YouTube™ No Buffer - Stop Autoplaying
Prevents YouTube HTML5 and Flash players from auto-buffering (auto-playing) videos
This extension stops YouTube HTML5 and Flash players from auto-buffering videos. Using this add-on (extension) you can save bandwidth and also prevent YouTube on multiple tabs from buffering media simultaneously.
You will have to click on the player to allow buffering of the media files. Once a player is buffered, it can play multiple tracks. There is no need to activate the player on each new track (so you can easily watch playlists for instance).
Features:
1. Stop auto-playing on "/watch?v=" pages
2. Stop auto-playing on "/user/" pages
3. Stop auto-playing on "/channel/" pages
4. Stop auto-playing on embedded YouTube players.
5. Supports YouTube's new Material Design (as of version 0.2.2)
Notes:
1. As of version 0.2.4, this extension is compatible with YouTube's material design
2. As of version 0.2.5, this extension is not working on the old non-material design
3. If you would like the extension to not stop buffering when switching back and forth to the mini-player ("i" keyword on YouTube pages), go to the options page and check "Do not stop the player if the player is already playing" option.
4. This extension is compatible with ad-blocker extensions operating on YouTube pages.
Latest reviews
Kind of a niche problem, but once i tweaked settings, it worked perfectly!
Apparently the only autoplay blocker that stops ALL videos from automatically playing, & not just the ones on playlists. FYI to developer, this app does not even come up in the first page of results when looking up autoplay blockers, possibly because the title is "Stop Auto-Play" & not "Stop Autoplay." Didn't even find it until I looked up "youtube stop buffering."
Works as intended aside from it breaking downloaded videos via yt premium. it stops the video but it can’t be resumed (smth smth its streaming a local file not a url? idk)
It works
It didn't get it working and buffering stills on and the video keeps stopping.
Excellent. Doesn't prevent buffer like I hoped, but does stop videos from playing every time they try.
good
Thanks for this, I've been looking for an extension for Autoplay to stop, but none worked until I found this. It works 100% for me
I can now have less headaches with this.
The extension used to block the video from playing automatically when opening a video. Now it is opening an web page something like this: webextension.org (creator of the extension) when the extension is updated. Wish the creator stopped that. Uninstalled it, installed an tab auto closer: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/tabs-auto-close/mbodbfopnnihkmkhcojmieknngpcalhf, and added it to my list.
Starting today 17 Nov. 2023 the video starts in a black screen. EDIT: Thanks for the update!
Starting today 17 Nov. 2023 the video starts in a black screen. EDIT: Thanks for the update!
Was good but the recent black-screen problem is a big issue. hope it gets fixed as soon as possible.
Stopped working just recently :(
It still works on Chrome, but recently every video now starts with a black screen instead of a paused thumbnail and play button. Clicking the black screen starts playing the video normally, so the thumbnail and play button are still there, you just can't see them anymore. Please fix!
Doesn't work at all as of August 13 2023. Opera browser (chromium-based; manifest v2). I wish there were a way to upload logs, used extensions, and settings as part of a review. Are there any known incompatibilities? I'm not using any VPN or proxy, but I am using multiple ad blockers on YouTube (one for video ads and one for the rest).
Doesn't work at all as of August 13 2023. Opera browser (chromium-based; manifest v2). I wish there were a way to upload logs, used extensions, and settings as part of a review. Are there any known incompatibilities? I'm not using any VPN or proxy, but I am using multiple ad blockers on YouTube (one for video ads and one for the rest).
It works extremely inconsistently. Sometimes it forces me to press play twice, sometimes it doesn't even pause.
It works extremely inconsistently. Sometimes it forces me to press play twice, sometimes it doesn't even pause.
Problem: I unchecked "Stop even on playlists", but autoplay is still disabled on playlists. How to fix?
Problem: I unchecked "Stop even on playlists", but autoplay is still disabled on playlists. How to fix?
last YT update broke the extension, please fix.
last YT update broke the extension, please fix.
