YouTube Focus Pause

Keeps YouTube videos paused when you switch to their tab. Click Play when you want to watch.

YouTube Focus Pause prevents YouTube videos from automatically starting when you switch to a YouTube tab. How it works: • Open a YouTube video in a background tab. • Switch to that tab. • The video remains paused. • Click YouTube's normal Play button when you want to watch. This is useful if you keep multiple YouTube tabs open and don't want videos to start playing simply because you switched to the tab. Features: • Prevents automatic playback when a YouTube tab becomes active • Lets you start playback normally with YouTube's Play button • Works automatically without configuration • Lightweight and simple • No account required • No analytics or tracking • No advertising • No external server • No browsing-history collection • No personal-data collection The extension operates locally in your browser on YouTube pages.