Peta Sittek

Name: Volume Master
Rating: 4.8 (30186 reviews)
Author: Peta Sittek

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Track subscriptions, warranties, insurance, passports, and more. See everything on one timeline, so you never miss a renewal or expiration date. Free, private, and runs entirely in your browser.

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Volume Master – FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

🔄 Can it remember the volume for each website?

Yes, partly. Volume Master saves the volume level for every website where you used it. The next time you visit that website, open Volume Master and click the restore volume button – the volume jumps back to your saved level. The reset volume button sets it back to 100 % with one click.

Why isn't the saved volume applied automatically? Some websites are already loud, and a remembered boost could blast your ears or speakers the moment you open them. Automatic per-site volume is one of the most requested features and it's on my list – I'm thinking about how to do it safely.

🔇 It doesn't boost the volume / the tab goes silent

Please try these steps:

Start playing the audio first. Volume Master controls tabs that are playing audio – if nothing is playing, there's nothing to boost.
Reload the tab and try again, especially right after installing or updating Volume Master.
Turn off other volume boosters, equalizers or audio extensions. Chrome lets only one extension capture the audio of a tab, so they block each other.
Make sure the volume of your computer and of the website's own player isn't turned down.

Still not working? Please report the issue and include your diagnostic code – you can find it by clicking the icon at the top of the Volume Master popup window.

🔊 Why does the sound crackle or distort?

Crackling or distortion at high boost usually means the sound is pushed beyond what your speakers or headphones can handle. What helps:

Lower the boost a bit until the sound is clean again.
Don't combine bass boost with a high volume boost – maxing it all out can be fun, but it makes the audio distorted.
Close other tabs playing audio.
If it happens even at low levels, it might be a performance issue on slower computers.

📺 How to enable full screen for videos?

Chrome prevents itself from going full screen when any extension is manipulating the sound so you can always see the blue rectangle icon in the tab bar (to be aware of audio is being manipulated). There's no way to bypass it. After all it's for your own safety and that's a good thing.

However you can improve the situation a bit by pressing F11 (on Windows) or Ctrl+Cmd+F (on Mac OS) which removes Windows/Mac OS taskbar at least. To get fully working full screen you need to utilize keyboard shortcut:

Type chrome://extensions/shortcuts in the address bar and set your own shortcut for Volume Master.
Open your video, put it to full screen and activate Volume Master with the shortcut.
If you exit the full screen, you need to reload the page and repeat the previous step though to make the full screen working again.

🟦 Why is there a blue icon in my tab? Why doesn't tab mute work?

To change the volume, Volume Master has to capture the audio of the tab, and Chrome always shows that with the blue rectangle icon in the tab bar. It's the same reason why full screen is limited. While the audio is captured:

Chrome's own Mute site doesn't work – open Volume Master and press 0 to mute the tab instead.
The icon replaces the website icon, which is noticeable in pinned tabs.
Your computer may not go to sleep, because Chrome treats the tab as active.

To release the tab, reload it or close it.

🎤 Where are voice boost and bass boost?

Open Volume Master and pick a preset in the popup window: default (no boost), voice boost or bass boost. Voice boost makes dialogues and podcasts easier to hear, bass boost adds an extra bass to your music. You can also use the keys D, V and B right after opening the popup.

⌨️ Are there keyboard shortcuts?

Yes. Right after opening Volume Master:

press 0 – 6 to set the volume from 0 % to 600 %,
press ⬆️ or ➡️ to turn the volume up, ⬇️ or ⬅️ to turn it down,
press D for default mode, V for voice boost, B for bass boost,
or hover over the volume slider and use your mouse wheel.

To open Volume Master itself with a shortcut, type chrome://extensions/shortcuts in the address bar and set your own.

🕰️ My browser or Chromebook can't be updated anymore

Volume Master needs an up-to-date version of Chrome. The outdated browsers edition for old Chrome versions is no longer available in the Chrome Web Store, so unfortunately there's no version of Volume Master for browsers that can't be updated.

🔒 Is it safe? What happens with my data?

Volume Master doesn't collect or store any personal information and no data are transmitted anywhere, ever. It only changes the volume of your tabs. See the privacy policy.