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Description from extension meta
Switch away → auto-pause YouTube. Come back → auto-resume (only if it was playing). Handles watch/shorts/embeds.
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Auto Pause/Resume for YouTube makes watching videos seamless and distraction-free.
✨ Features
• Automatically pauses YouTube videos when you switch to another tab or window.
• Automatically resumes playback when you return (only if the video was playing before).
• Supports watch pages, YouTube Shorts, and embedded players.
• Respects your intent — if you manually paused, the extension will not auto-resume.
• Popup controls to toggle the extension and fine-tune behavior.
• Options page for persistent settings.
• Keyboard shortcut (configurable in chrome://extensions/shortcuts).
• Zero data collection — everything runs locally in your browser.
🎯 Why install it?
- Save time: no more scrambling to pause/play when switching apps.
- Stay focused: great for students, developers, and multitaskers who use VS Code, ChatGPT, etc.
- Control: pause/resume all YouTube tabs with one click.
- Peace of mind: respects your manual pauses and never resumes videos unexpectedly.
🛡️ Privacy & Permissions
This extension does NOT collect, store, or transmit personal data.
Permissions requested are:
- tabs → detect when a YouTube tab is active.
- scripting → inject a small local script to control the `<video>` element.
- storage → save your preferences locally.
💡 Upcoming Features
- Extension icon badge showing pause/play status.
- Right-click “Send to yt-dlp” for easy downloads.
- Whitelist/blacklist and quiet hours scheduling.
Everything is open-source and MIT licensed. Feedback and contributions welcome!