# YouTube Smart Pause

> Pauses YouTube when you switch tabs

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `youtube-smart-pause`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Evander
- **Category:** photos-music-videos,tabs
- **Daily users:** 7
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2024-06-28
- **First published:** 2024-06-27
- **Size:** 57 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-smart-pause/)

## Description

Extremely simple extension that pauses YouTube when you switch to a different tab. Never miss a frame just because you wanted to click a link or look something up mid-video.

## Rankings

- #41,804 — Overall
- #31 — pause
- #89 — cause
- #110 — smart
- #117 — smart tool
- #144 — smartbook

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `*://*.youtube.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtube-smart-pause)