# No Pause Playback Free > Prevents websites from pausing audio/video when you switch tabs and blocks unwanted popup tabs. Enable per site with one click.Prevents websites from pausing audio/video when you switch tabs and blocks unwanted popup tabs. Enable per site with one cl Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/no-pause-playback-free](https://chrome-stats.com/d/no-pause-playback-free) ## Overview - **ID:** `no-pause-playback-free` - **Platform:** Firefox - **Type:** Firefox add-on - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** Builder Wrench - **Category:** web-development,photos-music-videos,tabs - **Daily users:** 75 - **Weekly downloads:** 10 - **Rating:** 2.50 / 5 (2 ratings) - **Version:** 1.6.7 - **Last updated:** 2026-07-10 - **First published:** 2026-04-30 - **Size:** 46 KB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-09 - **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/no-pause-playback-free/) - **Website:** [https://builderwrench.com](https://builderwrench.com/) - **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/no-pause-playback-free/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/no-pause-playback-free/privacy/) ## Description No Pause Playback Free 100% free, forever. No premium tier, no ads, no data collection. Tired of your music or video stopping every time you switch tabs? No Pause Playback Free keeps your media playing no matter where you navigate. It also blocks unwanted popup tabs that some video players open when you click to play. How to use:
  1. Visit the website where you want uninterrupted playback
  2. Click the No Pause Playback Free icon in your toolbar
  3. Click "Enable for this site"
  4. Done! Your media will keep playing when you switch tabs
The extension only activates on sites you choose. You are in full control. How it works: Many websites detect when you leave the tab and automatically pause playback. Some also open unwanted popup tabs when you interact with the video player. This extension blocks those detection mechanisms and popup attempts so your experience stays clean and uninterrupted. Features: We believe tools that improve your browsing experience should be accessible to everyone. We are committed to building and maintaining free, high-quality browser tools for the long term. Love this extension? Leave us a review! Your feedback helps us improve and lets others discover this tool. Having an issue? Drop us a note in the reviews and we will address it. Built by Builder Wrench — free browser extensions and AI-readiness developer tools. More at builderwrench.com ## Rankings - #13,308 — Overall - #15 — pause - #29 — cause - #101 — free - #116 — free vpn - #207 — play ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `storage` - `activeTab` - `tabs` ## Safety - **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact - **Risk likelihood:** High 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. > Some risk analysis details are omitted from this free response. [Upgrade to view the full analysis](https://chrome-stats.com/pricing). ## Similar extensions and apps - [NoPause Unlimited](https://chrome-stats.com/d/nopause-unlimited) — 5 users - [Video Auto-Pause](https://chrome-stats.com/d/video-free-auto-pause) — 53 users, 5.00 / 5 - [Prevent New Tabs — Per-Site Popup Blocker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/prevent-new-tabs) — 5 users - [YouTube Uninterrupted](https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtube-uninterrupted) — 1,254 users, 4.50 / 5 - [GobStopper](https://chrome-stats.com/d/gob-stopper) — 15 users, 5.00 / 5 - [Video Auto-Pause](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pause-all-videos) — 53 users, 5.00 / 5 - [KeepPlaying](https://chrome-stats.com/d/keepplaying) — 38 users - [Pause Stop Mindless Browsing A](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pause-stop-mindless-browsing-a) — 1 users - [Video Auto Pause](https://chrome-stats.com/d/video-auto-pause) — 45 users, 4.00 / 5 - [Video Right-Click Play/Pause](https://chrome-stats.com/d/video-right-click-play-pause) — 5 users - [No Video Pause](https://chrome-stats.com/d/no-video-pause) — 19 users - [NoMoreTabs](https://chrome-stats.com/d/nomoretabs) — 10 users, 5.00 / 5 --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/no-pause-playback-free)