--- title: "Auto Pause and Resume for YouTube™ – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions" description: "1,000 users, rated 4.08 by 25 people. Version 0.2.4, updated 2026-10-10. Requests 3 permissions." url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/eahgapjcekpjmhkkdmfkfohnednkcekp" --- # Auto Pause and Resume for YouTube™ Live in the Chrome Web Store. - Users: 1,000 - Rating: 4.08 from 25 ratings - Last checked: 2026-11-09 06:01 UTC - Users gained in 7 days: −1,000 - Users gained in 30 days: −1,000 (-50.0%) - Rank by users: #17,862 of 292,131 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: > Pause YouTube player when page is hidden and resume when it is active again! - Extension ID: `eahgapjcekpjmhkkdmfkfohnednkcekp` - Developer: [MeryDev](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u5a225ce3ab29da06228223c7abbdd51f) - 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: 2017-02-07 - Last updated: 2026-10-10 - Version: `0.2.4` - Size: 78.23 KiB - Minimum Chrome: 88 - Languages (1): English - Support page: `https://webextension.org/listing/youtube-tools.html?from=auto-pause` - 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 | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | | 2026-11-09 | 1,000 | 4.08 | 25 | | 2026-11-01 | 2,000 | 4.08 | 25 | | 2026-10-25 | 2,000 | 4.08 | 25 | | 2026-10-18 | 2,000 | 4.08 | 25 | | 2026-10-11 | 2,000 | 4.21 | 24 | | 2026-10-03 | 2,000 | 4.21 | 24 | | 2026-09-27 | 2,000 | 4.21 | 24 | ## What changed Every change found on a check, newest first. - 2026-10-11: New version `0.2.4`, replacing `0.2.3`. ## 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 2026-09-27. 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 | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | | [Download All Images](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/nnffbdeachhbpfapjklmpnmjcgamcdmm) | 200,000 | 4.09 | 289 | Art & Design | | [Tab Auto Refresh](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/jaioibhbkffompljnnipmpkeafhpicpd) | 100,000 | 4.16 | 78 | Tools | | [Volume Booster for YouTube™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/camciclnnglajljifpjocnpmepnkajgi) | 90,000 | 4.57 | 151 | Well-being | | [YouTube Dark Theme](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/icgoeaddhagkbjnnigiblfebijeinfme) | 60,000 | 4.07 | 225 | Accessibility | | [Dark Theme for Google™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/apiabgjfojnkcepfmbdechlhfocpeenc) | 40,000 | 3.84 | 320 | Developer Tools | | [WebRTC Protect - Protect IP Leak](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/bkmmlbllpjdpgcgdohbaghfaecnddhni) | 40,000 | 4.15 | 48 | Workflow & Planning | | [Theater Mode for YouTube™ (large player view)](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/dgognhgbpdoeidccnbfhohblklhbbomh) | 20,000 | 3.65 | 107 | Tools | | [Page Screenshot](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/aoifpkjpdcfpdphnncjhgljdhpolajii) | 10,000 | 3.62 | 8 | Tools | | [Font Inspector](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/kgekdppfhdacjmnogfkklnljiglcphip) | 10,000 | 3.27 | 11 | Developer Tools | | [Mute Tab](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ogbpneobokibiimcnecppphklbpcibfo) | 10,000 | 3.47 | 36 | Tools | All 18 extensions by [MeryDev](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u5a225ce3ab29da06228223c7abbdd51f). ## 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 2026-11-09 06:01 UTC; next check around 2026-11-16. How the data is collected: . ## Cite this page Extension Tracker. “Auto Pause and Resume for YouTube™” (eahgapjcekpjmhkkdmfkfohnednkcekp). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-09. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/eahgapjcekpjmhkkdmfkfohnednkcekp. Accessed 2026-11-13. ```bibtex @misc{extensiontracker_eahgapjcekpjmhkkdmfkfohnednkcekp, title = {Auto Pause and Resume for YouTube™ (eahgapjcekpjmhkkdmfkfohnednkcekp)}, author = {{Extension Tracker}}, year = {2026}, note = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-09}, url = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/eahgapjcekpjmhkkdmfkfohnednkcekp}, 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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