Pause page icon

Pause page

by oliverjash · Developer Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Instantly pause the page when DevTools is open using a keyboard shortcut.

Users
671
+25 in 30 days
Rating
3.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
4
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#38K
#32K among extensions
Version
1.1
updated 17 Apr 2025

Users

monthly, 3 years
30362694Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 671 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
024Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 4 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 Pause page

Instantly pause the page when DevTools is open using a keyboard shortcut. This makes it easy to inspect an element at a specific point in time. For example, for elements like popovers or dropdowns, visibility is often controlled using JavaScript events like `mousemove`/`mouseleave`, so when we try to inspect these elements, they disappear from the page because the cursor moved or keyboard focus changed. If we pause the page once the element is visible then it won't disappear when we move the cursor or change keyboard focus, thereby allowing us to inspect the element and its styles.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−16−2.3%00.00
30 days+25+3.9%00.00
6 months+66+10.9%00.00
1 year+185+38.1%+1−0.67

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Pause page appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
pause#170

Version history

2 versions recorded
1.117 Apr 2025
1.023 Nov 2021

Details

Category
Developer Tools
First seen
23 Nov 2021
Size
6 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
aephmjhanjgbapahgbbkfhpianhbmeed

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 0, likelihood 2
Permissions
activeTabscripting

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