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™ is available to install from Chrome Web Store and for download from this page. It has 1,000+ active users The latest version is 0.2.1, and it was published a year ago.

Install from Chrome Web Store

View source code

Total download count: 17 (Only count downloads from Chrome-Stats)

All available versions

You can find the current and older versions of Auto Pause and Resume for YouTube™ here. You can download the archived versions or inspect their source codes.

As a free user, you can only download the latest version.

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4 versions available for download.

Install CRX file

Option 1: The easy way (for Windows users only)

Download and run chrome-stats.exe file on your PC. This method will allow you to install Chrome extensions directly from chrome-stats.com in one click. You only need to do this once!
Type in chrome://restart in the URL bar to restart the browser for the changes to take effect.
Download and install the Auto Pause and Resume for YouTube™ CRX file

Option 2: Advanced method

Download Auto Pause and Resume for YouTube™ CRX file
NOTE: Sometimes the browser may block downloading / installing CRX file from outside the Chrome Web Store. If so, you may need to use option 1, or download the ZIP file instead.
In the URL bar, go to chrome://extensions
Enable Developer mode
Drag and drop the downloaded Auto Pause and Resume for YouTube™ CRX file into the Extensions page
When prompted, click Add extension to install Auto Pause and Resume for YouTube™.

Install ZIP file

Download and unpack the Auto Pause and Resume for YouTube™ ZIP file to a directory of your choice.
In Chrome browser, go to chrome://extensions
Enable Developer mode.
Click on the Load Unpacked button.
Select the directory of with the unpacked Auto Pause and Resume for YouTube™ ZIP file from step 1. Auto Pause and Resume for YouTube™ is now installed on your browser.