Keeps YouTube videos paused when you switch to their tab. Click Play when you want to watch.
Users
16
store count
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
total ratings
Store rank
#168K
#141K among extensions
Version
2.1.0
updated 22 Sep 2026
Users
monthly, 1 months
Latest, 21 Oct 2026:16 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 1 months
Latest, 21 Oct 2026:0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About YouTube Focus Pause
YouTube Focus Pause prevents YouTube videos from automatically starting when you switch to a YouTube tab.
How it works:
• Open a YouTube video in a background tab.
• Switch to that tab.
• The video remains paused.
• Click YouTube's normal Play button when you want to watch.
This is useful if you keep multiple YouTube tabs open and don't want videos to start playing simply because you switched to the tab.
Features:
• Prevents automatic playback when a YouTube tab becomes active
• Lets you start playback normally with YouTube's Play button
• Works automatically without configuration
• Lightweight and simple
• No account required
• No analytics or tracking
• No advertising
• No external server
• No browsing-history collection
• No personal-data collection
The extension operates locally in your browser on YouTube pages.
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