# Video pause

> An Extension, which automatically pause the playing videos in the background, when a new one starts playing. It can additionally listen for a native-massaging host, which allows for toggling videos with a hotkey.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `video-pause`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Soispha
- **Category:** tabs,games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 13
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.3
- **Last updated:** 2023-10-26
- **First published:** 2023-04-16
- **Size:** 39 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/video-pause/)

## Description

This extension is open source and hosted at <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/dbeb10ac2217504bd04019d0fd5ad51eb4bd0c1c8528f9550a0e1d9fb0e7db4b/https%3A//codeberg.org/soispha/video-pause" rel="nofollow">codeberg</a>. 

<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/2a8fc3d2fbd5416af76f1cc8b19c80c6ea14131debab7675102ca221c5bef369/https%3A//www.flaticon.com/free-icons/pause" title="pause icons" rel="nofollow">Pause icon created by Freepik - Flaticon</a>

## Rankings

- #29,451 — Overall
- #20 — pause
- #47 — cause

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `nativeMessaging`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## 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/video-pause)