● Active Verified Data
YouTube Auto Pause Blocker
Keeps playback running but injects adware hooks
View on Chrome Web Store ↗✅ What it claims to do
Claims to block the idle popup even when tabs are hidden or muted.Supports multiple viewing modes including fullscreen, miniplayer, and theatre.Ships with localized messaging for dozens of languages.
⚠️ Reported Issues
- Injects ad units and unsolicited tabs directly into the YouTube UI.
- Requires invasive permissions that raise privacy and malware alarms.
- Breaks YouTube controls, autoplay settings, and other extensions.
Detailed Review Signals
👍 Positive Findings
- Effectively prevents YouTube's auto-pause for many users.
- Works even when the tab isn't visible, ensuring continuous playback.
- Supports YouTube and YouTube Music, according to some reviews.
- Runs quietly in the background, with no manual clicks needed.
- Free to install; no premium tiers.
- Compatible with full-screen, mini-player and theatre modes.
- Some users describe it as more reliable than other nonstop extensions.
- Small download size (~54 KB), easy to install.
- Active development; last update recorded in Nov 2025.
- Simple interface with minimal options.
- Works on Chrome and Edge, broadening user base.
- Does not interfere with playlists in most positive reviews.
- ...and 8 more positive signals
👎 Negative Findings
- Opens unsolicited tabs/popups advertising other products, which users view as adware.
- Adds advertisement buttons in the video player, sometimes replacing the fullscreen control.
- Considered "scummy" or spammy; random popups appear every few months.
- Fails to block the pause popup reliably; some still see the prompt.
- Requires many permissions (webRequest, declarativeNetRequest), raising privacy concerns.
- High risk impact flagged by Chrome-Stats.
- Promotional popups lead to the developer's other sites, which frustrates users.
- Popups can hijack tabs, opening new pages unexpectedly.
- May alter the video player UI, making controls hard to find.
- Stops working after browser updates, requiring reinstall or waiting for a fix.
- Limited transparency on data collection or ad injection.
- Not open source, so difficult to audit.
- ...and 28 more negative signals