# AutoHalt

> Turn off autoplaying of suggested content on YouTube, Facebook, Hulu, and other sites.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/autohalt](https://chrome-stats.com/d/autohalt)

## Overview

- **ID:** `autohalt`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Nick Gaya
- **Category:** photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 4
- **Version:** 1.6.1
- **Last updated:** 2021-03-09
- **First published:** 2020-08-15
- **Size:** 18 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/autohalt/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/nickgaya/autohalt/](https://github.com/nickgaya/autohalt/)

## Description

"AutoHalt" is a Firefox add-on that allows you to take control of your media viewing experience by disabling autoplay of suggested content on YouTube, Facebook, Hulu, and other supported websites.

## Rankings

- #50,117 — Overall
- #24 — hulu

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`
- `*.facebook.com`
- `*.hulu.com`
- `*.twitch.tv`
- `*.vimeo.com`
- `*.gfycat.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com, facebook.com, hulu.com, twitch.tv, vimeo.com, gfycat.com
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/autohalt)