YouTube Spacebar pausing

Pause videos on page load with the space bar

Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2023-08-05
By: D3.io
Users: 28
Rating: 3.38 (13)
Version: 1.3.0 (Last updated: 2016-07-05)
Creation date: 2016-07-05
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
Size: 24.14K
URLs: Website

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Extension summary

This enables you to use the spacebar to pause YouTube videos as soon as the page has loaded. YouTube usually requires that you first manually pause the video by clicking the pause button before the spacebar trick works. This will enable you to use the spacebar to pause a YouTube video whenever you feel like!

CHANGELOG

1.3

  • Fixed form focus issue, preventing you from using spaces in the search bar

1.2

  • Fixed issue with pausing when writing a comment

1.1

  • Fixed YouTube fullscreen issue
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User reviews

It worked for few days but no longer wants to work.
by xDraga, 2020-12-01

Hola. No funciona en Youtube cuando el video esta a pantalla completa. Por favor podria solucionarlo? -- Hi. It does not work on Youtube when the video is full screen. Could you please work it out? Regards.
by m, 2018-07-26

Нельзя поставить на паузу когда видео в фокусе. Автоматом продолжает воспроизведение
by Viu Viu, 2017-10-14
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Extension safety

Risk impact

YouTube Spacebar pausing requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

YouTube Spacebar pausing may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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