Pixel Unmute

The-10-Pen · Post by **The-10-Pen** » 11 May 2026, 11:12

There's an extension called "Twitch PixelMute" (originally a Firefox .xpi but can be unzipped and manually installed in Chrome).
Found here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/twitch-pixelmute/

What it does:
By way of an "eyedropper", you create a rule for an exact pixel location and color for it to monitor.
Think of an ad that says "skip ad" in the corner, define your rule by selecting a pixel in that "skip ad" button.
The extension MUTES the browser when that pixel "rule" is detected.

Problem:
It only works on Twitch (never heard of it), Kick (never heard of it), and YouTube (useless because uBO already blocks ads).

Concept:
This should be done in REVERSE.
ie, don't MUTE a tab based on a pixel location and color but rather MUTE BY DEFAULT and *UNMUTE* based on pixel location and color.
I'm thinking of the way that pretty much all television streaming channels operate - the channel's LOGO in the corner AT ALL TIMES.
But there is *NO* logo when the streaming channel is playing an AD.

Post by **Duke** » 11 May 2026, 13:12

Thanks for the info

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑11 May 2026, 11:12 It only works on Twitch (never heard of it), Kick (never heard of it), and YouTube (useless because uBO already blocks ads).

I'm not using Twich much but last time I did, about 2 weeks ago, I didn't had any ads.
Using uBlock Origin + uMatrix + NoScript. I know, some may say it's too much and redundant in some cases, but at least I have full control over the content.

The-10-Pen · Post by **The-10-Pen** » 11 May 2026, 13:15

Not sure why you moved this to the "Browsers" section.
Perhaps "Concepts" wasn't the right location, but why "Browsers"?

I actually have a "working prototype" (very buggy, but 'proof-of-concept') using AutoHotkey.
System-wide, has nothing to do with "browsers".

Post by **Duke** » 11 May 2026, 13:31

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑11 May 2026, 13:15 Not sure why you moved this to the "Browsers" section.
Perhaps "Concepts" wasn't the right location, but why "Browsers"?

Because it's a browser extension and the Browsers forum belongs to Hardware, Software and Customization → General Software & Hardware → Browsers.
The Concept forum is about "Have a concept you made and want to share? This is the place."

The-10-Pen · Post by **The-10-Pen** » 11 May 2026, 14:20

Gray area.
I'm using AutoHotkey (has nothing to do with any web browser and is not an "extension") for a working system-wide prototype.
But yeah, all of my streaming is via web browser (but it doesn't have to be).