The last Youtube site update broke it. Please update.
Doesn't work on https://www.youtube.com/@Katimorton. FYI, https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stop-autoplay-for-youtube/figkapeodjhdgnpiamleongcmecfjccb does work on it. So use both to be safe.
Doesn't work on https://www.youtube.com/@Katimorton. FYI, https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stop-autoplay-for-youtube/figkapeodjhdgnpiamleongcmecfjccb does work on it. So use both to be safe.
отличное расширение. Останавливает автовоспроизведение роликов и отображает заставку в отличие от ему подобных, которые просто ставят на паузу на первой секунде и видео в буфере все равно подгружается
I always have many windows and tabs for YT, that open each time I start the browser. Downloaded this a few months ago when my previous used extension was kicked out of the store. This has worked for the most part. It does start the video for only the highlighted tab, for each window, when loading Chrome, but stops it immediately after. Unfortunately it's enough that YT registers it in history, although I never hear the video played. If I simply open a new video in a background tab, and eventually open that tab, the video DOES NOT play, and it never registers in history. The problem I shared above ONLY occurs when opening the browser for the 1st time for the day. The extension isn't perfect, but it's good enough and I can work around the minor issues. It's better than nothing and I think these extensions could be harder to find in the future as Google tried to change code to break them or kick them out of the store. I do not use playlists or watch shorts, so I can't give an opinion on that side.
I always have many windows and tabs for YT, that open each time I start the browser. Downloaded this a few months ago when my previous used extension was kicked out of the store. This has worked for the most part. It does start the video for only the highlighted tab, for each window, when loading Chrome, but stops it immediately after. Unfortunately it's enough that YT registers it in history, although I never hear the video played. If I simply open a new video in a background tab, and eventually open that tab, the video DOES NOT play, and it never registers in history. The problem I shared above ONLY occurs when opening the browser for the 1st time for the day. The extension isn't perfect, but it's good enough and I can work around the minor issues. It's better than nothing and I think these extensions could be harder to find in the future as Google tried to change code to break them or kick them out of the store. I do not use playlists or watch shorts, so I can't give an opinion on that side.
So good~
So good~
the only one that actually work
the only one that actually work
Ролики останавливает, но воспроизведение всё ещё есть на страницах каналов (/channel)
This implementation worked and does everything it says. I removed it because it is not trusted by Google's internal Enhanced Safe Browsing and I think the author should update the app to the proper security standard.
This implementation worked and does everything it says. I removed it because it is not trusted by Google's internal Enhanced Safe Browsing and I think the author should update the app to the proper security standard.
IT WORKS, MY GOD!
IT WORKS, MY GOD!
Does not currently work as it has in the past. One setting DOES work, and that is flipping "pause the player instead of stopping it" to off, however this both messes with video loading and kills the loop setting being on by default on shorts and such, in addition to making the page itself reload like twice when initially tabbing to it.
Does not currently work as it has in the past. One setting DOES work, and that is flipping "pause the player instead of stopping it" to off, however this both messes with video loading and kills the loop setting being on by default on shorts and such, in addition to making the page itself reload like twice when initially tabbing to it.
It's a quintessential addon and I have used it for years, but it has stopped working since the Chrome v100 update. I hope the developer will take notice of it and fix the problem, because the addon is completely useless right now.
It's a quintessential addon and I have used it for years, but it has stopped working since the Chrome v100 update. I hope the developer will take notice of it and fix the problem, because the addon is completely useless right now.
Does not work anymore. Chrome Version: 100.0.4896.88
Does not work anymore. Chrome Version: 100.0.4896.88
NIE DZIAŁA!
Works perfectly, now my videos charges faster :) nice addons i reccomend it ;)
Works perfectly, now my videos charges faster :) nice addons i reccomend it ;)
Is it getting fixed or should I just uninstall it, cause it's been broken for a while now !
Is it getting fixed or should I just uninstall it, cause it's been broken for a while now !
doesn't stop youtube videos from starting to play. win 11.
