AutoplayStopper

Stops video autoplay gracefully.

AutoplayStopper - Stop Video Autoplay in Chrome

'AutoplayStopper' is a Chrome extension that provides control over video autoplay in your browsing experience. It stops any flash and html5 videos from autoplaying and presents the video thumbnail instead. You get to choose which websites to allow autoplay. If the website keeps autoplaying videos, you can enable proactive blocking. Other features include allowing session autoplay, disabling flash detection and quick add-on enable/disable. This extension is continually updated to handle popular sites like YouTube and JWPlayer better.

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Extension stats

By: yochaim

Users: 100,000+

Rating: 4.06

(584)

1 new ratings

Version: 1.9.8.1 (Last updated: 2023-09-10)

Creation date: 2020-06-13

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

http://*/*
https://*/*
tabs
contextMenus
storage
webNavigation

Size: 49.65K

Email: yo*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 2,061 ▲ 2

Other rankings

#249 in Functionality & UI

#30 in stop keyword 13

#70 in disable keyword 36 ▲ 9

#97 in version keyword 8 ▲ 10

#130 in play keyword 20 ▲ 9

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Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Make video players (flash & html5) show video thumbnail instead of autoplaying…

IMPORTANT NOTICE: some video conferencing sites will only work if they are allowed to autoplay...

If videos still autoplay try enabling proactive blocking for the site by either Clicking the 'Allow autoplay for...' menuitem until it's highlighted dark red. Adding 'Block (shadow)' autoplay exception for the site from the settings.

Features: • Allow autoplay for websites • Enable proactive blocking for websites Stop media autoplay in shadow dom (performance impact) • Allow session autoplay for websites Stop only first autoplay for a continuous session in the website (for video sites like Dailymotion) • Disable flash detection for websites

User reviews

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Pros

Effectively stops auto-playing videos on various platforms.
User-friendly and easy to install.
Has options to add exceptions for certain videos.

Cons

Does not work reliably on some platforms like Twitch and Reddit.
Audio may still play in the background under certain conditions.
Some users report instability and the need for frequent updates.

Most mentioned

Needs update to support Manifest V3.
Auto-play blocking functionality is essential for improved user experience.
Users express gratitude for stopping auto-play on video-heavy sites.

User reviews

Google killed it - said it was disabled and removed because it doesn't follow Google's best practices...whatever that means. Can we please get an update from the developer? Or is Google's right-hand killing it so the left-hand (YouTube) can keep punishing us by not providing an internal auto-play-stopping option?