Disable YouTube Watch Later Autoplay

Watch individual videos that you saved for later without autoplaying all of them.

What is Disable YouTube Watch Later Autoplay?

Disable YouTube Watch Later Autoplay is a browser extension that disables the autoplay behavior when selecting a video from the Watch Later list on YouTube. It removes the playlist parameters from the video URL, allowing you to watch individual videos without autoplaying all of them.

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By: jacamera

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.38 (24)

Version: 1.0.5 (Last updated: 2024-04-07)

Creation date: 2022-03-21

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

scripting

Host permissions:

https://*.youtube.com/*

Size: 12.12K

Email: de*****@jeffcamera.com

Ranking

# 24672 ▼ 102

Other rankings

#7829 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 11 #38 in disable keyword 34 ▲ 1 #46 in watch keyword 24 ▼ 2 #108 in playlist keyword 14 ▼ 1 #279 in video keyword 73 ▲

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Disable YouTube Watch Later Autoplay (v1.0.5)

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Extension summary

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This browser extension disables the Watch Later autoplay behavior when selecting a video from the Watch Later list.

The YouTube Watch Later feature lets users save a video to watch at a later time. When selecting a video from the Watch Later list YouTube will then always autoplay every subsequent video from the list. This happens because YouTube treats the Watch Later list just like any other playlist and there is no way to disable autoplay when viewing videos in a playlist.

Once installed, the extension works automatically. When you click on a video on the Watch Later list the extension will remove the playlist parameters from the video URL, allowing you to watch the video or copy the URL without the default autoplaying playlist behavior.

User reviews

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Pros

Works as intended for many users across multiple browsers.
Prevents automatic playback of subsequent videos.
Allows users to read and write comments without interruption.
Successful in fulfilling its purpose according to several reviews.

Cons

Does not work for some users on various browsers and configurations.
Inconsistent performance after updates to YouTube or browsers.
Issues with specific functionalities like removing URLs in certain conditions.

Most mentioned

Works well for many users.
Doesn't work for others.
Thankfulness towards the developer, Jeff.

Recent reviews

Quietly controls YT's firing off all over the place. Seems as good on Opera, Brave, and Edge ...and Firefox! Many thanks to the developer.

Jay Gatto, 2024-10-04

It doesn't work, unfortunately. The latest version of macOS, the latest version of Chrome. I installed the plugin, but after the video ends, the next one automatically starts playing, meaning nothing has changed in the behavior of the default player.

Alexey Petrovich, 2024-10-02

Es increíble que YouTube DAÑA (por poner una palabra bonita) algo en el funcionamiento de la web, y tengo que recurrir a una extensión para arreglarlo. Funciona tal cual dice el nombre. Ni mas, ni menos. Hace su trabajo. Es una manía la de estar conectado. ¿Termina un video? Anda, toma otro, no respires, no pienses.... consume (y yo solo quiero verme un video de mi Watch Later)