No Pause Playback Free

Prevents websites from pausing audio/video when you switch tabs and blocks unwanted popup tabs. Enable per site with one click.

As of June 2026, No Pause Playback Free has 112 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 1 reviews in the Productivity category.

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1 reviews
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Version
1.6.1
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 1 version update.

History

7 snapshots

Tracking since May 1, 2026.

120.459.5-1.4000000000000057May 1, 2026Jun 6, 2026
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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
May 1, 20261.1.0
May 7, 20261.1.0
May 12, 202675.0011.1.0
May 18, 2026215.0011.1.0
May 24, 2026365.0011.1.0
May 31, 2026555.0011.6.1
Jun 6, 2026705.0011.6.1
Now1125.0011.6.1

Changelog

  • May 24, 2026
    description
    No Pause Playback Free
    
    100% free, forever. No premium tier, no "upgrade to unlock", no ads.
    
    Tired of your music or video stopping every time you switch tabs? No Pause Playback Free keeps your media playing no matter where you navigate. It also blocks unwanted popup tabs that some video players open when you click to play.
    
    How to use:
    
    1. Visit the website where you want uninterrupted playback
    2. Click the No Pause Playback Free icon in your toolbar
    3. Click "Enable for this site"
    4. Done! Your media will keep playing when you switch tabs
    
    The extension only activates on sites you choose. You are in full control.
    
    How it works: Many websites detect when you leave the tab and automatically pause playback. Some also open unwanted popup tabs when you interact with the video player. This extension blocks those detection mechanisms and popup attempts so your experience stays clean and uninterrupted.
    
    Features:
    
    - You choose which sites to enable, full control
    - Keeps media playing when you switch tabs, no page reload needed
    - Blocks unwanted popup tabs from video players
    - Works automatically once enabled for a site
    - Lightweight, no background processes, no performance impact
    - Privacy-first, collects zero data, makes zero network requests
    
    We believe tools that improve your browsing experience should be accessible to everyone. We are committed to building and maintaining free, high-quality browser tools for the long term.
    
    Love this extension? Leave us a review! Your feedback helps us improve and lets others discover this tool. Having an issue? Drop us a note in the reviews and we will address it.
    No Pause Playback Free
    
    100% free, forever. No premium tier, no ads, no data collection.
    
    Tired of your music or video stopping every time you switch tabs? No Pause Playback Free keeps your media playing no matter where you navigate. It also blocks unwanted popup tabs that some video players open when you click to play.
    
    How to use:
    
    1. Visit the website where you want uninterrupted playback
    2. Click the No Pause Playback Free icon in your toolbar
    3. Click "Enable for this site"
    4. Done! Your media will keep playing when you switch tabs
    
    The extension only activates on sites you choose. You are in full control.
    
    How it works: Many websites detect when you leave the tab and automatically pause playback. Some also open unwanted popup tabs when you interact with the video player. This extension blocks those detection mechanisms and popup attempts so your experience stays clean and uninterrupted.
    
    Features:
    
    - You choose which sites to enable, full control
    - Keeps media playing when you switch tabs, no page reload needed
    - Blocks unwanted popup tabs from video players
    - Works automatically once enabled for a site
    - Lightweight, no background processes, no performance impact
    - Privacy-first, collects zero data, makes zero network requests
    
    We believe tools that improve your browsing experience should be accessible to everyone. We are committed to building and maintaining free, high-quality browser tools for the long term.
    
    Love this extension? Leave us a review! Your feedback helps us improve and lets others discover this tool. Having an issue? Drop us a note in the reviews and we will address it.
    
    Built by Builder Wrench — free browser extensions and AI-readiness developer tools. More at builderwrench.com
  • May 7, 2026
    description
    No Pause Playback Free
    
    100% free, forever. No premium tier, no "upgrade to unlock," no ads.
    
    Tired of your music or video stopping every time you switch tabs? No Pause Playback Free keeps your media playing no matter where you navigate. It also blocks unwanted popup tabs that some video players open when you click to play.
    
