Disable Autoplay for YouTube™

Disable YouTube HTML5 player from auto-playing.

Disable Autoplay for YouTube™ - Control Video Playback

Disable Autoplay for YouTube™ is a user-friendly chrome extension designed to enhance your YouTube viewing experience by preventing videos from auto-playing. With a simple ON/OFF switch, this tool provides the option to pause or stop videos automatically, with further adjustments like continuation of buffering and the focus of the tab available in the settings. It is perfect for viewers prioritizing control over their YouTube browsing, and compatible with embedded videos while being customizable for YouTube shorts and the miniplayer.

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By: Lynn

Users: 10,000+

Rating: 2.94

(142)

Version: 0.1.3 (Last updated: 2024-12-05)

Creation date: 2017-07-31

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage

Size: 34.57K

Email: qa*****@gmail.com

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# 7,901 ▲ 47

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#3765 in Tools ▼ 13

#29 in disable keyword 11 ▲ 2

#53 in stop keyword 36 ▲ 5

#75 in continue keyword 4 ▲ 7

#137 in pause keyword 4

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Extension summary

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Disable Autoplay for YouTube™ is a lite extension that lets you easily stop/pause YouTube videos from auto-playing.

The toolbar button serves as an ON|OFF switch for this addon (the icon will change color accordingly). The red color shows an active state and the dark grey color shows a disabled state. To work with this addon, please add this addon to your browser and then start browsing YouTube. When the addon is active, videos are stopped automatically from playing when you open one. When videos are stopped, the buffering does not continue. You can change this behavior from the options page and let the videos "pause" instead of "stop". This way, the buffering continues but the video won't play. There is another option on the settings page to play or pause videos when a tab is focused or hidden (unfocused). These two options are not active by default. This addon works for all YouTube videos whether they are embedded or not. However, you can disable this feature from the settings page.

Note 1: when you switch to the miniplayer, the video stops again. So if you want to use the youtube miniplayer feature, please turn off this addon.

Note 2: by default, this addon does not work for youtube shorts and the small video player on the channel page. To enable this feature, please mark option #3 on the settings page.

To report bugs, please fill out the bug report form on the addon's homepage (https://mybrowseraddon.com/disable-autoplay.html).

User reviews

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Pros

Works effectively after adjusting settings
Prevents videos from autoplaying when reopening tabs
User-friendly and straightforward functionality
Allows for pausing videos when switching tabs

Cons

Doesn't work consistently in all scenarios (e.g., playlists, new designs)
May show a black screen before videos start
Some users report it becoming non-functional unexpectedly

Most mentioned

Needs to adjust settings for it to work properly
Issues with black screen delays
Not working for some users in certain modes or designs

User reviews

Ublock を使用したが､一緒に使うとYoutubeの広告がブロックできなくなります｡

ると2 Final, 2024-12-11

Incredible! FINALLY!!!!!! Make sure to use the options of this extension first, and then PRESS the extension till you see it's icon turn red. Then it will work perfectly, it is working 100% as it should as of 7/December/2024.