How to stop videos from automatically playing in Firefox & Brave

These step-by-step tutorials will show you how to stop videos from automatically playing on websites in Firefox and Brave on a PC.

The steps on this page work for blocking autoplay videos on websites such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X (Twitter), and many other sites.

How to stop videos from automatically playing in Firefox on a PC

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  1. Click the menu button in the top right corner of Firefox.
    Firefox menu button
  2. Click Settings.
    Firefox settings
  3. Click Privacy & Security.
    Firefox Privacy and Security settings
  4. Scroll down to the Permissions section.
  5. Click on the Settings button next to Autoplay.
    Firefox autoplay settings
  6. Select Block Audio and Video.
    Block audio and video from automatically playing in Firefox
  7. Click Save Changes.
    Save changes in Firefox
  8. Restart Firefox.

Videos will no longer play automatically in Firefox.

How to stop videos from automatically playing in Brave on a PC

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  1. Click the menu button in the top right corner of Brave.
    Brave browser menu button
  2. Click Settings. {
    Brave browser settings
  3. Click Privacy and security.
    Brave browser Privacy and security settings
  4. Click Site and Shields Settings.
    Brave browser Site and Shields Settings
  5. Click Additional permissions.
    Brave browser Additional permissions
  6. Click Autoplay.
    Brave browser Autoplay settings
  7. Select the Block sites from autoplaying videos option.
    Block sites from autoplaying videos in Brave browser
  8. Restart Brave.

Videos will no longer play automatically in Brave.

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