrency. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on September 11, 2020 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email In This Article
Expand Jump to a Section Google Chrome Microsoft Edge Mozilla Firefox Safari Opera Brave Do you want to stop sound playing from one website while listening to something on another tab or app? No problem: Just mute the noisy tab. All major web browsers support tab muting, and it's generally quick, simple, and similar across app versions. Instructions in this article explain how to mute a browser tab in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Opera, and Brave. How to Mute a Browser Tab in Google Chrome
The Google Chrome browser doesn't have a clickable speaker icon in its tabs like many of the other internet browsers, but it does feature a simple menu solution: Right-click on the tab playing the sound, and select the Mute Site option. How to Mute A Browser Tab In Microsoft Edge
There are two methods for muting a browser tab in Microsoft Edge. The easiest way: When a website in a tab is playing audio in the Microsoft Edge browser, a small speaker icon will appear within the tab's header. Clicking on this icon will mute all audio coming from this tab. The second way to stop all sound playing in a tab is to right-click on the tab with the speaker icon and click Mute tab in the menu that appears. If you hear audio but can't see a speaker icon in any of the browser tabs, you might have aother browser window open. To view all open windows, hover your mouse over the app's icon in the toolbar along the bottom of your screen. A small preview of all open browser windows should appear. How to Mute A Browser Tab In Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox also has two ways to mute a tab that are almost identical to the process in Microsoft Edge. The easiest way: A speaker icon will appear in tabs that are playing audio. To mute the sound coming from these tabs, simply click this speaker icon. Once clicked, the icon will appear to have a line drawn through it and the sound should stop if done correctly. You don't need to open or switch to the tab playing sound to mute it. Muting a tab can be done entirely while viewing a website in another tab. This works in every browser. The second way: You also can right-click on a tab to bring up a menu. Clicking the Mute Tab option will also stop all sound coming from the tab you right-clicked on. How to Mute A Browser Tab In Safari
Apple's Safari displays a speaker icon on tabs that are playing audio. The easiest way to mute a Safari tab: Click the speaker icon within the tab to mute all audio coming from it. Another way: Option-click the speaker icon to mute all audio except that coming from this tab. Option-clicking is when you press a specific key on a keyboard at the same time as you click with a mouse to activate a secondary function. On older Mac keyboards, the Option-click key was the Option key. This is where the phrase comes from. On newer Mac keyboards and on Windows keyboards, the key used is the Alt key. Safari also features a speaker icon within the Smart Search field where you type in a web address or search term. This icon will turn blue if audio is playing in your current tab or will change to white with a blue outline if audio is playing in another tab. Clicking the icon when it's blue will mute the sound in the open tab while clicking on it when it's white and blue will mute the sound from all of the other tabs. How to Mute A Browser Tab In Opera
Unlike other popular internet browsers that use a static speaker icon to identify tabs that are playing sound, Opera uses a small animation of a stereo visualizer that plays in the tab while audio is playing. To mute audio in an Opera tab, hover your mouse over this animated icon to turn it into the common static speaker icon and then click on it. Tabs can also be silenced in Opera by right-clicking the relevant tab and selecting Mute tab. How to Mute A Browser Tab In Brave
The cryptocurrency and privacy-focused web browser, Brave, makes muting tabs easy by incorporating similar methods to the previously mentioned browsers. The easiest way: Click the speaker icon that appears when a tab is making sound. The second way: Right-click the tab and choose Mute tab from the popup menu. Like other browsers, tabs can be muted in Brave without switching to them. The browser does render full-screen previews of tabs when you hover your mouse over them, though, which can be a bit jarring. Because of this, you may want to switch to a tab before muting it to avoid the distracting tab preview feature. Tabs can be unmuted in any browser by simply repeating the steps done to mute them. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit More from Lifewire How to Turn on Incognito Mode in Your Browser How to Use WhatsApp Mute How to Stop Autoplay Videos Search History: How to View or Delete It How to Fix It When Sound Isn't Working on Instagram How to Set the Home Page to Your Favorite Website The Top 10 Internet Browsers for 2022 How to Clear Cookies for a Specific Site How to Mute the iPad How to Search a PDF How to Fix It When Your Headphones Aren't Working on Windows 10 No Sounds on Windows 11? Here's How to Fix It How to Allow Pop-Ups on Your PC Allow or Deny Access to Your Physical Location Settings How to Open Internet Explorer 11 in Windows 10 How to Fix It When Microsoft Edge Is Not Working Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies