YouTube Preview Volume Control
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Automatically reduces YouTube video preview volume to a comfortable level
Look I don't know if its just me but whenever I hover my mouse on a video on the main page IT IS LOUD so this extension solves it (I hope)
## Version 1.8
- Fixed the brief loud noise/beep when hovering over video previews
- Volume is now controlled the instant a preview starts, with no delay
## Version 1.7
- Attempted fix for preview volume not working correctly
- Reverted due to issues — rolled back to 1.5 behaviour
## Version 1.6
- Attempted fixes for loud audio pops — reverted due to breaking the extension
## Version 1.5
- Reduced loud beeps and volume bursts at the start of previews
- Faster and more reliable preview detection
## Version 1.4
- YouTube Shorts no longer affected by the extension
## Version 1.3
- Volume slider changes now apply instantly without refreshing the page
## Version 1.2
- Fixed previews being missed
- More reliable detection across the page
## Version 1.1
- Fixed extension accidentally affecting the main video player
## Version 1.0
- Initial release
- Automatically lowers preview video volume (default: 20%)
- Adjustable slider from 0–100%
- Settings saved between sessions
Latest reviews
- Yaron Meewisse
- It seems to have stopped working. Worked great before, however.
- 강신욱
- U R THE WONDERFULLY BEST
- Chrome Y2K
- It works, but not properly. If you hover over a thumbnail, you'll still hear the video for about half a second. It may not seem that much, but it's still very distracting.
- TastyHam
- Mutes all youtube videos
- Chuck Carlise
- This seems like a great solution, but it's starting to override the volume for ALL youtube videos. That's a problem.
- Iñaki Arias
- It also controls the volume of YT shorts, so not the best solution
- Kibolux
- please fix the issue of it adjusting shorts volume
- Michael Linn
- Glad this exists. Annoyed that it even needs to exists though lol.
- Mohenjo Daro
- Treats shorts like previews and mutes them
- Ole-Christian Henriksen
- Small and simple, one function addon. Works as described. A must have tool to counter Google/YouTube's questionable design and function choices.
- Tim Belay
- noticed a problem, it treats shorts as previews, I muted previews and now shorts play without sound even when opened in full
- frozz
- this extension does wonder to current update that blast the preview at 100 and still blasting even after muting it
- Rolly Jay Acorda
- These Youtube clowns decided to add a stupid feature but I'm grateful we have people who makes extension like this one to suppress their forced feature without any button to disable it. I feel like youtube downgrades rather than upgrades but they are multibillion dollar owned by google now and your feeling doesn't matter to them. But hey, let's hurt your feelings more by destroying your ears on hover. HELLO ANYBODY HOME! This extension is great. Put it all the way to zero and it's just like you had time travel and stop the time before a Clownkaren from youtube offices presents their ear breaking project for youtube innovation.
- Ваня Задорожній
- Very helpful, but fix shorts volume blocking. It blocks even opened shorts
- Eddy
- It works but it mutes the youtube shorts as well if you click on them not only if you hover with the mouse.
- Weslie Kuijer
- This is a godsend for muting audio on previews. However, right now it also affects shorts, and that is unwanted behaviour.
- football soccer
- modern problems require modern solutions
- Wiktor Widlarz
- It also works on shorts but its a good addon for disabling sound for previews.
- MD Fox
- Dunno what stupid update YT had but ridiculous we need to fix it. - this did fix it - however it breaks audio on shorts
- Tengiz Surguladze
- good to have even some control over youtube chaos but it still needs little bit of work cous when you open shorts the sound is controled only by this extenstion and little bit more is when you hold silder and move it volume does not apply you have to release slider to chek if it is the right sound level you needed overaly its better then youtube offered control that means none good work and thanks for help
- Jason Yang
- it also mute youtube shorts. could u fix it?
- R Sutton
- Great app but it mutes youtube shorts - I'll update to 5* when this gets a fix! thanks for making it
- Mason Schlagel
- Fix the shorts going mute and like the other Mason said, 5 stars!
- Mason Alex
- Works great, just please fix the Youtube shorts going mute and it's a 5 from me!
- Роман Горбунов
- Thanks It works as of 2026.03.07
- Tomasz Kowalczyk
- Thanks for fixing youtube. Apparently youtube is too small of a company to couldn't figure out how to enable users control over their new "features".
- Vulporium
- Nearly perfect. This extension allows you to set the volume to 0 and have almost the same experience as before the update. However there are two things, if you click a YouTube Short form video, this app takes control of the volume. This requires you to adjust the volume through this extension to be able to hear the video even in the full sized Short player window. The other issue is that videos with sounds at the very start of the video can still be heard. It seem that this extension quickly lowers the volume each time you mouse over a video, and some videos make a loud beep or chirp as the volume is quickly adjusted to whatever you set it to, in my case 0. If these two issues are fixed, I'd rate it 5/5 stars.
- MolsonsX
- Outstanding
- FashionWeekModel
- The best extension ever, saved my day, i hate the sound on preview, i just set 0 volume You are the best
- HBMA
- It worked