# Mute a stream

You can mute streams to reduce the amount of notifications you receive.

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2. Click on the {!down-chevron.md!} Select the **Mute the stream (stream name)**
option from the actions dropdown.

3. Upon selecting the **Mute the stream (stream name)** option, the selected
stream will be grayed out in the left sidebar, confirming the success of your
muting.

## Unmute a stream

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2. Click on the {!down-chevron.md!} Select the **Unmute the stream (stream name)**
option from the actions dropdown.

3. Upon selecting the **Unmute the stream (stream name)** option, the selected
stream will return to its normal colors in the left sidebar, confirming the
success of your unmuting.