YouTube Auto-pause
Samarth
Automatically pause YouTube videos in background tabs when you switch between tabs, ensuring only your active tab plays video. Perfect for users who open multiple YouTube videos and want seamless playback control. ✨ Key Features: Smart Auto-pause - Videos pause when you switch tabs Active Tab Play - Only the current tab plays video Multi-window Support - Works across all Chrome windows Window Focus Control - Pauses all videos when Chrome loses focus 🆕 v3.0.0 New Features: Modern UI with real-time video thumbnails and status indicators Health Monitoring with automatic recovery for failed tabs Persistent State - survives browser restarts and updates Error Recovery - automatically reloads problematic tabs Keyboard Shortcuts - Ctrl+R (refresh), Ctrl+P (pause all) Bulk Controls - pause/play all videos at once 🎯 Perfect For: Students researching multiple topics Music listeners managing playlists Professionals with multiple tutorial videos Anyone who opens many YouTube tabs ⚡ Technical Excellence: Manifest V3 compliant for security and performance Event-driven architecture for better battery life Comprehensive error handling and recovery Clean, modular codebase following best practices 🔒 Privacy & Permissions: Only accesses YouTube tabs (.youtube.com/) No data collection or tracking All processing happens locally in your browser Open source and transparent Works automatically once installed - no configuration needed!
