# GobStopper

> One-click button to pause all media players

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/gob-stopper](https://chrome-stats.com/d/gob-stopper)

## Overview

- **ID:** `gob-stopper`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Aligorith
- **Category:** photos-music-videos,tabs
- **Daily users:** 16
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.3.0
- **Last updated:** 2019-08-23
- **First published:** 2019-08-19
- **Size:** 11 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/gob-stopper/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/Aligorith/GobStopper](https://github.com/Aligorith/GobStopper)

## Description

GobStopper is a Firefox add-on that allows you to easily pause all media players in one click. It is designed for office environments and situations where interruptions occur frequently. With support for most HTML5 video/audio sites, GobStopper ensures a quiet browsing experience.

## Rankings

- #26,962 — Overall
- #127 — pause
- #160 — stop

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/gob-stopper)