# Auto Video Speed Controller

> Automatically adjusts video speed based on content type and duration.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/auto-video-speed-controller](https://chrome-stats.com/d/auto-video-speed-controller)

## Overview

- **ID:** `auto-video-speed-controller`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Shawn Rice
- **Category:** photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-28
- **First published:** 2025-08-25
- **Size:** 9.91 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/auto-video-speed-controller/)

## Description

Auto Video Speed Controller is a smart Firefox extension that detects when you're watching educational or news-related videos and intelligently adjusts the playback speed based on the video's duration and context. Whether you're trying to get through a 1-hour lecture or quickly catch up on current events, this tool ensures optimal viewing efficiency without compromising comprehension.

🔍 Features:

Contextual Analysis: Detects keywords in the video title or surrounding text to determine if it's educational or news content.
Dynamic Speed Control: Automatically increases speed for longer videos and slows down for dense or technical segments.
User Whitelist: Add sites where the speed control should always be enabled or disabled.
Manual Override: Quickly adjust speed using keyboard shortcuts.
Auto-Resume: Remembers your last speed setting per site.

## Rankings

- #88,326 — Overall
- #95 — video speed

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `scripting`
- `activeTab`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/auto-video-speed-controller)