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Don’t Watch Later

by Shakeel · Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 18 Oct 2026

A simple extension to disable autoplay for videos from your YouTube watch later playlist.

Users
143
+18 in 30 days
Rating
4.6 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
14
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#74K
#62K among extensions
Version
0.3.1
updated 5 Feb 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
2082143Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 18 Oct 2026: 143 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
3814Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 18 Oct 2026: 14 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 Don’t Watch Later

A simple Google Chrome extension to disable autoplay for videos from your YouTube Watch Later playlist. I usually open videos in a new tab from my Watch Later playlist, which automatically has the `list=WL` querystring parameter. I also don’t usually watch videos in the order I added them to my Watch Later playlist. Instead of trying to hack YouTube’s massive amounts of JavaScript, this plugin does exactly what I need. This extension doesn't track any of your data usage, and is open sourced at https://github.com/shakeelmohamed/dont-watch-later

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+6+4.4%00.00
30 days+18+14.4%00.00
6 months+31+27.7%+1+0.03
1 year+61+74.4%+5+0.24

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Don’t Watch Later appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
watch#69+25

Version history

3 versions recorded
0.3.15 Feb 2026
0.3.024 Dec 2023
0.2.119 Oct 2017

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
19 Oct 2017
Size
12 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
ehoknndjpaojgkmmiagiiejdbhfeckch

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 2
Permissions
declarativeNetRequest
Site access
*://*.youtube.com/watch*list=WL**://*.youtube.com/watch*list=wl**://*.youtube.com/watch*list=Wl**://*.youtube.com/watch*list=wL*

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