HushMode — Block Autoplay Videos icon

HushMode — Block Autoplay Videos

by Bhabishya Bhatt · Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Silences every autoplay video and audio on the internet. Videos stay visible — they just won't play until you want them to.

Users
1,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.3 / 5
+0.06 in 30 days
Ratings
12
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#26K
#21K among extensions
Version
1.0.2
updated 5 Sep 2026

Users

monthly, 7 months
05001,000Mar 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 1,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 7 months
0612Mar 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 12 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 HushMode — Block Autoplay Videos

Stop being ambushed by videos. Every day, websites blast unexpected audio at you — news sites, social feeds, LinkedIn, Reddit, YouTube. HushMode quietly prevents every autoplay video and audio from firing before it ever starts. You see the video. It just waits for you. HOW IT WORKS HushMode runs silently in the background on every page you visit. The moment any video or audio tries to autoplay — whether through an HTML attribute or a JavaScript play() call — HushMode intercepts it and keeps it paused. No surprise blasts. No scrambling to find which tab is making noise. WORKS EVERYWHERE · YouTube — prevents autoplay on videos and the homepage feed · Twitter / X — stops videos from playing as you scroll · LinkedIn — silences silent-but-annoying feed videos · Reddit — pauses video posts before they load · News sites — kills inline article videos · Any website — if it autoplays, HushMode stops it SMART CONTROLS · Allowlist any site permanently — some sites you want autoplay on · Temporary allow — let autoplay run for 1 hour on a specific site · Right-click any video — allow just that one video without allowlisting the whole site · Keyboard shortcut — Alt+Shift+H toggles HushMode on/off instantly PRIVACY FIRST HushMode works entirely on your device. It reads nothing about you, sends nothing anywhere, and has no servers. Your browsing stays completely private. The only data stored is your personal settings and allowlist — saved locally in your browser, never transmitted. TRANSPARENT STATS Watch the counter climb. HushMode tracks how many autoplay attempts it has blocked today, this week, and since you installed it — broken down by site. Most users see 30–80 blocks per day. No account required. No ads. No tracking. Just silence.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%+1+0.06
30 days0+0.0%+1+0.06
6 months+941+1594.9%+9+0.66

Version history

2 versions recorded
1.0.25 Sep 2026
1.0.17 Mar 2026

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
7 Mar 2026
Size
50 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
github.com
Extension ID
kjajpcbjccajaijaefdhmfggoomlgahg

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 2
Permissions
storagetabsalarmscontextMenus

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