Auto Pause and Resume for YouTube™

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

What is Auto Pause and Resume for YouTube™?

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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By: MeryDev

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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

# 24826 ▼ 72

Other rankings

#4395 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 1 #12 in pause keyword 13 ▼ 4 #248 in play keyword 24 ▼ 13 #268 in auto keyword 67 ▼ 18

Other platforms

YouTube auto Pause and Resume (v0.1.2)

3.78

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Auto Pause and Resume for YouTube™ (v0.2.1)

0.00

(0) 432

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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

Automatically pauses and resumes YouTube videos based on tab activity.
Easy on/off switch on a button.
Works well when switching between tabs.
Helps avoid multiple videos playing simultaneously.
Does not appear to have any malicious content.

Cons

Sometimes not auto-resuming correctly when switching back to the tab.
Reduces video watch history clarity by replaying videos from the beginning.
Can be inconsistent with alt-tab functionality.
There are instances where it fails to work entirely.
Some users experienced issues with enabling/disabling the extension.

Most mentioned

Auto pauses when not looking at the page.
Auto resumes when looking at the page.
Easy enable/disable button.
Problems with videos restarting from the beginning.
Extension not always functioning as expected.

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...