An extension for Chromium-based browsers that disables autoplay of HTML5 audio and video
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(Disable HTML5 Autoplay logo should be here) 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 autoplay attribute
  • 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)

  1. Download and unpack the source code:
  1. In chrome://extensions/, enable Developer mode
  2. Use "Load unpacked extension..." and select the folder containing the extension source code

License

Read the LICENSE file for more information