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i want to play multiple youtube videos at the same time in different tabs inside the same firefox window , what about:config commands do i need?

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i want to play multiple(2) youtube videos at the same time in different tabs inside the same firefox window , what about:config commands do i need?

example listen to one tab in the background while watching another in the foreground tab, in the same firefox window.

second thing: is there a about:config or add-on that gives a mute/unmute for each individual tab located inside the tab header of each tab like a speaker button mute or unmute for individual tabs?

i want to play multiple(2) youtube videos at the same time in different tabs inside the same firefox window , what about:config commands do i need? example listen to one tab in the background while watching another in the foreground tab, in the same firefox window. second thing: is there a about:config or add-on that gives a mute/unmute for each individual tab located inside the tab header of each tab like a speaker button mute or unmute for individual tabs?

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You don't need any special configuration to open multiple tabs to different videos and play the videos simultaneously. (You might need some ibuprofen after a while...) That doesn't work on yours?

rexlais said
is there a about:config or add-on that gives a mute/unmute for each individual tab located inside the tab header of each tab like a speaker button mute or unmute for individual tabs?

In the Firefox 89 redesign, the old speaker icon/mute button design changed:

  • Normal tab density: the word PLAYING appears under the title on the tab and the speaker button appear when you mouse over the tab
  • Compact tab density: the speaker button appears in place of the YouTube icon on the tab

Add-ons can't change that, and there's no about:config setting. (There is an unofficial/unsupported style hack for userChrome.css users if you are adventurous.)

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When i change tabs the previous foreground(now background) tab that is playing stops playing when i start playing a new foreground tab. i would like to play both because i use the background for music, i watch international videos in other languages with auto translate in the foreground and often have a second split screen window on websites about the place or culture that is the video, i used to be able to do this on my previous laptop. so i am assuming it is a true/false cmd in about:config in media playback string but i am not savvy enough to know which.