Video Scrubber for Instagram

Displays player controls for video content on Instagram

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Video Scrubber for Instagram - Enhance Your Viewing

"Video Scrubber for Instagram" is a Chrome extension that enhances your video playback experience on Instagram by adding useful controls. It features keyboard shortcuts for play/pause, 5-second skip, volume adjustment, and playback rate changes from 0.25x to 2x. Users can also enjoy videos in pop-out windows and a page-level progress indicator for easy navigation. With its automatic memory for last volume settings, this extension aims to make your video-watching experience seamless and enjoyable.

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Extension stats

By: https://www.georgemike.com

Users: 8,000+

Rating: 4.06

(62)

Version: 5.0.2 (Last updated: 2025-01-29)

Creation date: 2020-05-27

Permissions:

storage

Host permissions:

https://instagram.com/*
https://*.instagram.com/*

Size: 265.22K

Email: su*****@georgemike.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 10,211 ▲ 46

Other rankings

#718 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 2 #8 in instagram keyword 15 #32 in video keyword 66 ▲ 4

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Video Scrubber for Instagram (v3.0)

1,451+ 3.67

(64)

Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Beautiful interface, exactly what users were looking for.
Addresses issues with video playback on Instagram that are common across users.
Some users found it useful and helpful for enhancing their Instagram experience.
Works perfectly for certain users under specific conditions (e.g., disabling certain media controls).

Cons

The mute function is unreliable, causing videos to auto-mute frequently and not remembering the volume level set by users.
Conflict with other Instagram extensions, causing functionality issues like not being able to play stories in full screen.
Controls become hidden, requiring precise mouse placement to access them.
Some users report that the extension does not work at all or has stopped working after updates.

Most mentioned

Volume control issues, including auto-muted videos and failure to remember volume settings.
Unreliable functionality, with controls not always visible or working as intended.
Conflicts with other extensions affecting Instagram usage.

User reviews

beautiful. exactly what i was looking for.

ari, 2024-12-23

The feature for remembering volume level doesn't work for me.

erfan moradi, 2024-11-24

the videos are always auto muted in instagram That is their default feature now every time i have to click that small speaker button to unmute a video What's the point of extension than when i have to manually click. also as it mentioned that pressing spacebar pause the video, i can confirm it doesn't Rest features r working fine please fix these pause and mute function will give it 5/5

Himanshu Rathore, 2024-11-08

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Video Scrubber for Instagram requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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