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

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0.2.5
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January 22, 2024
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YouTube™ Stop Button Extension

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.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "YouTube\u2122 Stop Button", "description": "__MSG_description__", "default_locale": "en", "version": "0.2.5", "manifest_version": 3, "permissions": [ "storage", "scripting" ], "host_permissions": [ "*://www.youtube.com/*" ], "background": { "service_worker": "worker.js" }, "content_scripts": [{ "matches": ["*://www.youtube.com/*"], "js": ["/data/inject.js"], "css": ["/data/inject.css"], "run_at": "document_start", "all_frames": true }], "homepage_url": "https://webextension.org/listing/youtube-tools.html?from=stop-button", "icons": { "16": "/data/icons/16.png", "32": "/data/icons/32.png", "48": "/data/icons/48.png", "64": "/data/icons/64.png", "128": "/data/icons/128.png", "256": "/data/icons/256.png", "512": "/data/icons/512.png" }}
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User reviews

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Diego Mellizo (ID: 000000598a417855) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 12/29/2022 It just works! I also love how it let you see the thumbnail full screen :D

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Naga (ID: 0000002097356be3) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 03/03/2022 I love this extention, also I would like the ability to automatically stop at the end of the video.

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Phys-Fax (ID: 000000cbfcd73d43) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/29/2021 Thanks for the update 👍

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VensJem (ID: 000000c5eea821ab) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 10/24/2021 doesn't work :c

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Bruder Jentzen (ID: 00000046da776f82) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 10/09/2021 I can't get it to work at all. It does nothing.