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Disable Auto Play Videos

👥 112 users
📦 v1.1
💾 104KiB
📅 2026-05-05
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Overview

Disable auto play videos is a lightweight disable HTML5 autoplay Chrome extension that stops videos from automatically playing on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and every website you visit.

If you've ever wondered "how to disable autoplay Chrome browsers from starting videos without permission?", this extension is the answer. It gives you full control — videos stay paused until you click to play, with a clear visual overlay showing that autoplay was blocked.

Disable HTML5 autoplay on all websites — works on every site including YouTube, social media, and news portals
Domain filtering — use whitelist or blacklist mode to control which sites block autoplay
Size filter — only block large videos and ignore small thumbnail players
Right-click toggle — quickly enable or disable blocking for the current site from the context menu
Hidden video detection — finds and blocks videos even inside embedded components
Auto-detect new videos — blocks videos that load as you scroll or navigate, no page refresh needed
Visual overlay — a red indicator clearly shows which videos have been blocked
Install this disable HTML5 autoplay Chrome extension, toggle the switch ON, and enjoy a distraction-free browsing experience where no video plays without your permission.
How to use: https://disable-auto-play-videos.pages.dev/

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Productivity/tools social-media 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

🔐 Security Analysis

This extension hasn't been security-scanned yet.

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