---
title: "YouTube™ Stop Button – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "1,000 users, rated 3.62 by 37 people. Version 0.2.9, updated 2026-02-09. Requests 3 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ahcnccjmpopcpcfhpoddjiglaoiaeaad"
---

# YouTube™ Stop Button

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 1,000
- Rating: 3.62 from 37 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-11-08 01:15 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: No change (+0.0%)
- Rank by users: #17,862 of 292,125 live extensions
- Rank in Workflow & Planning: #5,122 of 49,294

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Adds a stop button to the player interface to unload the player and stop the video from buffering any time.

- Extension ID: `ahcnccjmpopcpcfhpoddjiglaoiaeaad`
- Developer: [unixeco](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u8439b9ff440dbd0f8f006a9a0e0f34b3)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Productivity › Workflow & Planning](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/workflow)
- First published: 2016-10-17
- Last updated: 2026-02-09
- Version: `0.2.9`
- Size: 63.95 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (11): Deutsch, English, Nederlands, español, français, italiano, português (Brasil), português (Portugal), русский, 中文（中国）, 日本語
- Support page: `https://webextension.org/listing/youtube-tools.html?from=stop-button`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/youtube-stop-button/ahcnccjmpopcpcfhpoddjiglaoiaeaad>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/ahcnccjmpopcpcfhpoddjiglaoiaeaad>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22ahcnccjmpopcpcfhpoddjiglaoiaeaad%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-08 | 1,000 | 3.62 | 37 |
| 2026-11-01 | 1,000 | 3.62 | 37 |
| 2026-10-25 | 1,000 | 3.62 | 37 |
| 2026-10-18 | 1,000 | 3.62 | 37 |
| 2026-10-11 | 1,000 | 3.62 | 37 |
| 2026-10-04 | 1,000 | 3.63 | 38 |
| 2026-09-27 | 1,000 | 3.63 | 38 |
| 2026-09-26 | 1,000 | 3.63 | 38 |

## 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 |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [Font Finder](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/bhiichidigehdgphoambhjbekalahgha) | 400,000 | 4.35 | 229 | Developer Tools |
| [Free OpenVPN Server Finder](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/cmonbbaipgkkooachioonbkjbbddclpe) | 30,000 | 2.96 | 69 | Communication |
| [Undo Closed Tabs Button](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ieehkmoiljghfkejgahoheemdjpdinml) | 30,000 | 4.44 | 66 | Tools |
| [KeePassHelper Password Manager](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/jgnfghanfbjmimbdmnjfofnbcgpkbegj) | 30,000 | 4.01 | 86 | Privacy & Security |
| [Cookie Cleaner (Cookie Eraser)](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/cbmeppphogddecgcngpdiknecdacbkoa) | 10,000 | 2.70 | 10 | Accessibility |
| [History Cleaner](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/kdiabfinccdcbjbjbaldniplaknileem) | 7,000 | 4.04 | 28 | Accessibility |
| [Popup View for Google™ Translate](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/bcefgmhpbmghjcenbklchobmogjhaagl) | 6,000 | 4.27 | 84 | Accessibility |
| [Forget Button - Clean your Browser](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ejhlpopncnfaaeicmbdnddebccnkfenn) | 4,000 | 4.49 | 39 | Workflow & Planning |
| [Download History Cleaner (Eraser)](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/cpgkpbchkgemboopnliagfkglajponkm) | 837 | 3.67 | 3 | Accessibility |
| [2FA (Two-Factor Authentication)](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hagoaoohpmidghkdcnmigmhmhjhgcoip) | 530 | 5.00 | 1 | Privacy & Security |

All 11 extensions by [unixeco](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u8439b9ff440dbd0f8f006a9a0e0f34b3).

## 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 2026-11-08 01:15 UTC; next check around 2026-11-14.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “YouTube™ Stop Button” (ahcnccjmpopcpcfhpoddjiglaoiaeaad). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-08. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ahcnccjmpopcpcfhpoddjiglaoiaeaad. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_ahcnccjmpopcpcfhpoddjiglaoiaeaad,
  title   = {YouTube™ Stop Button (ahcnccjmpopcpcfhpoddjiglaoiaeaad)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-08},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ahcnccjmpopcpcfhpoddjiglaoiaeaad},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

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