# Pause YT

> Adds a browser action icon to the toolbar. Click the button to pause all currently active YouTube players.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/pause-yt](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pause-yt)

## Overview

- **ID:** `pause-yt`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Firefox user 12791132
- **Category:** appearance,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Rating:** 3.50 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-01-25
- **Size:** 13 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/pause-yt/)

## Description

Pause YT is a Firefox add-on that adds a browser action icon to the toolbar. Click the button to pause all currently active YouTube players.

## Rankings

- #58,623 — Overall
- #41 — pause
- #92 — cause

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `tabs`

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pause-yt)