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Metric	YouTube Control Center	YouTube™ No Buffer - Stop Autoplaying
User count	10,000	10,000
Average rating	3.16	3.90
Rating count	73	189
Last updated	2024-05-05	2026-06-21
Size	0.11 MB	0.04 MB
Version	0.7.0	0.5.3

Short description	Control YouTube videos easily with pause, resume, HD quality, no buffering, and more from a convenient popup toolbar.	Prevent YouTube videos from auto-buffering and auto-playing with this extension. Save bandwidth and control playback on all YouTube pages and embeds.
Full summary	YouTube Control Center is a powerful Chrome extension designed to enhance your YouTube viewing experience by providing comprehensive playback control directly from a toolbar popup. It allows you to pause, resume, stop, and navigate between videos without switching tabs, making media management seamless. The extension also offers advanced player behavior settings such as stopping media buffering, forcing HD playback quality (up to 2160p), disabling annotations, and preventing auto-play of next videos. By simplifying video control and customization, YouTube Control Center helps users enjoy YouTube with greater efficiency and personalization. Additional features include automatic opening of a new YouTube tab if none is active when accessed and support for YouTube history management. The extension is regularly updated to improve buffering control and popup accessibility, ensuring a smooth and responsive user experience.	The YouTube™ No Buffer - Stop Autoplaying Chrome extension prevents YouTube's HTML5 and Flash players from auto-buffering videos. By using this extension, users can save bandwidth and avoid multiple tabs simultaneously buffering media. Playback requires a click to initiate buffering, giving users precise control over video loading. Key features include stopping auto-play on YouTube watch pages, user pages, channel pages, and embedded players. It supports YouTube's modern Material Design interface and is compatible with ad-blockers. The extension also offers an option to keep the player active when switching to mini-player mode, enhancing usability for playlist watching without multiple activations.