AutoplayStopper

by azhan77168 · Functionality & UI

Manifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Stops video autoplay gracefully.

Users

276

+159 in 30 days

Rating

5.0 / 5

+5.00 in 30 days

Ratings

+1 in 30 days

Store rank

#56K

#47K among extensions

Version

1.9.8.2

updated 19 Aug 2026

Users

monthly, 2 months

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 276 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 months

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 1 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About AutoplayStopper

Stops video autoplay gracefully. Make video players (flash & html5) show video thumbnail instead of autoplaying… IMPORTANT NOTICE: some video conferencing sites will only work if they are allowed to autoplay... If videos still autoplay try enabling proactive blocking for the site by either Clicking the 'Allow autoplay for...' menuitem until it's highlighted dark red. Adding 'Block (shadow)' autoplay exception for the site from the settings. Features: • Allow autoplay for websites • Enable proactive blocking for websites Stop media autoplay in shadow dom (performance impact) • Allow session autoplay for websites Stop only first autoplay for a continuous session in the website (for video sites like Dailymotion) • Disable flash detection for websites Force sites to use their html5 player which can always be stopped. • Quick add-on enable/disable (left-dblclick) • Play/Pause context menu item will show for covered video elements (ctrl+right-click to ensure default context) ** 17 August 2026: Updated to Version 3 (Manifest V3)