What is Auto Pause and Resume for YouTube™?

Auto Pause and Resume for YouTube™ is a Chrome extension developed by MeryDev, and its main feature is "Pause YouTube player when page is hidden and resume when it is active again!".

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Download Auto Pause and Resume for YouTube™ Extension CRX File

Download Auto Pause and Resume for YouTube™ extension files in crx format, manually install Chrome extensions in the browser, or share the crx files with friends to easily install Chrome extensions.

Extension Usage Instructions

Features:
- Automatically halts playback in a hidden YouTube tab.
- Automatically resumes playback when the tab regains focus.
- The option to deactivate the functionality via the action button (might have been hidden in the extension menu. If so you can pin the button to the toolbar area).

How it works:
A mini script is injected exclusively on YouTube pages to manage the player's play/pause status based on the visibility of the document. When a YouTube tab is brought to the forefront, the player automatically resumes, akin to hitting the play button. Conversely, when the document becomes hidden, the player automatically pauses, simulating the effect of pressing the pause button.

Sample scenario:
Imagine having multiple YouTube players across various tabs. Only the active player is in playback mode when focused, while all other players pause.

Change Log:
- Version 0.1.1: The extension can now be toggled on and off using the toolbar button, which is particularly handy for listening to YouTube videos in the background.
- Version 0.2.0: The extension now utilizes manifest v3 and requires Chrome version "95" or newer for the update to be applied.

Extension Basic Information

Name	Auto Pause and Resume for YouTube™
ID	eahgapjcekpjmhkkdmfkfohnednkcekp
Official URL	https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/auto-pause-and-resume-for/eahgapjcekpjmhkkdmfkfohnednkcekp
Description	Pause YouTube player when page is hidden and resume when it is active again!
File Size	41.63 KB
Installation Count	1,138
Current Version	0.2.1
Last Updated	2023-09-12
Publish Date	2017-02-19
Rating	4.25/5 Total 20 Ratings
Developer	MeryDev
Email	[email protected]
Payment Type	free
Extension Website	https://webextension.org/listing/youtube-tools.html?from=auto-pause
Help Page URL	https://webextension.org/listing/youtube-tools.html?from=auto-pause
Privacy Policy Page URL	https://add0n.com/policies/mery.dev.txt
Supported Languages	en
manifest.json
{ "update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx", "name": "Auto Pause and Resume for YouTube\u2122", "description": "Pause YouTube player when page is hidden and resume when it is active again!", "version": "0.2.1", "manifest_version": 3, "permissions": [ "storage", "scripting" ], "host_permissions": [ ":\/\/www.youtube.com\/" ], "background": { "service_worker": "worker.js" }, "action": [], "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [ ":\/\/www.youtube.com\/" ], "js": [ "\/data\/inject.js" ], "run_at": "document_start", "all_frames": false } ], "homepage_url": "https:\/\/webextension.org\/listing\/youtube-tools.html?from=auto-pause", "icons": { "16": "\/data\/icons\/16.png", "32": "\/data\/icons\/32.png", "48": "\/data\/icons\/48.png", "64": "\/data\/icons\/64.png", "128": "\/data\/icons\/128.png", "256": "\/data\/icons\/256.png", "512": "\/data\/icons\/512.png" }, "commands": { "_execute_action": [] } }