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To disable auto-play videos on Safari for Mac, users typically have to click on the play button to stop the video, clearly adding to their time consumption.
Additionally, there's another method to disable auto-play videos on Safari for Mac that Mac users may not be aware of. In this article, Mytour will guide you through the simplest way to disable auto-play videos on Safari browser for Mac.
Note: The method provided below to disable auto-play videos on Safari browser does not apply to macOS High Sierra. On the latest macOS version, users utilize a different approach to easily disable auto-play videos on Safari browser.
Disable Auto-play Videos on Safari for Mac
Step 1: Firstly, close Safari browser on your Mac if it's open.
Step 2: Next, click on Finder =>Applications/Utilities =>Terminal.
Alternatively, another method is to type Terminal into the Spotlight search bar to open Terminal.
Step 3: Then, enter the following command in the Terminal window:
defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeInternalDebugMenu 1
Step 4: Press the Return key.
Step 5: Open Safari browser, then click on Debug menu.
Step 6: Next, click on Media Flags and select Disallow in-line video.
From now on, when you visit websites on Safari browser, videos won't auto-play anymore. If you want to watch a video, simply click to play it.
Re-enable auto-play videos on Safari for Mac
Open Safari browser on your Mac, click on Debug menu =>Media Flags =>Disallow inline video.
From now on, videos will auto-play on the websites you visit using Safari browser.
Follow the steps above to disable auto-play videos on Safari for Mac. Now you can browse the web smoothly without being disturbed by the sound of auto-playing videos anymore. If you use other browsers like Chrome or Firefox, you can also apply the method to disable auto-play videos on Firefox, Chrome, Coc Coc as Mytour has instructed. Share your feedback with Mytour.
For Facebook users, after introducing the video sharing feature, Facebook will automatically play videos as you scroll through the news feed. To disable auto-play videos on Facebook is also simple, refer to how to turn off auto-play videos on Facebook here.
