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Video Auto Pause

by drodil

v1.13.0 Updated Feb 2, 2026 144KiB
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Description

Have you ever been caught off guard with a video still playing when someone (like your boss) surprises you? With Video Auto Pause, you won't have to worry anymore! This open-source Chrome extension automatically pauses various video services when you switch tabs, switch windows, lock your computer, or scroll through comments. It resumes playback seamlessly when you return or refocus. You can easily customize the functionality to fit your needs. Key Features: * Auto-pauses videos on tab/window switch, computer lock, and comment scrolling * Resumes videos when you refocus or return to the tab/window * Supports various popular video platforms * Customizable settings to suit your preferences * Lightweight, open-source, and user-friendly Enhance your browsing experience and stay in control with Video Auto Pause – small and convenient little extension for everyday use! Version history ------------------------------------- New on version 1.13.0: * Mute instead pause New on version 1.12.0: * Localization to 21 languages * Domain exclusion/inclusion configuration * Audio fading * Options panel re-design New on version 1.11.4: * Fixed bug with two windows creating new tabs New on version 1.11.3: * Fixed bug of cursor tracking failing sometimes * Fixed bug with auto resume sometimes firing on tab unfocus New on version 1.11.2: * Improved icon handling * Active tab check fixes New on version 1.11.1: * Fix viewport check * Fix enabled/disabled icons New on version 1.11.0: * Enabled support for all pages New on version 1.10.1: * Possibility to disable extension for a single tab (as requested in the feedback) New on version 1.9.2: * Fixes for the disabled icon handling New on version 1.9.0: * Icon will now turn gray on pages where extension is not enabled or if it's disabled completely New on version 1.8.0: * Add option to disable full screen pausing New on version 1.7.7: * Ignore all pause/resume activity when in full screen New on version 1.7.6: * Changed hbomax.com to max.com * Automation for Github repository New on version 1.7.0: * Minor version bump for new features * Fixed issue with site specific settings New on version 1.6.6: * Improve script injecting procedure New on version 1.6.5: * New logo added New on version 1.6.4: * Support for udacity.com * Non active videos will be paused on window creation * Fixed bug where video restarted after it has ended * Fixed bug where settings were not refreshed after script injection New on version 1.6.3: * Add option how to handle manual pausing of video * Add debug mode New on version 1.6.2: * Allow pausing video when moving cursor out of viewport New on version 1.6.1: * Fixed bug on auto resume on window focus * Moved enabled sites under advanced settings New on version 1.6.0: * Allow selecting which services are enabled * Bug fixes New on version 1.5.0: * Do not automatically resume if video has been paused by the user New on version 1.4.1: * Fix for unfocus/focus option New on version 1.4.0: * Option to pause on computer lock and resume on unlock * Option to pause on window unfocus and resume on focus * Default keyboard shortcut changes (Ctrl+Shift+P apparently was for printing) New on version 1.3.9: * Refactored options menu New on version 1.3.8: * Updated settings page * Small bug fixes and improvements New on version 1.3.7: * Keyboard shortcut to pause/unpause videos * Keyboard shortcut to mute/unmute videos * Bug fixes New on version 1.3.6: * Update to manifest v3 * Add keyboard shortcut to disable extension New on version 1.3.5: * Improved settings handling * Allow to pause when video goes off the screen when scrolling New on version 1.3.0: * Allow stopping playback on window minimize * Pause/resume also Netflix and Vimeo videos
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Reviews (12 cached)

★☆☆☆☆2025-11-14
R O

The privacy clause is a shady. It's not clear either the extension collects data from the particular tab where is youtube running or any tab due a browser loaded the extension and its turned on. Not clear clauses where the data collected transfer where on what basis either. The functionality is though perfect.

★☆☆☆☆2025-09-30
Danny Gonsoulin

I tried it. Went to USA Today and it didn't stop any videos.

★☆☆☆☆2025-09-13
J J

Doesn't pause. stop videos at all.

★☆☆☆☆2025-04-05
CityCalmDown

Doesn't work Doesn't do a thing A pity as since Youtube deliberately made all of their videos auto-play and disabled the auto-pause functionality, Youtube has made innumerable websites intensely irritating. They must have done this so their damn ads would play automatically. Youtube then parasitically sucks the revenue off every site that use. Youtube are utter bastards for doing this to the population of the world. Please keep trying. My guess is that extensions like this are going to need constant updating as YouTube are bastards. They are likely changing their code so that extension like constantly fail. YouTube are bastards.

★☆☆☆☆2025-03-23
Rajesh Jangid

Hay Man, This is'nt working for me. i tried on Crome (working) & Brave (not working), BTW I use Brave.

★☆☆☆☆2024-08-22
A

This did not work..... Still paused and pop up appeared.

★☆☆☆☆2024-06-13
Piyush Pandey

Does not work !?

★☆☆☆☆2024-06-02
Vedang Jani

Not working!!

★☆☆☆☆2023-08-14
Liam

only work at first few minutes, then stop working???

★☆☆☆☆2023-03-27
David Spector

Simply does not work. Activating a tab starts playing the video. Always. Which means that the video can start playing when you don't want it to.

★★☆☆☆2024-09-07
Jasvinder singh

works only if chrome tab changes, when switching tab of vs code above it then not stopping

★★☆☆☆2023-03-05
Facundo Zapata

It works most of the times, but it has some bugs which make every-day use annoying.

Permissions (5)

Permissions

activeTab Can access the current tab when you click the extension idle Can detect when you're away from the computer scripting Can inject scripts into web pages storage Can store data locally in your browser tabs Can see your open tabs and their URLs

Details

Version 1.13.0
Updated Feb 2, 2026
Size 144KiB
First Seen Mar 30, 2026