Youtube - NoAutoPlay

Disables automatic video playback on YouTube when switching to a tab

Youtube - NoAutoPlay is a small extension that gives you full control over when YouTube videos start playing. When you have many YouTube tabs open, videos often start automatically as soon as you switch to a tab. This extension blocks that behavior: if the video tries to autoplay when you focus the tab, it stays paused until you press Play yourself. Only new autoplay is blocked — if a video was already playing before you left the tab, it will continue playing when you come back. The extension works only on YouTube, does not collect or send any personal data, and uses storage only to remember whether the extension is enabled and which interface language (Russian, English or Spanish) you