/disable-html5-autoplay

An extension for Chromium-based browsers that disables autoplay of HTML5 audio and video
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Disable HTML5 Autoplay

A Google Chrome extension that disables autoplay of HTML5 audio and video

This extension creates an icon in the address bar. It has two states:

  • A green play button icon: All HTML5 media is "suspended". During suspension, they will pause and their JavaScript API methods will be replaced with dummy functions. Click this icon to "resume" all media.
  • A yellow pause button icon: All HTML5 media are in their original, untouched state. Click this icon to "suspend" all media.


The extension will suspend all media on page load.

Installation

  • Download the source code (easiest way is to download a .tar.gz or .zip of the master branch)
  • In chrome://extensions/, enable Developer mode
  • Use "Load unpacked extension..." and select the folder containing the extension source code

TODO

  • Add page-specific and player-specific handlers to deal with JavaScript-based controls breaking (e.g. YouTube)
  • Add website blacklisting xor whitelisting(?)
  • Add statistics for functions called during suspension(?)