YouTube™ No Buffer - Stop Autoplaying

Prevents YouTube HTML5 and Flash players from auto-buffering (auto-playing) videos

As of June 2026, YouTube™ No Buffer - Stop Autoplaying has 10,000 users and a 3.90/5 rating from 189 reviews in the Accessibility category.

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Version
0.5.2
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 1 version update.

History

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Tracking since Apr 21, 2026.

10.1K10.0K9.9KApr 21, 2026Jun 20, 2026
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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
Apr 21, 202610.0K3.921840.5.0
Apr 26, 202610.0K3.871890.5.2
May 7, 202610.0K3.881890.5.2
Jun 1, 202610.0K3.911900.5.2
Now10.0K3.901890.5.2

Permissions & access

Permissions
storagescripting
Host access
*://www.youtube.com/*

Screenshots

YouTube™ No Buffer - Stop Autoplaying screenshot 1

About

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.

Technical

Version
0.5.2
Manifest
V3
Size
44.93KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
Yes

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
u27a71bca62f6f885d2a8f00b3a49aa03
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Aug 7, 2016
Last Updated (Store)
Apr 19, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 20, 2026
Website
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