User profile for user: vin12
vin12 Author
User level: Level 1
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Disable autoplay audio and video in Safari using Webkit

Hello

Could some please suggest Webkit settings to ‘apply’ so that webpages do not start rendering embedded audio & video streams - which is so annoying!

It is a pity apple is shipping a default browser in billions of user devices that do not have an option to disable video & audio autopaying..

Posted on Nov 20, 2025 1:06 AM

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User profile for user: azaksalmarzur28
azaksalmarzur28
User level: Level 4
1,362 points

Dec 9, 2025 11:15 PM in response to vin12

To fully disable autoplay:

  1. Enable Safari’s Develop menu
  2. In Experimental Features, set Autoplay Policy → Disallow / Strict
  3. Enable Require User Gesture for Audio/Video
  4. Set normal Safari website settings to “Never Auto-Play”
  5. (Optional) Disable WebRTC autoplay-related features


After this, Safari behaves like Firefox with autoplay disabled — nothing starts playing unless YOU click it.

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