AutoplayStopper

Stops video autoplay gracefully.

What is AutoplayStopper?

'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

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Users: 100,000+

Rating: 4.06 (580)

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

# 2078 ▼ 11

Other rankings

#249 in Functionality & UI

#30 in stop keyword 12 ▼ 10

#79 in disable keyword 34 ▼ 9

#108 in play keyword 24 ▼ 10

#109 in version keyword 10

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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 on video websites like YouTube and Pinterest.
User-friendly with options for exceptions and built-in play button for overrides.
Works reliably for many users, praised for its functionality compared to other extensions.

Cons

Has stability issues and may stop working after browser updates or changes.
Doesn't work consistently on all platforms (e.g., Twitch, Reddit, Telegram).
Requires updates to Manifest V3 to ensure continued support and functionality.

Most mentioned

Need for Manifest V3 support.
Functionality issues after updates or changes.
Reliability and effectiveness in blocking auto-play videos.

Recent reviews

Romeo Zulu, 2024-11-07

¡Funciona! Qué fantástico... uso mucho videos de YouTube para estudiar y la reproducción automática al abrir una pestaña es UNA PESADILLA, no se puede desactivar ni siquiera con una suscripción a YouTube Premium... ¡hasta ahora! Muchísimas gracias al desarrollador, ¡un genio!