Video Autoplay Blocker by Robert Sulkowski

Prevents from autoplay the HTML5 <video> tag.

Video Autoplay Blocker by Robert Sulkowski - Chrome Extension

'Video Autoplay Blocker by Robert Sulkowski' is an indispensable Chrome extension that empowers your browsing experience by preventing unwanted autoplaying HTML5 videos. Muting browsers or forcefully closing tabs due to unruly videos is past story. Now, with this extension, any video won't start until you give the consent. It smartly addresses the shift from Flash ads to HTML5, given Flash Player's exit. Notably, popular domains like youtube.com and vimeo.com are whitelisted for regular video experience.

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This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2024-04-03

By: Robert Sulkowski

Users: 10,000+

Rating: 3.37

(243)

Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2021-10-30)

Creation date: 2015-08-30

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

High risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Size: 14.47K

Email: in*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website

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Not available on Android

Video Autoplay Blocker (v1.0)

3.25

(28) 329

Not available on Edge

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You can disable Flash, but you cannot disable the HTML5 native

It was very annoying for me when I browsed the web and suddenly some video started to play music or showing an advertisement and I've had to kill the browser's tab or lower the speakers' volume. That's why I've created this extension.

Now any video won't start playing until I click the red agreement button.

Chrome is about to block the Flash Player so the Flash ads won't be a problem in a few weeks. But the ads companies will move their ads to the native HTML5 and will use the

The youtube.com and vimeo.com domains are on the whitelist so videos work normally there.

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