# YouTube Pauser

> Single click the icon to play/pause all of the active YouTube tabs

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `youtube-pauser`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Emrys
- **Category:** photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 3
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2022-04-19
- **First published:** 2022-04-19
- **Size:** 13 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-pauser/)

## Description

YouTube Pauser is a convenient Firefox add-on that simplifies YouTube tab management. With a single click, you can easily play or pause all active YouTube tabs simultaneously, saving you time and effort.

## Rankings

- #51,442 — Overall
- #75 — pause
- #108 — cause

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`

### 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-pauser)