YouTube Player Speed Controls

Adds playback speed controls to player control bar.

YouTube Player Speed Controls - Chrome Extension

YouTube Player Speed Controls is a Chrome extension specifically engineered to provide extra control for YouTube users, by incorporating additional speed controls right into the video player bar. This allows for a customized, streamlined viewing experience, making it easy to control the playback speed of the videos you watch.
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Extension stats

Users: 902
2
Rating: 4.33
(18)
Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2019-05-02)
Creation date: 2019-05-02
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • *://www.youtube.com/*
Size: 15.15K

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Extension summary

Adds playback speed controls to the control bar of the youtube player.

User reviews

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Pros
  • Works well for controlling YouTube playback speed.
  • Does not disfigure the YouTube interface.
  • Useful for non-English keyboard users.
  • Remembers playback speed.
  • Offers a bonus control buttons feature.
Cons
  • Mouse wheel control option is unavailable.
  • Sometimes interface elements disappear.
  • Issues with saving selected speed settings.
  • Speed Change Step rounds to tenths instead of hundredths.
  • Typing punctuation affects video speed.
Most mentioned
  • Works well.
  • Sometimes disappears.
  • Playback speed settings do not save.
  • Perfect for controlling speed.
User reviews
works great. if its possible i would love to have a mouse wheel option. like if you hover over the speed buttons you can controll them via mouse wheel up and down
by Trible F, 2024-07-31

Thank you! The extension does not disfigure the YouTube interface! 👍 It’s a pity that the keyboard shortcuts are Shift and Shift. cannot increase speed above standard values ​​(up to 2x).
by А. Т., 2023-12-17

I was using the YouTube Default Playback Speed plugin, but it stopped working in a recent update. Tried a few others and finally stumbled upon this one, which does that job perfectly, and adds control buttons to the player window as a nice bonus. My only minor gripe is that the Speed Change Step setting rounds to the tenths rather than the hundredths, so I couldn't set it to 0.25; had to settle for 0.2 instead.
by Nick W, 2023-12-11
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Extension safety

Risk impact

YouTube Player Speed Controls requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

YouTube Player Speed Controls has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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