Play it once, Sam

...for old times' sake. Play entries of YouTube's watch later list without advancing to next title.
What is Play it once, Sam?
Play it once, Sam is a Chrome extension that allows you to play entries of YouTube's watch later list without advancing to the next title. It redirects the start of a single video from the watch later page to the single video player instead of the playlist player. You can still click the 'Play All' button to play the list as a whole.

Extension stats

Users: 41
Rating: 2.60 (5)
Version: 0.2 (Last updated: 2017-04-05)
Creation date: 2017-04-05
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • tabs
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • *://www.youtube.com/
Size: 13.35K

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Extension summary

----- DEPRECATED -----

You may still use this extension, but it will no longer be maintained.

Please use Tampermonkey and the following script:

https://github.com/soerenkoehler/monkey-scripts/blob/master/Play%20it%20once%20Sam.user.js


Assumption: You use YouTube's watch later list not as a real playlist but to collect interesting (and not necessarily related) videos.

Problem: When you start a single video from the playlist page, the following videos (related or not) will be played too, automatically.

Old solution: An extension called NextVid Stopper which does not work anymore.

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User reviews

Doesn't work as described but only opens a video in a non playlist url
by Ahmed Mohamed, 2020-12-17

doesn't stop autoplay
by Lars, 2017-12-14
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Play it once, Sam requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Play it once, Sam has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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