Pause other audio and video sources if audio is playing on active tab with automatic resume
Users
955
+79 in 30 days
Rating
4.3 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
23
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#32K
#27K among extensions
Version
2.9.1
updated 19 Feb 2026
Users
monthly, 3 years
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:955 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 3 years
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:23 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.
About AutoPause
Improve focus by temporally pausing overlapping background media or pausing media while its not active.
Optional permissions are used so you can control what websites get paused.
Features:
- Disable automatic resume or limit resume to the active and marked tabs
- Pause media on tab change
- Pause media on device lock
- No permission mode, discards tabs when needed.
Code can be viewed at https://github.com/NDevTK/AutoPause under the MIT license.
Growth
Window
Users
Change
Ratings
Rating
7 days
+43
+4.7%
0
0.00
30 days
+79
+9.0%
0
0.00
6 months
+290
+43.6%
+6
+0.11
1 year
+603
+171.3%
+12
−0.38
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