YouStopper for YouTube™

Prevents YouTube™ videos from starting to play automatically when you open them. Doesn't affect ads so it's better to use together with an Ad-Blocking extension like uBlock Origin. Doesn't stop autoplaying in playlists.

YouStopper for YouTube™: Prevent YouTube videos from autoplaying

YouStopper for YouTube™ is a Firefox add-on that prevents YouTube™ videos from starting to play automatically when you open them. It doesn't affect ads, so it's recommended to use it together with an Ad-Blocking extension like uBlock Origin. However, it doesn't stop autoplaying videos in playlists.
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Add-on stats

Manifest V2
Daily users: 73
1
Rating: 2.75
(4)
Version: 0.3resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)
Version code: 5730392
Creation date: 2018-02-18
Weekly download count: 2
Firefox on Android: Yes
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 59.05K
URLs: Website

Ranking

# 11,642 ▲ 66
Other rankings
#66 in stop keyword 45 ▲ 1 #155 in playlist keyword 7 ▼ 8

Other platforms

YouStopper for YouTube™ (v0.2)
1,000 3.60 (43)
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge

User reviews

doesnt work.
by azraelle, 2022-01-28
Minimally works. Videos start playing for less than a second before the extension actually does its job which allows the video to be registered in YouTube's watch history. If this was coded to activate before the video player was fully loaded, it would be perfect.
by The_Oncoming_Storm, 2021-02-09
Works on Ubuntu Linux LTS 18.04.01 tested =) Thanks =) (and no blank screen, please do take out screencapture and put a newer version, as us users can't update it, thanks)
by francoise_peace, 2018-12-01
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

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

Risk impact analysis details
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of YouStopper for YouTube™. Use it at your own risk.

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