How can I stop YouTube videos from auto-playing?

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I was using "Stop YouTube Autoplay" add-on to stop autoplaying the videos thus saving bandwidth. But since 1.0.3, this Firefox plugin doesn't work anymore.

Is there any other FF plugin that does the same? Browser version is 16.0.1

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 14 '12 at 14:09

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You can use the Flashblock addon. Another alternative is TubeStop.

answered Oct 14 '12 at 14:09

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 14 '12 at 13:22

Use Firefox's built-in "click-to-play" feature. This prevents ALL plugins from automatically playing until you click on it, saving you bandwidth.

Open a new tab and go to about:config?filter=plugins.click_to_play.
Press "I'll be careful, I promise".
Double click on the plugins.click_to_play preference to set it to true.

You can also allow plugins to automatically run on certain websites by clicking on the plugin icon in the address bar -> clicking on the down arrow -> always activate plugins for this site.

score 2 · Answer 3 · edited Oct 16 '12 at 07:39

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If playing the video with the flash-plugin, you could give YouTube Auto Buffer & Auto HD & Remove Ads for Greasemonkey a try.

Set the option for Auto[buffer/play] to 'Both off'.

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answered Oct 16 '12 at 07:21

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered May 30 '14 at 18:23

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You can use YouTube Control Center open source add-on to configure autoplay behavior, buffering and much more.

answered May 30 '14 at 18:23

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How can I stop YouTube videos from auto-playing?

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