    How to use:
    
    1. Visit the website where you want uninterrupted playback
    2. Click the No Pause Playback Free icon in your toolbar
    3. Click "Enable for this site"
    4. Done! Your media will keep playing when you switch tabs
    
    The extension only activates on sites you choose. You are in full control.
    
    How it works: Many websites detect when you leave the tab and automatically pause playback. Some also open unwanted popup tabs when you interact with the video player. This extension blocks those detection mechanisms and popup attempts so your experience stays clean and uninterrupted.
    
    Features:
    
    - You choose which sites to enable, full control
    - Keeps media playing when you switch tabs, no page reload needed
    - Blocks unwanted popup tabs from video players
    - Works automatically once enabled for a site
    - Lightweight, no background processes, no performance impact
    - Privacy-first, collects zero data, makes zero network requests
    
    We believe tools that improve your browsing experience should be accessible to everyone. We are committed to building and maintaining free, high-quality browser tools for the long term.
    
    Love this extension? Leave us a review! Your feedback helps us improve and lets others discover this tool. Having an issue? Drop us a note in the reviews and we will address it.
    No Pause Playback Free
    
    100% free, forever. No premium tier, no "upgrade to unlock", no ads.
    
    Tired of your music or video stopping every time you switch tabs? No Pause Playback Free keeps your media playing no matter where you navigate. It also blocks unwanted popup tabs that some video players open when you click to play.
    
    How to use:
    
    1. Visit the website where you want uninterrupted playback
    2. Click the No Pause Playback Free icon in your toolbar
    3. Click "Enable for this site"
    4. Done! Your media will keep playing when you switch tabs
    
    The extension only activates on sites you choose. You are in full control.
    
    How it works: Many websites detect when you leave the tab and automatically pause playback. Some also open unwanted popup tabs when you interact with the video player. This extension blocks those detection mechanisms and popup attempts so your experience stays clean and uninterrupted.
    
    Features:
    
    - You choose which sites to enable, full control
    - Keeps media playing when you switch tabs, no page reload needed
    - Blocks unwanted popup tabs from video players
    - Works automatically once enabled for a site
    - Lightweight, no background processes, no performance impact
    - Privacy-first, collects zero data, makes zero network requests
    
    We believe tools that improve your browsing experience should be accessible to everyone. We are committed to building and maintaining free, high-quality browser tools for the long term.
    
    Love this extension? Leave us a review! Your feedback helps us improve and lets others discover this tool. Having an issue? Drop us a note in the reviews and we will address it.

Permissions & access

Permissions
storageactiveTabscriptingtabs
Host access
None declared

Screenshots

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About

No Pause Playback Free

100% free, forever. No premium tier, no ads, no data collection.

Tired of your music or video stopping every time you switch tabs? No Pause Playback Free keeps your media playing no matter where you navigate. It also blocks unwanted popup tabs that some video players open when you click to play.

How to use:

1. Visit the website where you want uninterrupted playback
2. Click the No Pause Playback Free icon in your toolbar
3. Click "Enable for this site"
4. Done! Your media will keep playing when you switch tabs

The extension only activates on sites you choose. You are in full control.

How it works: Many websites detect when you leave the tab and automatically pause playback. Some also open unwanted popup tabs when you interact with the video player. This extension blocks those detection mechanisms and popup attempts so your experience stays clean and uninterrupted.

Features:

- You choose which sites to enable, full control
- Keeps media playing when you switch tabs, no page reload needed
- Blocks unwanted popup tabs from video players
- Works automatically once enabled for a site
- Lightweight, no background processes, no performance impact
- Privacy-first, collects zero data, makes zero network requests

We believe tools that improve your browsing experience should be accessible to everyone. We are committed to building and maintaining free, high-quality browser tools for the long term.

Love this extension? Leave us a review! Your feedback helps us improve and lets others discover this tool. Having an issue? Drop us a note in the reviews and we will address it.

Built by Builder Wrench — free browser extensions and AI-readiness developer tools. More at builderwrench.com

Technical

Version
1.6.1
Manifest
V3
Size
62.04KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
10
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
ud14327de9e3cb2f2c9719effa719b97e
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Apr 30, 2026
Last Updated (Store)
May 22, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 6, 2026
Website
builderwrench.com
Support URL

Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 6, 2026.