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What to do if Waterfox won’t play any sounds - Waterfox Support

This article describes what to do when you can’t hear sound in Waterfox.

Check the Volume Mixer

  1. Open Waterfox and play content that should play sound, such as this Waterfox video.
  2. ClickRight-click the volume icon in the Windows taskbar.
  3. Click Mixer**Open Volume Mixer**. The Volume Mixer window will appear.
  4. Make sure the slider for Waterfox is not muted or at the bottom.

Check your audio device

Make sure that the audio device (such as speakers or headphones) are turned on and connected to the computer properly.

Other solutions

Check out whether other applications on your computer can play sounds. If they can’t:

If Waterfox is the only application that you can’t hear sound in:


Copyright and Licensing

Modified from What to do if Firefox won’t play any sounds. Original by Mozilla Contributors. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 3.0.