Autoplay Settings for YouTube

Name: Autoplay Settings for YouTube
Rating: 3.72 (50 reviews)
Author: Armin Sebastian

By: Armin Sebastian

Disable autoplay on YouTube and save your autoplay settings between sessions.

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Features & Capabilities

Autoplay Settings for YouTube is a handy Chrome extension that disables automatic playback of the next video on YouTube. It remembers your autoplay preferences between sessions, giving you full control over your viewing experience. The extension supports disabling autoplay in playlists and allows you to toggle autoplay on or off anytime from the extension options or YouTube interface. No personal data is collected, ensuring your privacy is protected. This extension is dedicated to delivering a distraction-free YouTube experience by preventing unwanted video autoplay. For bug reports and feature requests, users are encouraged to use the GitHub repository. Autoplay Settings for YouTube is also available for Firefox and Edge browsers.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Daily users:

Rating:

Version:

3.1.0 Last updated: 2026-06-27

Version code:

6327063

Creation date:

2018-07-31

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
tabs
scripting
*://*.youtube.com/*

Content scripts matches:

www.youtube.com

Size:

341.45KB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-11

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 2,935 ▼ 21

Other rankings

#269 in Games & Entertainment ▼ 2

#2 in settings keyword 31

#34 in paypal keyword 34

#52 in layout keyword 12 ▼ 1

#90 in autogram keyword 5 ▼ 1

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Other platforms

Autoplay Settings for YouTube™ (v3.1.0)

7,000 3.11

(36)

Autoplay Settings for YouTube (v3.1.0)

1,291 2.60

(10)

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Developed by:

Armin Sebastian

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube_autoplay/

Website:

https://github.com/dessant/youtube-autoplay/issues

Permission Change History

2026-06-28: Version 3.0.0 → 3.1.0

Add Permissions: scripting

2023-07-17: Version 2.0.0 → 2.0.1

Remove Permissions: cookies

User Reviews

Many users praise the add-on for stopping YouTube autoplay and improving the viewing experience, with clear UI indicators and preventing re-enabling in new tabs. However, a sizable number report reliability problems after updates, occasional UI/behavior inconsistencies, and variable effectiveness when YouTube or browser conditions change.

Pros

Effectively blocks autoplay, allowing uninterrupted viewing and smoother scrolling through comments and playlists.
Clearly indicates the YouTube Autoplay toggle state in the UI, including after page reload, helping users know when autoplay is off.
Prevents autoplay from re-enabling when opening videos in a new tab, reducing unexpected video starts.
Improves the overall YouTube watching experience by removing forced autoplay for many users.
Shown to work with recent Firefox versions (at least in the noted updates) and thus remains relevant for current setups.

Cons

Frequently reported as not working or broken after updates; reliability is inconsistent across YouTube and Firefox versions.
In some cases, the UI shows the toggle OFF but autoplay still occurs, causing confusion about whether the setting is effective.
Some reviews mention compatibility issues or reduced effectiveness due to YouTube changes or ad-block-related interactions, impacting performance.
Multiple users indicate the add-on does not reliably stop autoplay for all scenarios, suggesting inconsistent results across environments.

Recent reviews

Have been using for a few months, it works well.

by bl*****, 2026-06-30

Useless... doesn't work!

by An*****, 2026-05-26

by Fi*****, 2026-01-12

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Is Autoplay Settings for YouTube Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Autoplay Settings for YouTube requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

Autoplay Settings for YouTube is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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