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Autoplay Settings for YouTube

Autoplay Settings for YouTube

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

What is Autoplay Settings for YouTube?
"Autoplay Settings for YouTube" is a Firefox extension designed to improve your YouTube experience by disabling automatic playback of the next video. It can remember your settings between browsing sessions and also supports disabling autoplay for YouTube playlists. This add-on can be conveniently turned on and off through both YouTube and the extension's settings.
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Users: 1,110 ▲ 9
Rating: 4.07 (41)
Version: 2.0.1 (Last updated: 2023-07-17)
Creation date: 2018-07-31
Weekly download count: 34
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • tabs
  • *://*.youtube.com/*
Size: 554.14K
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Autoplay Settings for YouTube is a Firefox extension that disables the automatic playback of the next video on YouTube, and remembers your autoplay settings between sessions. Disabling autoplay for playlists is also supported.

The continued development of Autoplay Settings for YouTube is made possible thanks to the support of awesome backers. If you'd like to join them, please consider contributing with Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin.

Autoplay is turned off by default when the extension is installed, and it can be turned on again from YouTube, or from the extension's options. Reload already opened videos for changes to take effect.

The extension is also available for Chrome and Edge.

Reviews are not monitored for bug reports, please use GitHub for issues and feature requests. https://github.com/dessant/youtube-autoplay

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These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works as intended to control autoplay on YouTube
  • Helps block autoplay from re-enabling on new tabs
  • Overrides YouTube's disabling of autoplay for users with adblock extensions
Cons
  • Recently becoming unreliable with random clicks or autoplay not being stopped
  • Compatibility issues leading to the add-on not working for some users
  • Lacks a toolbar button for quick access
Most mentioned
  • Autoplay feature not consistently disabled
  • Useful for controlling autoplay on YouTube playlists
  • Issues following YouTube or Firefox updates
Recent reviews
youtube disabled autoplay recently for those who use, what appears, any type of ad block extensions, hence, it would be much appreciated if this extension FORCED autoplay feature for playlists... thank you
by sacrilege, 2024-03-02
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Safety
Risk impact

Autoplay Settings for YouTube is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Autoplay Settings for YouTube if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Autoplay Settings for YouTube has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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Autoplay Settings for YouTube