Pause YT

Name: Pause YT
Rating: 3.5 (4 reviews)
Author: Firefox user 12791132

Adds a browser action icon to the toolbar. Click the button to pause all currently active YouTube players.

Pause YT - Firefox Add-on

Pause YT is a Firefox add-on that adds a browser action icon to the toolbar. Click the button to pause all currently active YouTube players.

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Add-on stats

By: Firefox user 12791132

Daily users: 3

Rating: 3.50

(4)

Version: 1.1resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)

Version code: 5727547

Creation date: 2017-01-25

Firefox on Android: Yes

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Permissions:

activeTab
tabs

Size: 13.76K

Source: Firefox Browser Add-ons

Ranking

# 43,662 ▲ 27

Other rankings

#28 in pause keyword 27 #65 in cause keyword 19 ▲ 1

User reviews

Was working fine until recently it stopped. So I don't know if YouTube changed something, or firefox.

by Firefox user 6971298, 2022-05-20

Works as described. It would be great if this button could resume playback of paused video (i'm not sure if API allows that). And having a configurable shortcut also would be great.

by vadimm, 2019-06-25

Working fine for me on firefox 58.

by user_254156, 2017-10-23

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Pause YT 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

Pause YT has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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