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pbehcnkdmffkllmlfjpblpjhflnafioo
Description from extension meta
Stops multiple video services on tab unfocus and continues on focus
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Have you ever been caught off guard with a video still playing when someone (like your boss) surprises you? With Video Auto Pause, you won't have to worry anymore! This open-source Chrome extension automatically pauses various video services when you switch tabs, switch windows, lock your computer, or scroll through comments. It resumes playback seamlessly when you return or refocus. You can easily customize the functionality to fit your needs.
Key Features:
* Auto-pauses videos on tab/window switch, computer lock, and comment scrolling
* Resumes videos when you refocus or return to the tab/window
* Supports various popular video platforms
* Customizable settings to suit your preferences
* Lightweight, open-source, and user-friendly
Enhance your browsing experience and stay in control with Video Auto Pause – small and convenient little extension for everyday use!
Version history
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New on version 1.10.1:
* Possibility to disable extension for a single tab (as requested in the feedback)
New on version 1.9.2:
* Fixes for the disabled icon handling
New on version 1.9.0:
* Icon will now turn gray on pages where extension is not enabled or if it's disabled completely
New on version 1.8.0:
* Add option to disable full screen pausing
New on version 1.7.7:
* Ignore all pause/resume activity when in full screen
New on version 1.7.6:
* Changed hbomax.com to max.com
* Automation for Github repository
New on version 1.7.0:
* Minor version bump for new features
* Fixed issue with site specific settings
New on version 1.6.6:
* Improve script injecting procedure
New on version 1.6.5:
* New logo added
New on version 1.6.4:
* Support for udacity.com
* Non active videos will be paused on window creation
* Fixed bug where video restarted after it has ended
* Fixed bug where settings were not refreshed after script injection
New on version 1.6.3:
* Add option how to handle manual pausing of video
* Add debug mode
New on version 1.6.2:
* Allow pausing video when moving cursor out of viewport
New on version 1.6.1:
* Fixed bug on auto resume on window focus
* Moved enabled sites under advanced settings
New on version 1.6.0:
* Allow selecting which services are enabled
* Bug fixes
New on version 1.5.0:
* Do not automatically resume if video has been paused by the user
New on version 1.4.1:
* Fix for unfocus/focus option
New on version 1.4.0:
* Option to pause on computer lock and resume on unlock
* Option to pause on window unfocus and resume on focus
* Default keyboard shortcut changes (Ctrl+Shift+P apparently was for printing)
New on version 1.3.9:
* Refactored options menu
New on version 1.3.8:
* Updated settings page
* Small bug fixes and improvements
New on version 1.3.7:
* Keyboard shortcut to pause/unpause videos
* Keyboard shortcut to mute/unmute videos
* Bug fixes
New on version 1.3.6:
* Update to manifest v3
* Add keyboard shortcut to disable extension
New on version 1.3.5:
* Improved settings handling
* Allow to pause when video goes off the screen when scrolling
New on version 1.3.0:
* Allow stopping playback on window minimize
* Pause/resume also Netflix and Vimeo videos
Latest reviews
- (2023-08-14) Liam: only work at first few minutes, then stop working???
- (2023-05-19) Guilherme Pedrosa: Works fine. Lots of options!
- (2023-03-27) David Spector: Simply does not work. Activating a tab starts playing the video. Always. Which means that the video can start playing when you don't want it to.
- (2023-03-15) Quitch: Almost exactly what I want, except it doesn't work for videos you open in new tabs. Switching to those tabs will play the videos immediately, even if you don't have the resume functionality enabled.
- (2023-03-05) Facundo Zapata: It works most of the times, but it has some bugs which make every-day use annoying.
- (2023-02-25) Koji Taniguchi: After looking at dozens of other garbage extensions, I finally found one that actually works. Thanks a lot!
- (2023-01-23) Muhammad Sanjar Afaq: Doesn't work. Temporary solution (copy and paste for each youtube visit) ``` function toggleYoutubeVideo(value = null) { const videoElements = document.querySelectorAll("video"); // contains false positives too if (!videoElements?.length) throw new Error("No video elements found"); const mainVideoElement = Array.from(videoElements).find((videoElement) => videoElement.src.includes("blob:https") ); if (!mainVideoElement) throw new Error("Main video not found"); switch (value) { case "play": mainVideoElement.play(); break; case "pause": mainVideoElement.pause(); break; default: mainVideoElement.getAttribute("paused") ? mainVideoElement.play() : mainVideoElement.pause(); break; } } window.addEventListener("focus", function () { // document.title = "focused"; toggleYoutubeVideo("play"); }); window.addEventListener("blur", function () { // document.title = "not focused"; toggleYoutubeVideo("pause"); }); ```
- (2022-10-10) Ki !: useful tool for focusing on what youre doing at the moment
- (2022-06-24) L G: Great. Just what I was looking for. Thx mate.
- (2022-03-04) Shadow: Awesome but doesn't work with 2+ monitors the window is clearly out of focus and the video still plays ,have to switch between tabs to make it work which defeats the purpose
- (2021-12-11) Max Ol: Great work! thx!
- (2021-09-08) Swaraj Adhikary: This is great for watching tutorials. But sometimes i would want the video to not pause. So it would be nice to have a shortcut to temporarily disable the pause functionality. Otherwise i have to keep pressing the extension icon to uncheck those and check again few minutes later when i need them. Even better would be if it disabled itself for a certain minutes. Then it automatically enables itself. That way i wont have to remember to check those boxes again. Otherwise this extension is great help.
- (2021-05-08) Sharan Bekal: amazing
- (2021-04-01) Party Sheep: NICE! JUST WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
- (2021-02-08) O P: Works as expected. Nice work.
- (2020-12-16) Paris B.: Didn't do anything at all
- (2020-11-08) Jem Crystal (Jem Fay Crystal): I use Enhancer for YouTube™2.0.101 on my Chrome Browser. I study tutorials. In the last month it's function to pause Youtube has not been working. I reported in bug section but no fix. I study a tut to a point then copy paste the spot on the vid using Share option Youtube. Bookmark it. Open where left off next day. I really need the video to pause at this point. So love this Youtube Auto Pause by drodil it works along with Enhancer. Good job!