Smart YouTube Play/Pause
Automatically pauses YouTube videos when the tab loses focus and resumes when it gains focus.
As of June 2026, Smart YouTube Play/Pause has 303 users and a 4.50/5 rating from 6 reviews in the Accessibility category.
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Ratingno change0%
4.50
6 reviews
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6
Version
1.5
Manifest V3
History
6 snapshotsTracking since Apr 1, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 198 | 4.50 | 6 | 1.5 |
| Apr 19, 2026 | 201 | 4.50 | 6 | 1.5 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | 202 | 4.50 | 6 | 1.5 |
| May 8, 2026 | 214 | 4.50 | 6 | 1.5 |
| May 20, 2026 | 232 | 4.50 | 6 | 1.5 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | 278 | 4.50 | 6 | 1.5 |
| Now | 303 | 4.50 | 6 | 1.5 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- tabsscriptingstorage
- Host access
- https://www.youtube.com/*, https://youtube.com/*
Screenshots
About
In this extension your YouTube video will automatically pause when you switch tab or minimize Google Chrome and when you came back to your tab then your YouTube video will automatically start.
Technical
- Version
- 1.5
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 1.62MiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- bcecakogomgpaegeajbgeaadmneppajo
- Developer ID
- ue63dc258fc6d41bd02453455215c92cb
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Nov 11, 2024
- Last Updated (Store)
- Nov 3, 2025
- Last Scraped
- Jun 3, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
- —
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 3, 2026.