# Mute a stream

Messages from muted streams do not show up in **All messages** or generate
notifications, unless you are
[mentioned](/help/mention-a-user-or-group). Messages from muted streams
do not generate [alert word](/help/pm-mention-alert-notifications#alert-words) notifications.

Muted streams still appear in the left sidebar, but they are grayed out and
sorted to the bottom of their section.

!!! warn ""

    **Note**: Some parts of the Zulip experience may start to degrade
    if you receive more than a few hundred muted messages a day.

## Mute a stream

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3. Select **Mute stream**.

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## Unmute a stream

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3. Select **Unmute stream**.

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## Related articles

* [Mute a topic](/help/mute-a-topic)

* [Mute a user](/help/mute-a-user)