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: 4.05

(588)

2 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

# 1,862 ▲ 14

Other rankings

#249 in Functionality & UI

#20 in stop keyword 68

#67 in disable keyword 45 ▲ 1

#87 in version keyword 58 ▲ 1

#120 in play keyword 90

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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-play videos on multiple platforms
User-friendly and easy to install
Works on websites where autoplay is commonly problematic like YouTube and TikTok

Cons

Potentially unsupported due to Google's shift to Manifest V3
Inconsistent performance, may not work on all videos or platforms
Requires refreshing or reinstalling to maintain functionality

Most mentioned

Need for support and update to Manifest V3
Inconsistent performance where autoplay is not blocked on some videos
General appreciation for the effectiveness of stopping unwanted autoplay

User reviews

Works perfectly on Brave

Franz, 2025-01-17

It was a good extension; unfortunately, Google is killing it too.

Abdullah Almahmud, 2025-01-16

When I click on a youtube video, it still plays. Isn't it supposed to prevent that? When I refresh the page it doesn't autoplay but most of the time I'm clicking on a new video and it's not working