# Pause & Switch

> Keyboard shortcut: pauses any media playing in the current tab, then switches to another tab.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/pause-switch?hl=es](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pause-switch?hl=es)

## Overview

- **ID:** `pause-switch`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Voltairic
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-14
- **First published:** 2026-08-11
- **Size:** 9.21 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/pause-switch/)

## Rankings

- #122,960 — Overall
- #45 — pause
- #171 — cause

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High 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 was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pause-switch?hl=es)