# YouTube Auto-Pause

> Auto-pauses YouTube on tab switch or window blur. F8 to toggle.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `youtube-auto-pause`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Peter Wan
- **Category:** photos-music-videos,tabs,games-entertainment
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-12
- **First published:** 2026-04-29
- **Size:** 22 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-auto-pause/)

## Description

<code>yt-autopause</code> is a simple extension meant to assist with <em>automatically</em> pausing both regular YouTube videos and YouTube Shorts under the following scenarios:
<ol><li>When switching between tabs within the browser.</li><li>When switching between different windows.</li></ol>
<strong>Resuming a video</strong>

In addition to automatically pausing both videos and shorts, <code>yt-autopause</code> offers some granularity with regards to <em>resuming</em> a video. Each pause scenario has its own independent <code>auto-resume</code> setting:
<ol><li><strong>Tab switching</strong> — when enabled, returning to a YouTube tab will automatically resume the video from where it left off.</li><li><strong>Window blur</strong> — when enabled, refocusing the browser window will automatically resume the video.</li></ol>
Both settings are enabled by default and can be toggled independently from the extension popup.

<strong>Shortcuts</strong>

<code>yt-autopause</code> can be controlled without interacting with the popup menu directly:
<ul><li><code>F8</code> — toggles <code>yt-autopause</code> on or off on any YouTube page. If the popup menu is not already open, it will appear
  to provide a visual confirmation of the current state.</li><li><code>Esc</code> — closes the popup menu.</li></ul>
<strong>Availability</strong>

<code>yt-autopause</code> targets browsers that support the WebExtensions API with Manifest V3. The following browsers are in scope:

Google Chrome: Intended
Mozilla Firefox: Approved
Microsoft Edge: Intended
Opera: Intended

<em>Firefox is the primary browser this extension has been developed and tested against. Chrome, Edge, and Opera are intended targets given their support for the WebExtensions API, but have not been formally verified</em>

## Rankings

- #144,401 — Overall
- #91 — pause

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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