Disable HTML5 Autoplay
An extension for Chromium-based browsers that disables HTML5 audio and video autoplaying
Disable HTML5 Autoplay does exactly what it says: disable HTML5 audio and video autoplaying.
Main Features:
- Prevents unauthorized invocations of the
play()function - Stops media with the
autoplayattribute - Works on dynamically-inserted elements and iframes
- Special code to prevent media players from breaking
- Toggle autoplay on specific websites
Head over to the Wiki for documentation and additional information.
Installation
Currently, only Chrome/Chromium and Opera are supported. Firefox will be supported when WebExtensions has matured enough to support all the features necessary.
Install from Chrome Webstore
Install from Opera Addons
Install from source (All supported browsers)
- Download and unpack the source code:
- Tagged versions
- master branch source code: .tar.gz or .zip
- In
chrome://extensions/, enable Developer mode - Use "Load unpacked extension..." and select the folder containing the extension source code