Auto Pause and Resume for YouTube™

Pause YouTube player when page is hidden and resume when it is active again!

Auto Pause and Resume for YouTube™ Extension

Auto Pause and Resume for YouTube™ is a Chrome extension designed to optimize your YouTube viewing experience. It automatically pauses and resumes video playback when you switch between browser tabs. This extension injects a script exclusively on YouTube pages to manage the video player based on the visibility of the tab. Useful when you have multiple YouTube videos open across different tabs. The extension can be toggled on and off using the toolbar button. Requires Chrome version '95' or newer.

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Extension stats

By: MeryDev

Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.32

(22)

Version: 0.2.1 (Last updated: 2023-09-12)

Creation date: 2017-02-19

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
scripting

Host permissions:

*://www.youtube.com/*

Size: 42.63K

Email: sc*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Ranking

# 23,253 ▲ 301

Other rankings

#4417 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 10 #11 in pause keyword 13 ▼ 3 #236 in play keyword 22 ▲ 7

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Extension summary

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Features:

Automatically halts playback in a hidden YouTube tab.
Automatically resumes playback when the tab regains focus.
The option to deactivate the functionality via the action button (might have been hidden in the extension menu. If so you can pin the button to the toolbar area).

How it works: A mini script is injected exclusively on YouTube pages to manage the player's play/pause status based on the visibility of the document. When a YouTube tab is brought to the forefront, the player automatically resumes, akin to hitting the play button. Conversely, when the document becomes hidden, the player automatically pauses, simulating the effect of pressing the pause button.

Sample scenario: Imagine having multiple YouTube players across various tabs. Only the active player is in playback mode when focused, while all other players pause.

Change Log:

Version 0.1.1: The extension can now be toggled on and off using the toolbar button, which is particularly handy for listening to YouTube videos in the background.
Version 0.2.0: The extension now utilizes manifest v3 and requires Chrome version "95" or newer for the update to be applied.

User reviews

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Pros

Works as advertised, effectively pausing and resuming YouTube videos based on tab activity
Easy on/off switch for user convenience
Allows for focused use of a single YouTube tab while working in other tabs
Plugin is perceived as safe and reliable compared to other similar plugins

Cons

Auto-resume can sometimes be bothersome or does not work as expected when switching tabs
Issues with resuming playback after finishing a video, as it may restart the video instead
Inconsistent behavior when using Alt-Tab, with mixed success in pausing and resuming

Most mentioned

Auto-pause and resume functionality
Easy to toggle on/off
Issues with auto-resume after switching tabs or finishing videos

User reviews

thank for you great work

Akbar aali, 2024-07-29

Fantástico!! Ótima ideia, me incomodava muito isto de mais de um vídeo tocando ao mesmo tempo, ou quando ia passando por abas que estavam com o vídeo pausado e começavam a tocar todas, já testei algumas para desabilitar esse comportamento, mas essa extensão resolveu isso e ficou até melhor, só trocar a aba e já dá play

Michel da Silva Martinez, 2024-03-28

Everything I need. An enable/disable button. Auto resumes when looking at the page. Auto pauses when not looking at the page. Edit: Not working when I alt-tab. It worked the first time. Weird. Edit2: Alt-tab sometimes work...