AutoplayStopper

SUMMARY

Make video players (flash & html5) show video thumbnail instead of autoplaying… IMPORTANT NOTICE: some video conferencing sites will only work if they are allowed to autoplay... If videos still autoplay try enabling proactive blocking for the site by either Clicking the 'Allow autoplay for...' menuitem until it's highlighted dark red. Adding 'Block (shadow)' autoplay exception for the site from the settings. Features: • Allow autoplay for websites • Enable proactive blocking for websites Stop media autoplay in shadow dom (performance impact) • Allow session autoplay for websites Stop only first autoplay for a continuous session in the website (for video sites like Dailymotion) • Disable flash detection for websites Force sites to use their html5 player which can always be stopped. • Quick add-on enable/disable (left-dblclick) • Play/Pause context menu item will show for covered video elements (ctrl+right-click to ensure default context) Release Notes: ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Version 1.9.8.1 10/9/2023 • Fixed popup menu. Version 1.9.8 7/12/2022 • Fixed shadow for msn. Version 1.9.7 6/9/2022 • Fixed context menu & popup. Version 1.9.6 13/7/2022 • Added proactive blocking. Version 1.9.5 25/2/2022 • Added exceptions import/export. Version 1.9.4 26/7/2021 • tweaks... Version 1.9.3 1/6/2021 • Improved jwplayer handling. Version 1.9.1 14/3/2021 • Improved youtube handling. Version 1.9.0 23/2/2021 • Added keyboard activation. • Improved youtube handling. • Improved site permissions interaction. Version 1.8.7 30/1/2021 • Added deep nodes handling. Version 1.8.5 17/1/2021 • Added strict blocking mode. • Improved play rejection.

The latest version of AutoplayStopper is available on the Chrome web and is currently being used by 100,000 active users. The initial version was launched on 2020-06-13.

HOW TO INSTALL AutoplayStopper FROM A CRX FILE

1. Download AutoplayStopper CRX file
2. NOTE: Sometimes the browser may block downloading / installing CRX file from outside the Chrome Web Store. If so, you may need to download the ZIP file instead
3. In the URL bar, go to chrome://extensions
4. Enable Developer mode

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