AutoplayStopper (MV3)

# Description Blocks unwanted media autoplay on websites, with per-site permission control. ## Note This extension is compatible with all Chromium based browsers such as: Brave, Chrome, Edge, Opera, Vivaldi, etc. Some browsers such as such as [Brave](https://brave.com), [Edge](https://www.microsoft.com/edge), [Vivaldi](https://vivaldi.com), or [Firefox](https://www.firefox.com) already have proper browser based autoplay blocking support. Just enable the browser's built-in autoplay blocking feature in the settings. ## Roadmap Focus on improving website handling (such as instagram, tiktok, threads, youtube, etc.) ## Release Notes Report issues at <https://github.com/kenijo/AutoplayStopperMV3/issues> Version 2025.11.24 - Change the UI from 2 buttons to 3 way switch to display "default" behavior - Improve behavior and icon status tracking across tabs and popup/option pages - Switch from whitelist to permission control (per-site permission: Default, Allow, Block) - Add option to choose default global behavior (Always Allow, Always Block) - Improved domain validation - Rework UI for better readability and consistency - Update icons to match the status of the extension - Automatically sync settings across devices - Update core logic for improved performances - Add option to enable debug logging Version 2025.09.26 - Sync the global status button color with the extension status - Restore previous core blocking code that was mistakenly released and would not work on many websites anymore Version 2025.09.25 - Change the extension button behavior from turn the extension ON/OFF to showing up a popup menu that allows enabling/disabling the extension, adding the current site to the whitelist, and opening the options page. - The extension button icon matches the status of the extension (on, off, disabled) Version 2025.09.24 - Add configuration export/import as JSON - Cleanup the options page UI Version 2025.09.17 - Add on option page to whitelist domains. - Disabled any reference to muting videos to respect the original website intended behavior and to avoid any confusion. Version 2025.08.20 - Set video mute to false by default so that when a user plays a video, the sound comes on. Version 2025.08.19 - Provide much stricter blocking of autoplay across all websites (including msn.com and others) Version 2025.08.18 (2.0) - Rewrite extension to be stricter and cover a wider range of websites - Add the ability to turn the extension ON/OFF from the toolbar Version 2025.08.04 (1.1) - Initial release