3 Ways to Fix No Sound in Safari on Mac

Paurush dabbles around iOS and Mac while his close encounters are with Android and Windows. Before becoming a writer, he produced videos for brands like Mr. Phone and Digit. On weekends, he is a full-time cinephile trying to reduce his never-ending watchlist, often making it longer.

Basic Fixes

Fix 1: Check if Your Currently Opened Tab Is Muted

While browsing, many enjoy listening to music or watching videos onYouTube. The first thing you must check in Safari is the tab on which the media is playing is muted. Every browser gives you the option to mute your currently opened tab. In the case of Safari, you can easily check the same by following these steps.

Step 1:Play anaudio or videoin a Safari tab.

Step 2:While the media plays, you will notice anaudio (speaker) iconon the right of your tab.

Step 3:Click the tab tounmute audio.

The Mute Tab option allows you to instantly mute audio for any audio or video playing on that tab. So, if you’ve muted a tab by mistake and forgotten about it, check the address bar in Safari.

Fix 2: Check Output Source on Your Mac

If the first two steps have not solved the issue, take a deep dive. If you can’t hear anything even after unmuting the tab and bumping up the volume, then something else is amiss.

By default, Mac uses the built-in speakers as a default output source. If you’ve connected earphones or external speakers, your Mac may not have switched the output source back to the internal speakers. However, you must check that from sound settings. Follow these steps.

OpenSettings>Sound>Output> check theoutput source.

Additionally, you can also check if Output Volume is set to maximum or closer to that level.

Fix 3: Check Safari Preferences for Website Autoplay

Sometimes, we open websites that start playing media automatically. To save yourself from this situation, Safari users can turn off auto-play and mute audio while browsing that particular website.

If selecting the right Output Source does not help, the next step is to check whether Stop Media with Sound is still enabled. Follow these steps.

Step 1:Open thewebsite that causes the playback issuein Safari browser > click onSafari>Settings for (website name).

You will see a pop-up menu appearing right below the currently opened tab.

Step 2:Check forStop Media with Soundenabled alongsideAuto-Play.

Step 3:Tap on the option to reveal adropdown menu> chooseAllow All Auto-Play.

Step 4:Close themenuby clicking anywhere on the webpage.

Alternatively, you can choose to do the same from Safari Preferences. Follow these steps.

Step 1:Click onSafariat the top menu bar and chooseSettings.

Step 2:Click on theWebsitestab and chooseAuto-Playfrom the left menu.

Step 3:In the Auto-Play tab on the right, select thewebsitename.

Step 4:Click thedropdown tabon the right side > selectAllow All Auto-Play.

Tip:Learn how todelete website trackers from Safari.

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Last updated on 31 July, 2024

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