Go To Playing Tab

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This extension allows you to go to a tab that is emitting sound.

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Description from store Tired of having a hard time looking for the tab that has the playing icon to go to the thing you were watching or listening to? Sometimes you have lots of tabs open and finding the tab that's playing can be a hassle. This Chrome extension solves that problem by allowing you to go to the tab that is playing audio by simply clicking a button or with a keyboard shortcut. Simply click on the button in the toolbar and you will go instantly to the tab that is playing audio. It works with different windows too. You can be in Window A and if something is playing in Window B, Window B will be focused in the playing tab. By default no keyboard shortcuts are specified, to set them go to Settings -> Extensions -> Keyboard Shortcuts (it's at the bottom). It can also close playing tabs with a keyboard shortcut or by right clicking on the icon. When you do the command once it will close all tabs emitting sound except the current tab, do the command again and it will close the current tab (if it's emitting sound). This is good if you're watching something and want to close all other tabs that are emitting sound except the thing you're watching. I recommend using the keyboard shortcuts, I find them very useful, especially when they're set to global. Update V2: - Support for changing between 2 different playing tabs. - Added keyboard shortcut to close all playing tabs. Update V3: - Fixed a thing pertaining global hotkeys and window focus. Update V4: - Made it so it wont close a playing tab that is focused unless it's the only one left. Update V5: - Added a context menu to close playing tabs. Right click the icon to see it. - Fixed a problem with not all tabs closing. - Now it cycles through all tabs that are emitting sound not just two. Update V6: - Now with true multi window support. Update V6.3 - There are no longer default keyboard shortcuts to avoid interrupting workflows. You can set them manually in the settings. Update V7.0 - It now uses manifest v3. Keywords: Go to tab emitting sound Change to tab with sound Show tab that is sounding Making noise Close tabs with sound Close tabs emitting sound

