Disable HTML5 Video AutoPlay and Background Play (Pause On Leave Tab)

Prevents HTML5 videos from auto-playing in new tabs on any page (not just YouTube) and pauses videos when leave tab. From Dan Moorehead (xeonx1), developer of PowerAccess™ (http://PowerAccessDB.com) (https://twitter.com/PowerAccessDB).

As of 2017-06-28. See the latest version.

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Author: PowerSheet.ai 🆓 No-Code App, Collab, Bot Platform
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Version: 1.4
Created: 2017-06-28
Updated: 2017-06-28
License: N/A
Applies to: All sites

Prevents HTML5 videos from auto-playing in new tabs (except within configurable amount of time of a click) and pauses videos when leave tab. You can edit user settings variables found near the top of the script to control behavior. Handles YouTube and all other video sites/pages. Optimized for highest-performance compared to other scripts and doesn't break use of video controls or seeking. From Dan Moorehead (xeonx1), developer of PowerAccess™ PowerAccessDB.com @PowerAccessDB.