Pixel Unmute
Posted: 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.
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.