Latest reviews

(2025-05-15) Rob: Doesn't do anything on Edge. Several tabs are opened (some youtube, some not), only one youtube video is playing. If I switch to one of the random tabs and then clicking on the extension icon nothing happens. Sad...... On OperaGX it works like a charm but I never use that browser.
(2025-05-05) d F: A life-saver. Used it for zillions of tabs over the years to find that pesky tab that suddenly starts chiming in (invaluable when you restart your browser.) And even works on the Orion Browser, which is why I'm finally writing a long-overdue review.
(2024-11-21) K. Morawski: It does what it says on the box, although it would be much better if it could take you go BACK as well. I'm working on a document with a bazillion open tabs, I want to pause the music, it takes me to that tab... now I have to find the one I was at. I wish I could just click it again to return to where I came from.
(2024-08-31) Alex: Works and doing what it should.
(2024-08-28) Влад Каракай: Quite simple and effective! I even checked, launched a video in a group of tabs and collapsed the group by clicking on the plugin button, it immediately opened the group and pointed to the target tab. and when several are playing, it goes through each one
(2024-08-06) Drew Qsonics: This is excellent. Thanks so much to the author. Sometimes relaunching Chrome or resuming a computer from sleep can lead to a tab playing out of the blue. If Google stops it being supported, it will be shame on them for not providing this functionality natively.
(2024-08-03) Rostislav Matl: Life saver.
(2024-07-24) Рома Берёзкин: That's FIRE, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this little thing. Thank you!
(2024-07-08) Andrew Pettet: Thank you so much for creating this extension it is invaluable especially in a remote presenting role. Great for Sales and Sales Engineers.
(2024-01-05) Brian Hall: SUGGESTION! I guess it is a 5 star. But if no tab is playing it should show the last tab that was playing noise. That would be perfect!!! And if you click again within 2 seconds it will goto the previous noise playing tab and so on. What's the short cut key?
(2024-01-05) Brian Hall: SUGGESTION! I guess it is a 5 star. But if no tab is playing it should show the last tab that was playing noise. That would be perfect!!! And if you click again within 2 seconds it will goto the previous noise playing tab and so on. What's the short cut key?
(2023-12-12) Mario Láser: please add a customizable keyboard shortcut please, so i can put a physical key to activate it from my custom keyboard this extension is one of the most essential thanks!
(2023-12-03) Đorđe Jović: ✅ Works. In case you have multiple open tabs playing audio at the same time then clicking on the icon will just shuffle between the playing ones. This works great for browsers such as Edge, that, unlike Brave and Firefox, do not have the dropdown arrow for showing you all tabs you can search through NOR the dedicated audio/sound icon which shows you the tabs playing audio.
(2023-09-06) Nick Tinen: Me and ADD and my 814 tabs across 71 windows love you.
(2023-09-06) Nick Tinen: Me and ADD and my 814 tabs across 71 windows love you.
(2023-07-17) Nick Hankins: After a few attempts to react quick enough (helpful to "pin" this extension in chrome so the button is more easily clickable in a hurry) this WONDERFUL extension helped me find the most elusive and annoying, intermittent "ding" sound amongst literally hundreds of chrome tabs. Because I have so many tabs all organized and tucked away in folders, I can't see the speaker icon that visually helps you find the noisy chrome tab. With this extension, I found out that the sound was coming from a YouTube video (Iceland volcano eruption livestream that had stopped playing days ago, but was still making noise at random intervals). I had that livestream video in fullscreen mode for viewing on an external monitor while I worked. I couldn't find it because on macOS, when you turn off the external monitor (a TV on the wall in my case), that fullscreen window becomes a separate "Desktop" that you have to 3-finger swipe over to on the trackpad, so you can't find it by command+tab or command+~ to switch open programs or open windows in a program. ANNOYING. But this extension is great and helped me solve my issue. I've since disabled the extension for the simple fact that the developer chose not to list the permissions required and also dodged that question / maybe even deleted the review where someone else was asking about the permissions required. Can never be too careful these days. Annoying sound gone, sketchy extension disabled. All is well until the next thing breaks.
(2023-07-17) Nick Hankins: After a few attempts to react quick enough (helpful to "pin" this extension in chrome so the button is more easily clickable in a hurry) this WONDERFUL extension helped me find the most elusive and annoying, intermittent "ding" sound amongst literally hundreds of chrome tabs. Because I have so many tabs all organized and tucked away in folders, I can't see the speaker icon that visually helps you find the noisy chrome tab. With this extension, I found out that the sound was coming from a YouTube video (Iceland volcano eruption livestream that had stopped playing days ago, but was still making noise at random intervals). I had that livestream video in fullscreen mode for viewing on an external monitor while I worked. I couldn't find it because on macOS, when you turn off the external monitor (a TV on the wall in my case), that fullscreen window becomes a separate "Desktop" that you have to 3-finger swipe over to on the trackpad, so you can't find it by command+tab or command+~ to switch open programs or open windows in a program. ANNOYING. But this extension is great and helped me solve my issue. I've since disabled the extension for the simple fact that the developer chose not to list the permissions required and also dodged that question / maybe even deleted the review where someone else was asking about the permissions required. Can never be too careful these days. Annoying sound gone, sketchy extension disabled. All is well until the next thing breaks.
(2023-03-28) todd densmore: This is a sanity saver! I am so glad I found it. Thank you. I have hundreds of tabs open at any given time, and I lose my mind after a reboot. Previous attempts have been less that idea. MUTE TAB HAS SAVED SOME SANITY and LOTS OF TIME!
(2023-03-28) todd densmore: This is a sanity saver! I am so glad I found it. Thank you. I have hundreds of tabs open at any given time, and I lose my mind after a reboot. Previous attempts have been less that idea. MUTE TAB HAS SAVED SOME SANITY and LOTS OF TIME!
(2023-03-13) Mr S: So simple, so good. Does just what is described. Without this I would lose my mind
(2023-03-13) Mr S: So simple, so good. Does just what is described. Without this I would lose my mind
(2022-07-15) Dave Hotchkiss: This is such a simple and effective fix for the pervasive problem of trying to figure out which tab is playing audio. Now when I hear unexpected audio, I'll stop it in literally about 5 seconds. If there are multiple tabs playing audio, just repeat the process and it will find each of them in turn. Fantastic.
(2022-07-15) Dave Hotchkiss: This is such a simple and effective fix for the pervasive problem of trying to figure out which tab is playing audio. Now when I hear unexpected audio, I'll stop it in literally about 5 seconds. If there are multiple tabs playing audio, just repeat the process and it will find each of them in turn. Fantastic.
(2022-07-06) Shopper: OMG solves the F'nGoogle Chrome problem!
(2022-07-06) Shopper: OMG solves the F'nGoogle Chrome problem!
(2022-06-03) Jeremy Moore: Perfect in its simplicity!
(2022-06-03) Jeremy Moore: Perfect in its simplicity!
(2022-02-08) Ventsislav Staykov: Nice one!
(2022-02-08) Ventsislav Staykov: Nice one!
(2022-02-04) Mathieu Wauters: Perfect. Simple. Works. Thank you.
(2021-12-04) Mehrdad Oveisi: Works great. Chrome should have had this feature itself though.
(2021-12-04) Mehrdad Oveisi: Works great. Chrome should have had this feature itself though.
(2021-11-24) John Weiss: OMG IT WORKS. Even between different windows. Tiny footprint. Great job!
(2021-11-24) John Weiss: OMG IT WORKS. Even between different windows. Tiny footprint. Great job!
(2021-11-14) Martin: Marvelous, does what it says and does it well.
(2021-11-14) Martin: Marvelous, does what it says and does it well.
(2021-11-10) Chris Thomas: THANK YOU! This is exactly what I needed when my computer rebooted to update and Chrome came back up with my ocean of tabs, with one of them playing sound as I was trying to log in to work. Works exactly as described!
(2021-11-10) Chris Thomas: THANK YOU! This is exactly what I needed when my computer rebooted to update and Chrome came back up with my ocean of tabs, with one of them playing sound as I was trying to log in to work. Works exactly as described!
(2021-08-10) Dominique Richardson: 🔥🔥🔥
(2021-08-07) Lorelei Black: does exactly what it says it does. yes, in this, the year of our lord 2021, i did manage to lose what tab was playing a video because i had so many open i could no longer see the speaker icon. saved my life, thanks
(2021-08-07) Lorelei Black: does exactly what it says it does. yes, in this, the year of our lord 2021, i did manage to lose what tab was playing a video because i had so many open i could no longer see the speaker icon. saved my life, thanks
(2021-06-27) Muhammet TURŞAK: perfect
(2021-06-27) Muhammet TURŞAK: perfect
(2021-06-17) Brad Pike: Seems to work. Thank you.
(2021-06-17) Brad Pike: Seems to work. Thank you.
(2021-06-16) Mike Ross: Brilliant and unobtrusive extension. Does exactly what it says on the tin! Thanks
(2021-06-16) Mike Ross: Brilliant and unobtrusive extension. Does exactly what it says on the tin! Thanks
(2021-03-19) Carmen Kwok: awesome, thanks man
(2021-03-19) Carmen Kwok: awesome, thanks man
(2020-12-12) Gianfranco Palumbo: does what it says

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