--- title: "YouTube™ No Buffer - Stop Autoplaying – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions" description: "10,000 users, rated 3.72 by 189 people. Version 0.5.3, updated 2026-06-21. Requests 3 permissions." url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/afgfpcfjdgakemlmlgadojdfnejkpegd" --- # YouTube™ No Buffer - Stop Autoplaying Live in the Chrome Web Store. - Users: 10,000 - Rating: 3.72 from 189 ratings - Last checked: 2026-11-07 02:49 UTC - Users gained in 7 days: No change - Users gained in 30 days: No change (+0.0%) - Rank by users: #5,041 of 292,131 live extensions - Rank in Accessibility: #316 of 8,374 ## The listing What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check. Summary from the listing: > Prevents YouTube HTML5 and Flash players from auto-buffering (auto-playing) videos - Extension ID: `afgfpcfjdgakemlmlgadojdfnejkpegd` - Developer: [tlintspr](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u27a71bca62f6f885d2a8f00b3a49aa03) - Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing)) - Category: [Make Chrome Yours › Accessibility](https://extensiontracker.com/category/make_chrome_yours/accessibility) - First published: 2016-08-07 - Last updated: 2026-06-21 - Version: `0.5.3` - Size: 44.99 KiB - Minimum Chrome: 88 - Languages (1): English - Support page: `https://webextension.org/listing/youtube-tools.html?from=buffer` - Chrome Web Store: - View its code or download CRX: - Search Google for the ID: ## Users over time One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store. | Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | | 2026-11-07 | 10,000 | 3.72 | 189 | | 2026-10-30 | 10,000 | 3.72 | 189 | | 2026-10-24 | 10,000 | 3.72 | 189 | | 2026-10-16 | 10,000 | 3.72 | 190 | | 2026-10-09 | 10,000 | 3.89 | 190 | | 2026-10-03 | 10,000 | 3.89 | 190 | | 2026-09-26 | 10,000 | 3.89 | 190 | ## What changed Every change found on a check, newest first. No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-26. ## Developer history Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first. No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 2026-09-26. We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/). ## What it can access From the extension's manifest, in plain language. ### Sites - `*://www.youtube.com/*`: www.youtube.com ### Sites where it runs scripts - `*://www.youtube.com/*`: www.youtube.com ### Browser features - `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach - `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser ## More from this developer Other extensions from the same publisher account. | Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | | [Tab Reloader (page auto refresh)](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/dejobinhdiimklegodgbmbifijpppopn) | 100,000 | 4.45 | 179 | Functionality & UI | | [AutoFill Forms](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/focmhibpdifbdjacabpgnifhdalgfogg) | 100,000 | 3.05 | 98 | Workflow & Planning | | [Apps Launcher for Chrome](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hdmhnhkegdfpajaeijlfopfoallfdiak) | 30,000 | 4.41 | 63 | Accessibility | | [Web Messenger](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/infelompnbbancffeibkenmdbbmpoged) | 20,000 | 4.21 | 547 | Workflow & Planning | | [JavaScript Toggle On and Off](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/cdcgbgnfhhdmdkallfmlachogpghifgf) | 10,000 | 4.43 | 23 | Workflow & Planning | | [Stop AutoPlay Next for YouTube™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/bhnhbmjfaanopkalgkjoiemhekdnhanh) | 9,000 | 3.48 | 97 | Workflow & Planning | | [Proxy Client for Onion](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/kjoabfljeghcinlpjhdbdfbcflapkccm) | 4,000 | 3.52 | 31 | Workflow & Planning | | [Extension Manager with Profiles](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/bikkpoofeknkgfojdcpkohpjbpiokcce) | 2,000 | 3.86 | 22 | Privacy & Security | | [Start Page - Date and Time](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/nnlgliehckiimkbbakmkdpmjimllkolj) | 1,000 | 4.29 | 7 | Art & Design | All 10 extensions by [tlintspr](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u27a71bca62f6f885d2a8f00b3a49aa03). ## About this data Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-11-07 02:49 UTC; next check around 2026-11-13. How the data is collected: . ## Cite this page Extension Tracker. “YouTube™ No Buffer - Stop Autoplaying” (afgfpcfjdgakemlmlgadojdfnejkpegd). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-07. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/afgfpcfjdgakemlmlgadojdfnejkpegd. Accessed 2026-11-13. ```bibtex @misc{extensiontracker_afgfpcfjdgakemlmlgadojdfnejkpegd, title = {YouTube™ No Buffer - Stop Autoplaying (afgfpcfjdgakemlmlgadojdfnejkpegd)}, author = {{Extension Tracker}}, year = {2026}, note = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-07}, url = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/afgfpcfjdgakemlmlgadojdfnejkpegd}, urldate = {2026-11-13} } ``` --- From Extension Tracker, a public record of the Chrome Web Store: . It isn't affiliated with Google. The data is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (), crediting Extension Tracker. 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