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YouTube™ Stop Button users statistics
By unixeco · Chrome Web Store · Workflow & Planning
Adds a stop button to the player interface to unload the player and stop the video from buffering any time.
YouTube™ Stop Button has approximately 1,000 recorded users on Chrome Web Store.
It ranks #481 of 1,556 tracked Chrome Web Store listings by users.
It is rated 3.6 out of 5 from 37 ratings.
PluginStats has 1 daily observations since Oct 17, 2026; the latest is from Oct 17, 2026.
Rating: 3.60 / 5 from 37 ratings
About YouTube™ Stop Button
Adds a stop button to the player interface to unload the player and stop the video from buffering any time.
This extension unloads the YouTube player without affecting the actual page. Removing the player eliminates any network requests to fetch or buffer the video. This is especially useful when you wish to watch the video later without YouTube preloading it and consuming your bandwidth.
Key Features: 1. Disables automatic buffering 2. Halts player-related network activities 3. Unloads the player while keeping the page intact
The extension introduces a new "Stop" button located next to the "Play" button. Click the "Stop" button whenever you want to unload the player.
Additional Notes: 1. This extension exclusively supports the HTML5 player, offering no compatibility with Youtube's old Flash player. 2. Built on manifest v3, this extension adheres to the specified guidelines. 3. It only operates when the "Stop" button is triggered and remains in an idle state at all other times, ensuring no background activities are running.
Description from the Chrome Web Store listing.
Where YouTube™ Stop Button sits in the listing
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Charts
Images: 30d · 1y · all time · 1600×900 dark
Adoption over time
7/30/90-day growth
Ranking history
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Recent observations
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Data source
User counts are read from public Chrome Web Store listing pages. Google displays rounded user counts (and caps the display at 10,000,000+), so small changes may not be visible. Rating counts above 1,000 are rounded (e.g. 1.6K).
Listing: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/youtube-stop-button/ahcnccjmpopcpcfhpoddjiglaoiaeaad. First seen Oct 17, 2026; last successful collection Oct 17, 2026. See the methodology.