Stop Autoplay for YouTube™

Name: Stop Autoplay for YouTube™
Rating: 3.4211 (19 reviews)
Author: Jacob Groß

If you have ever opened a bunch of videos in the background, you will know how annoying it is when they all start playing automatically. With this extension you will never have to worry about videos auto playing in the background.

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Features & Capabilities

Stop Autoplay for YouTube™ is a handy Chrome extension designed to block YouTube videos from automatically playing when opened in background tabs. If you've ever found it frustrating to have multiple videos play simultaneously without your consent, this extension provides an easy solution by preventing auto playback. Additionally, it allows videos to auto buffer without triggering loading spinners, helping to enhance your browsing experience.

Please note that this extension doesn't affect playlist auto playback, as YouTube offers its own option to disable auto-playing the next video in playlists. This open-source extension is available on GitHub and builds upon the success of its Firefox counterpart, trusted by over 13,000 users. With Stop Autoplay for YouTube™, regain control over your video watching experience and browse without unexpected noise or bandwidth usage.

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Rating:

Version:

4.0.6.3resigned1 Last updated: 2024-04-25

Version code:

5728593

Creation date:

2017-08-25

Risk:

Content scripts matches:

www.youtube.com
youtube.com

Size:

17.43KB

Email:

ku*****@gmail.com

URLs:

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Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-12

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 6,565 ▲ 10

Other rankings

#32 in stop keyword 16

#61 in layout keyword 13 ▼ 2

#89 in play keyword 35 ▲ 3

#160 in auto keyword 72 ▲ 1

#211 in autogram keyword 5 ▲ 2

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Chrome-Stats does not own this Firefox add-on. Please use these information below to contact the Firefox add-on developer.

Developed by:

Jacob Groß

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/stop-autoplay-youtube/

Email:

ku*****@gmail.com

Website:

https://github.com/kurtextrem/StopAutoplay/issues

User Reviews

by Ti*****, 2025-10-26

It works great for videos, but shorts will not play and have no controls after the first two, and you have to go back and hit play on the previous short, which starts the audio, then scroll down to the next short. I have found no way around this.

by De*****, 2025-07-02

by 全民*****, 2025-03-31

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Is Stop Autoplay for YouTube™ Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Stop Autoplay for YouTube™ requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Request access to the following domains: youtube.com
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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

Stop Autoplay for YouTube™ has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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