The auto-playing videos and audio are something that I want to keep at a fair distance especially when I’m browsing the web seriously. They tend to distract me a lot. Thankfully, there is a way to perfectly deal with that unsolicited stuff. Muting a website in Chrome on Mac, Windows PC or Linux is pretty simple, and you should take the full advantage of this nifty little feature to browse the web with desired peace.
The best thing about this feature is that it lets you mute a site even if it’s not playing any audio. Hence, you can silence the site in the very beginning so that you will continue to navigate through pages unruffled.
How to Mute a Website in Chrome on Mac or Windows PC
Before going through the process, ensure that you are using the latest version of Google Chrome on your computer.
- Launch Chrome on your computer
- Now, head over to the website which you want to mute
- Next, you need to right-click on the window title bar or Tab bar for the site that is playing sound and select Mute Site. Alternately, click on Windows from the top navigation and click on Mute.
That’s it!
- Mute Tab is a browser extension that helps you quickly mute all tabs with just one button (click). Toolbar button serves as an ON OFF switch, once pressed, the icon will change accordingly (color and shape). Please note that if you want to unmute just one tab, simply right-click on a tab and then click on the 'Unmute Tab' item.
- New tab mute on Microsoft edge Cant we get a feature in Microsoft edge of NEW TABS? I mean, like other web browser (eg. Chrome,firefox,opera) we can open search result in new tab.
- Dec 04, 2018 UPDATE December 4, 2018: The Tab Audio Muting UI Control flag has been removed by Google, in Chrome 71 if you’re looking to mute individual tabs with a click like before, use Tab Muter extension. Disable Site Muting option in Chrome. Visit chrome://flags. Search for Sound Content Setting and set it to Disabled.
- Jun 30, 2020 To mute a tab in Google Chrome, merely hover over the tab producing sound and right-click, then select the Mute Site option on the drop-down menu. To reverse the operation and allow the tab to.
You have muted the entire site. Now, go ahead and read articles without any interruption.
Aug 21, 2020 Turn off sounds in Chrome by right-clicking on the tab and selecting the Mute Site option. If you aren't sure which tab is making the noise, look for a little speaker icon on that tab. To mute Safari sounds, look for the speaker icon in the address bar.
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If you ever happened to change your mind, you will be able to easily unmute the site.
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How to Unmute a Site in Chrome
- Open Chrome on your computer and go to the site which you want to unmute
- Now, right-click on the muted site and select Unmute Site to stop silencing audio/video from the website. Alternately, click on Windows from the top navigation and click on Mute again to unmute the site.
That’s pretty much it!
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So, that’s how you can make your web browsing a bit more peaceful in Chrome. Though there is no option to silence an entire website in Safari, you can certainly stop the auto-playing videos.
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Safari User Guide
Safari lets you mute audio in any open tabs—helpful when you’re listening to audio from one website, and unwanted audio starts playing from another.
If you’re viewing a tab that’s not playing audio, the Audio button in the Smart Search field is white with a blue outline. If the tab is playing audio, the Audio button is solid blue.
Mute audio
In the Safari app on your Mac, do any of the following:
- Mute audio in the tab you’re viewing: Click the Audio button in the Smart Search field.
- Mute audio in other tabs: If you’re viewing several websites that are playing audio, Option-click the Audio button in the Smart Search field to let audio play in the tab you’re currently viewing and mute the audio in other tabs.
- Mute all audio: If you’re viewing a website that’s not playing audio and other tabs are playing audio, click the Audio button in the Smart Search field to quickly mute all audio in other tabs.
- Mute any tab: Click the Audio button on the right side of the tab in the tab bar.
See websites that are playing audio
- In the Safari app on your Mac, click and hold the Audio button in the Smart Search field to see a list of websites that are playing audio.
- Choose a website to go to the tab where the audio is playing.If you’re viewing a website that’s not playing audio, the list of open websites also includes the Mute All Tabs option. If it is playing audio, it includes the Mute This Tab or Mute Other Tabs option.
Unmute audio
Mute Site Vs Mute Tab For Pc
- In the Safari app on your Mac, click the muted Audio button in the Smart Search field, or on the right side of the tab in the tab bar.
Mute Site Vs Mute Tablets
Note: You can mute and unmute audio in tabs that are in the active Safari window as well as in tabs that are in other Safari windows behind the active window.