Video Blocker

Block videos from playing.

What is Video Blocker?

Video Blocker is a Chrome extension that enhances your browsing experience by stopping autoplay videos on various web pages. This handy tool prevents all web videos from playing automatically, reducing CPU usage especially on pages with high content updates. It also includes a whitelisting feature where users can specify trusted domains. If you want to play a video, simply click on it. The application's latest versions include multiple bug fixes, better language translations, as well as an updated framework. Streamline your browsing with Video Blocker!

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Extension stats

By: Ben Plowman

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Users: 10,000+

Rating: 3.45 (128)

Version: 1.2 (Last updated: 2022-10-27)

Creation date: 2020-02-06

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

tabs
activeTab
storage

Size: 2.02M

Email: be*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 7937 ▼ 36

Other rankings

#596 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 4 #47 in video keyword 73 ▲ 4 #220 in overlay keyword 44 ▲ 13 #227 in like keyword 15 ▼ 6

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Extension summary

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Video Blocker stops annoying autoplay videos before they start.

Prevents all web videos from automatically playing on pages.
Allows you to whitelist specific domains like youtube.com where you want videos to play.
Allows you to enable a single video by clicking on the video directly.
If you find a video this extension is not currently blocking, I'd love to hear about it. Hit me up on twitter @benplowman.

New in version 1.2 (October 2022):

Fixed a bug where several languages were poorly translated.
Migrated to the latest version of the Chrome Extensions framework (manifest v3)

New in version 1.1:

Fixed a bug where some videos were no longer being blocked.

New in version 1.0:

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Blocks videos effectively on many websites
Users appreciate its functionality for reducing annoying video autoplay
The extension is simple to use and effective for its main purpose

Cons

Doesn't work consistently across all websites
Lacks customization options for blocked video display
Hasn't been updated in a long time, leading to decreased effectiveness
No option to block videos based on keywords

Most mentioned

Works on many major websites like YouTube and Instagram
Fails to block videos on certain sites like Twitch and certain pages on Epic Games
Users disappointed by lack of customization and updates

Recent reviews

Works as advertised. Only extension I have found so far that blocks all videos. Thank you!

Andrew Toscano, 2024-11-01

Tested with Epic Store web and it doesn't work - autoplay worked as (they) intended, but with a weird banner over it. Uninstalled.

Leonidio Koester Jr, 2024-09-26

Works. But would love an option for what the display of blocked videos looks like. The current implementation I find quite ugly. Especially when a site might have a full screen background video. If i could customise something, or choose a solid colour, i'd give a 5 star rating.