# YouTube Auto Pause/Play

> Pauses YouTube video when the window loses focus and plays it when the window gains focus. Option to pause when switching tabs.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `youtube-auto-pause-play`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Prakash Kushwaha
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2024-06-03
- **First published:** 2024-06-03
- **Size:** 18 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-auto-pause-play/)

## Rankings

- #62,080 — Overall
- #45 — pause
- #167 — cause

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `storage`

### 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/youtube-auto-pause-play)