YouTube auto Pause and Resume

Pause YouTube player when page is hidden and resume when it is active again

YouTube auto Pause and Resume

YouTube auto Pause and Resume is a Firefox add-on that automatically pauses the YouTube player when the page is hidden and resumes playback when it becomes active again.

Add-on stats

Users: 98
-3
Rating: 3.78
(18)
Version: 0.1.2 (Last updated: 2021-02-16)
Creation date: 2017-02-07
Weekly download count: 4
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 48.16K

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Add-on summary

This extension does not add any UI element and uses no resource at all. Only on YouTube pages, a very tiny script is injected which controls the player's playing status based on document visibility status. When a YouTube tab is brought to the front, the player automatically resumes exactly like pressing the play button and when the document is hidden, the player will automatically pause exactly like when the pause button is pressed.

For FAQs and other useful YouTube enhancer extensions please visit: http://add0n.com/youtube-tools.html?from=auto-pause

Change Log: 0.1.1: It is possible to disable and re-enable the extension from the toolbar button. This is useful when you want to listen to YouTube videos in a background tab.

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User reviews

Does not work for me at all
by Kenneth Rosenstroem, 2023-03-28
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

YouTube auto Pause and Resume requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

YouTube auto Pause and Resume has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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