Key Socket Media Keys

Key Socket Media Keys

Control your favorite web-based music player with your keyboard's media keys

What is Key Socket Media Keys?
'Key Socket Media Keys' is a user-friendly Chrome extension built to revolutionize how you listen to music. It provides system-wide access to media key bindings, allowing you to control supported online music players with your keyboard's media keys. Whether playing, pausing, skipping to next track or reversing, this extension makes enjoying music online more interactive and effortless.
Stats
By: Unknown
Users: 7,000+
Rating: 4.46 (368)
Version: 0.9.10.1 (Last updated: 2019-04-24)
Creation date: 2019-04-24
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • contextMenus
Size: 56.16K
URLs: Website
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Summary

This extension provides system-wide media key bindings for online music players. Currently supported services, the source code and change log are available here: https://github.com/borismus/keysocket

User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Works well with various media players and web pages
  • Enables control of media keys for Chrome and other applications
  • Useful for controlling media keys on Windows laptop keyboards
Cons
  • Issues with staying enabled after Chrome updates
  • Does not work with certain websites or applications (e.g. Google Podcasts, YouTube)
  • Conflicts with Chrome's 'Global Media Controls' feature
Most mentioned
  • Doesn't work for YouTube
  • Stops working after Chrome updates
  • Doesn't work with Google Podcasts
  • Enables control of media keys for Chrome and other applications
  • Works with various media players and web pages
Recent reviews
Excelente, lo que buscaba, Youtube y mi macbook
by Gerardo Herrera Gerardo Herrera, 2017-01-22

Perfecto en youtube usando Windows 10
by Nahuel Díaz Puntano Nahuel Díaz Puntano, 2016-11-18

не работает в вк а так всё ок
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Safety
Risk impact

Key Socket Media Keys may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

Key Socket Media Keys has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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