One shortcut
Trigger the Panic Button without opening the popup.
CHROME PANIC BUTTON
A panic button for your browser.
Someone walked in? Hide and mute selected tabs instantly with one keyboard shortcut.
Set Up Your Panic Button Chrome · Edge · Firefox
THE PROBLEM
You do not always have time to close tabs one by one.
The Panic Button handles every matching tab in one action, so your visible browser and its audio change together.
- Hide matching tabs
- Mute matching tabs
- Keep unrelated work tabs visible
BEFORE → ACTION → AFTER
See the change in one shortcut.
BeforeVideo · Shopping · Work · Private
ActionPanic Button
AfterWork · Gmail · Sheets
HOW IT WORKS
What the panic button does
- 01
Match
SBA identifies open tabs using your own keywords and website rules.
- 02
Hide
Matching tabs disappear from the visible tab strip.
- 03
Mute
Audio from those matching tabs is silenced at the same time.
Fast by design
Multiple matches
Handle several configured tabs in the same action.
Custom rules
Your keywords decide which tabs are affected.
Separate actions
Use Hide or Mute alone when you do not need both.
Use SBA on your preferred browser.
The Panic Button is available in SBA for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox.
Frequently asked questions
What is a Chrome panic button?
It is a keyboard shortcut that quickly applies configured actions to matching browser tabs.
What does the SBA Panic Button do?
It can hide and mute all matching tabs in one action.
Does it affect my work tabs?
Only tabs that match your configured rules are targeted.
Can I change the keyboard shortcut?
Yes. Configure extension shortcuts through your browser's shortcut settings.
Be ready before someone walks in.
Install SBA and configure your panic shortcut.
Set Up Your Panic Button