Stop Autoplay for YouTube™

If you have ever opened a bunch of videos in the background, you will know how annoying it is when they all start playing automatically. With this extension you will never have to worry about videos auto playing in the background.

Stop Autoplay for YouTube™ - Firefox Add-On

Stop Autoplay for YouTube™ is a Firefox add-on that prevents videos from auto-playing in the background. It also allows for auto-buffering, eliminating the load-spinner. This add-on does not work with playlists and is the Firefox version of the popular Chrome Extension with over 13k+ users.

Add-on stats

Manifest V2
Daily users: 298
-2
Rating: 3.50
(18)
Version: 4.0.6.3resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)
Version code: 5728593
Creation date: 2017-08-25
Weekly download count: 15
Firefox on Android: Yes
Size: 17.85K
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description

User reviews


It works! YouTube is not autoplaying!
by Fallglo, 2025-02-17

The complaints of this not working are old. It does work still. Does exactly what it says on the tin.
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Add-on safety

Risk impact
Moderate risk impact

Stop Autoplay for YouTube™ requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Request access to the following domains: youtube.com
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Risk likelihood
Low risk likelihood

Stop Autoplay for YouTube™ 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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