AutoPause
Pause other audio and video sources if audio is playing on active tab with automatic resume
As of June 2026, AutoPause has 870 users and a 4.32/5 rating from 19 reviews in the Entertainment category.
Usersdown 13.0 percent−13.0%
870
870
Ratingup 1.9 percent+1.9%
4.32
19 reviews
Reviewsup 11.8 percent+11.8%
19
Version
2.9.1
Manifest V3
History
8 snapshotsTracking since Apr 16, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2026 | 1.0K | 4.24 | 17 | 2.9.1 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 656 | 4.24 | 17 | 2.9.1 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 672 | 4.24 | 17 | 2.9.1 |
| May 2, 2026 | 657 | 4.24 | 17 | 2.9.1 |
| May 7, 2026 | 670 | 4.24 | 17 | 2.9.1 |
| May 11, 2026 | 1.0K | 4.28 | 18 | 2.9.1 |
| May 23, 2026 | 2.0K | 4.28 | 18 | 2.9.1 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | 1.0K | 4.28 | 18 | 2.9.1 |
| Now | 870 | 4.32 | 19 | 2.9.1 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storagescriptingidle
- Host access
- None declared
Screenshots
About
Improve focus by temporally pausing overlapping background media or pausing media while its not active. Optional permissions are used so you can control what websites get paused. Features: - Disable automatic resume or limit resume to the active and marked tabs - Pause media on tab change - Pause media on device lock - No permission mode, discards tabs when needed. Code can be viewed at https://github.com/NDevTK/AutoPause under the MIT license.
Technical
- Version
- 2.9.1
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 23.42KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- Yes
Metadata
- ID
- bcecldolamfbkgokgpnlpmhjcijglhll
- Developer ID
- u2677414efe33a6516cacbfc583e3b572
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Sep 3, 2023
- Last Updated (Store)
- Feb 19, 2026
- Last Scraped
- Jun 2, 2026
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
- https://ndevtk.github.io/writeups/privacy/
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