How to mute sound and music in Flash games
I get a lot of e-mails asking me how to disable the sound in Flash games. It can be annoying when in-game music or sound effects interfere with an MP3 you are listening to. Currently there is no perfect solution, but there are a few options:
- First check if the game has a built-in option to turn off sounds. Sometimes it’s hidden in the options menu, a small music note icon in the corner of the screen or occasionally simply pressing “M” might do the trick. Unfortunately it’s up to the game developer whether or not they include this option, and many games do not.
- If you are a Windows user there’s a freeware application called FlashMute. It works with IE and Firefox and allows you to quickly toggle Flash sounds on and off with a hotkey. This is probably the best solution currently available. Download FlashMute.
- A Firefox extension called Mute Flash. However it only works under XP and requires a restart of your browser every time you run it. The reason for the browser restart is the extension removes a Windows DLL file to disable Flash audio. You can also do this manually.
Hopefully Adobe will include an easy way to toggle audio in future versions of their Flash player. Until then we have to rely on developers embedding this functionality into their games… so send them a polite e-mail if they forget. :) Happy gaming!
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:46 pm
Matt- Norton also blocked Adware for me to….people don’t click it.
August 24th, 2009 at 8:38 am
Thank you very much on showing how to mute the sound on Flash Games greatly appreiated,Pete.
July 6th, 2009 at 7:49 am
I got an adware report from McAfee with FlashMute
June 28th, 2009 at 10:31 am
if u dont mind block the entire sound from the browser, just click the volume icon at the corner and then click mixer. finally, u mute the browser.
June 25th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
By the way I use Firefox 3.0.5 on Windows xp once again thank you…
June 25th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
1000 Thank youz I can play my video poker game and my mp3’s with out the annoying casino noises that come with the flash….So now when your on your death bed you will receive total consciousness.
December 2nd, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Point - look at satinyou’s post… the only problem with that is that you cant disable single tabs…
October 26th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
As a music producer and flash developer just want to say - there’s no way to turn off sound in flash games if they don’t have a mute button. Sad but true - developers usually don’t understand how to correct use music and sounds in their games.
October 20th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
[...] Originally Posted by Galapagos Does anyone know how to turn the sound/music off on the games that do not have the option built in? I like to play while watching video in VLC/youtube, is there any way I could silence firefox/just the individual arcade tab? Thanks I ran across a similar predicament recently and thought you might find this useful: How to mute sound and music in Flash games [...]
September 18th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Flashmute = adware according to my avast. i would find another alternative if i was you.
September 18th, 2008 at 6:19 am
with vista the standard volume control has been updated so you can mute just one program. I use that
September 17th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
I tried FlashMute and Norton blocked it, citing Adware. Did anyone else get this?
September 16th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
You should be able to click the sound button on your taskbar and mute the particular window. In this case probably the IE window.
September 16th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
I use IE 7 and also a Windows Vista Home Premium user. Is there any way to turn off the sound with that?