Autoplay Killer Chrome extension icon

Autoplay Killer

👥 620 users
📦 v1.1.0
💾 8.06KiB
📅 2025-11-05
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Overview

Autoplay Killer

Stop autoplay across the web. One click turns it ON and it pauses every video/audio in open tabs, then keeps new pages from auto-playing again.

Why install

Silence distractions on news sites, social feeds, and YouTube.

Save bandwidth & battery by preventing auto-loading media.

Stay focused—no surprise sounds or looping promos.

Privacy-friendly: no tracking, no analytics.

What it does

Global kill switch: click the toolbar icon → badge shows ON.

Instant pause: stops all playing media in current tabs immediately.

Prevents re-autoplay: disables autoplay at page start and on dynamic content.

Smart on YouTube & socials: light hooks without heavy polling (stable & fast).

How it works (brief)

Runs at page start, removes autoplay triggers, pauses media that tries to play without a recent user action, and watches for DOM changes to re-apply.

Permissions (minimal)

storage – remember ON/OFF.

scripting & tabs – pause media and show the badge.

Quick start

Install and pin the extension.

Click the icon → ON (badge appears).

Enjoy quiet browsing; click again to turn OFF when you need autoplay.

Tags

Productivity/tools video productivity/tools

Privacy Practices

Not being sold to third parties, outside of the approved use cases
Not being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality
Not being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes

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